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Warren Zevon
A Quiet Normal Life - The Best of Warren Zevon
Elektra/Asylum Records
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1. WEREWOLVES OF LONDON  (3:29)
(Marinell/Wachtel/Zevon)
Polite Music ASCAP/Zevon Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitars
Warren Zevon – piano
John McVie – bass
Mick Fleetwood – drums

Produced by Jackson Browne & Waddy Wachtel
(P) 1978 Elektra/Asylum Records

2. EXCITABLE BOY*  (2:39)
(Marinell/Zevon)
Polite Music ASCAP/Zevon Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitars
Warren Zevon – piano
Bob Glaub – bass
Russell Kunkel – drums
Jim Horn – saxophone
Linda Ronstadt, Jennifer Warnes & Waddy Wachtel – harmonies

Produced by Jackson Browne & Waddy Wachtel
(P) 1978 Elektra/Asylum Records

3. PLAY IT ALL NIGHT LONG  (2:50)
(Zevon)
Zevon Music BMI

David Lindley – guitar, lap steel guitar
Warren Zevon – string synthesizer
Leland Sklar – bass
Rick Marotta – drums
Jackson Browne – harmony

Produced by Warren Zevon & Greg Ladanyi
(P) 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records

4. ROLAND THE HEADLESS THOMPSON GUNNER  (3:47)
(Lindell/Zevon)
Zevon Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitar
Warren Zevon – piano & organ
Bob Glaub – bass
Russell Kunkel – drums
The Gentlemen Boys – harmonies

Produced by Jackson Browne & Waddy Wachtel
(P) 1978 Elektra/Asylum Records

5. THE ENVOY  (3:12)
(Zevon)
Zevon Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitar
David Landau – guitar
Warren Zevon – guitar solo, synthesizers
Leland Sklar – bass
Jeff Porcaro – drums
Don Henley – harmonies

Produced by Waddy Wachtel, Greg Ladanyi & Warren Zevon
(P) 1982 Elektra/Asylum Records

6. MOHAMMED’S RADIO  (3:41)
(Zevon)
Zevon Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitar
David Lindley – slide guitar
Bobby Keyes – saxophone
Warren Zevon – piano
Bob Glaub – bass
Gary Mallaber – drums
Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks – harmonies

Produced by Jackson Browne
(P) 1976 Elektra/Asylum Records

7. DESPERADOS UNDER THE EAVES  (4:45)
(Zevon)
Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp./Darkroom Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitar
Warren Zevon – piano
Bob Glaub – bass
Larry Zack – drums
The Sid Sharp Strings (Arranged by Warren Zevon)
Carl Wilson, Billy Hinsche, Jai Winding, Jackson Browne & Warren Zevon – harmonies (Arranged by Carl Wilson)
The Gentlemen Boys – closing harmonies

Produced by Warren Zevon
(P) 1976 Elektra/Asylum Records

8. JOHNNY STRIKES UP THE BAND*  (2:48)
(Zevon)
Zevon Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitars & harmony
Warren Zevon – piano
Leland Sklar – bass
Russell Kunkel – drums
Danny Kortchmar – percussion

Produced by Jackson Browne & Waddy Wachtel
(P) 1978 Elektra/Asylum Records

9. I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD  (2:56)
(Zevon)
Zevon Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitar
Fritz Richmond – jug
Warren Zevon – piano & harmonica
LeRoy Marinell – bass
Gary Mallaber – drums
Jorge Calderón – harmony

Produced by Jackson Browne
(P) 1976 Elektra/Asylum Records

10. LAWYERS, GUNS AND MONEY  (2:56)
(Zevon)
Zevon Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitar
Warren Zevon – piano
Kenny Edwards – bass
Rick Marotta – drums

Produced by Jackson Browne & Waddy Wachtel
(P) 1978 Elektra/Asylum Records

11. AIN’T THAT PRETTY AT ALL  (3:34)
(Marinell/Zevon)
Tiny Tunes ASCAP/Zevon Music BMI

Danny Kortchmar – lead guitar
David Landau – guitar
LeRoy Marinell – acoustic guitar
Warren Zevon – synthesizer
Leland Sklar – bass
Mike Botts – drums
Steve Forman – percussion
David Landau, J.D. Souther, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon – background vocals

Produced by Waddy Wachtel, Greg Ladanyi & Warren Zevon
(P) 1982 Elektra/Asylum Records

12. POOR POOR PITIFUL ME  (3:04)
(Zevon)
Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp./Darkroom Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitar
David Lindley – fiddle
Bobby Keyes – saxophone
Jai Winding – piano
Bob Glaub – bass
Larry Zack – drums
Lindsey Buckingham – harmony

Produced by Jackson Browne
(P) 1976 Elektra/Asylum Records

13. ACCIDENTLY LIKE A MARTYR  (3:39)
(Zevon)
Zevon Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitar
Warren Zevon – piano
Leland Sklar – bass
Russell Kunkel – drums
Karla Bonoff with The Gentlemen Boys – harmonies

Produced by Jackson Browne & Waddy Wachtel
(P) 1978 Elektra/Asylum Records

14. LOOKING FOR THE NEXT BEST THING  (3:39)
(Edwards/Marinell/Zevon)
Tiny Tunes ASCAP/Valgovind Music/Zevon Music BMI

Waddy Wachtel – guitars
Kenny Edwards – guitar
Warren Zevon –synthesizer, piano
Bob Glaub – bass
Jeff Porcaro – drums
Graham Nash and J.D. Souther – harmonies

Produced by Waddy Wachtel, Greg Ladanyi & Warren Zevon
(P) 1982 Elektra/Asylum Records
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* Available only on cassette and compact disc


Album Design Photography: Jimmy Wachtel/Dawn Patrol

Management: Andrew Slater, 80 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608

Mastered by Dennis King at Atlantic Studios
CD Mastering by Barry Diament at Atlantic Studios

Thanks Always to Jackson


John McVie and Mick Fleetwood appear courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
Jeff Porcaro appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Carl Wilson & Billy Hinsche appear courtesy of Brother Records


The music on this Compact Disc was originally recorded on analog equipment.  We have attempted to preserve, as closely as possible, the sound of the original recording.  Because of its high resolution, however, the Compact Disc can reveal limitations of the source tape.


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