Excitable Boy - Definition and Overview

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".

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

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Singles