Excitable Boy
Album by Warren Zevon
Released	1978
Recorded	1977
Genre	Rock
Length	31 min 29 sec
Record label	Asylum
Producer	???
Professional reviews
AMG	4/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB5B09CCC8EE56F89064373D8EE4A468284F36&uid=MIDMR0410160203&sql=10:2r63mpv39f1o~T1)
Warren Zevon Chronology
Warren Zevon (1976)	Excitable Boy (1978)	Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School (1980)

Excitable Boy is a rock and roll album by Warren Zevon. It was recorded in 1977 and released in 1978 with the top 40 hit "Werewolves of London".

Contents

1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

Track listing

1. "Johnny Strikes up the Band" (Zevon) - 2:49
2. "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" (Lindell, Zevon) - 3:47
3. "Excitable Boy" (Marinell, Zevon) - 2:40
4. "Werewolves of London" (Marinell, Wachtel, Zevon) - 3:27
5. "Accidentally Like a Martyr" (Zevon) - 3:37
6. "Night Time in the Switching Yard" (Jorge Calderon, Lindell) - 4:15
7. "Veracruz" (Calderon, Zevon) - 3:30
8. "Tenderness on the Block" (Jackson Browne, Zevon) - 3:55
9. "Lawyers, Guns and Money" (Zevon) - 3:29

Personnel

• Warren Zevon - organ, synthesizer, bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals
• Karla Bonoff - vocals, harmony
• Jackson Browne - guitar, vocals, harmony
• Jorge Calderon - vocals, harmony vocals, Spanish vocals
• Luis Damian - jarana
• Kenny Edwards - bass, harmony
• Mick Fleetwood - drums
• Gentlemen Boys - vocals
• Arthur Gerst - harp, Mexican harp
• Bob Glaub - bass
• Jim Horn - recorder, saxophone
• Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - guitar, percussion
• Russ Kunkel - drums
• Greg Ladanyi - bells
• Rick Marotta - drums
• John McVie - bass
• Jeff Porcaro - percussion, drums
• Linda Ronstadt - vocals, harmony
• Leland Sklar - bass
• J.D. Souther - vocals, harmony
• Manuel Vasquez - requinto
• Richard Wachtel - guitar, vocals
• Waddy Wachtel - synthesizer, guitar, harmony
• Jennifer Warnes - harmony
• Linda Warnes - vocals

Production

• Producer: Warren Zevon, Jackson Browne, Greg Ladanyi, Richard Wachtel, Waddy Wachtel
• Engineer: Dennis Kirk, Greg Ladanyi
• Assistant Engineer: Sergio Reyes
• Assistant Engineer: George Ybara
• Mixing: Dennis Kirk, Greg Ladanyi
• Design: Jimmy Wachtel
• Photography: Lorrie Sullivan, Jimmy Wachtel

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	8

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Werewolves Of London"	Pop Singles	21