Sentimental Hygiene - Definition and Overview

Sentimental Hygiene
Album by Warren Zevon
Released	August 29, 1987
Recorded	1987 (?)
Genre	Rock and Roll, Soft rock
Record label	Elektra Records
Length	36 min 49 sec
Producer	Warren Zevon, Andrew Slater, Niko Bolas, Richard Wachtel
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	4.5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ae7fe4jj70wa4)
Q	4 stars out of 5	January 2001 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=117223&resource=117223&fixture_artist=144923)
RollingStone	NR	link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album?id=186425)
ARTISTdirect	4.5 stars out of 5	link (http://store.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,190262,00.html)
Warren Zevon Chronology
A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon (1986)	Sentimental Hygiene (1987)	Transverse City (1989)

Sentimental Hygiene is an album by soft rock singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 1987. (see 1987 in music).

The release of Sentimental Hygiene marked the first studio album for the band in five years (since The Envoy in 1982).

Track listing

1. "Sentimental Hygiene" (Zevon) - 5:06
2. "Boom Boom Mancini" (Zevon) - 4:54
3. "The Factory" (Zevon) - 2:45
4. "Trouble Waiting to Happen" (J.D. Souther, Zevon) - 3:32
5. "Reconsider Me" (Zevon) - 3:09
6. "Detox Mansion" (Calderon, Zevon) - 3:15
7. "Bad Karma" (Zevon) - 3:15
8. "Even a Dog Can Shake Hands" (Berry, Buck, Mills, Zevon) - 3:26
9. "The Heartache" (Zevon) - 3:19
10. "Leave My Monkey Alone" (Zevon) - 4:12

Personnel

• Warren Zevon - acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals
• Bill Berry - drums
• Peter Buck - guitar
• Jorge Calderon - bass, vocals
• Mike Campbell - guitar
• Darius - sitar
• Bob Dylan - harmonica
• Amp Fiddler - keyboards
• Flea - bass
• Don Henley - vocals, harmony
• Blackbyrd Knight - guitar
• Craig Krampf - drums
• Tony Levin - bass
• David Lindley - saz, violin, lap steel guitar
• Stan Lynch - vocals, harmony
• Dewayne "Blackbird" McKnight - guitar
• Mike Mills - bass
• Rick Richards - guitar
• Brian Setzer - guitar
• Leland Sklar - bass
• Michael Stipe - vocals, harmony
• Richard Wachtel - guitar, vocals
• Waddy Wachtel - acoustic guitar, guitar
• Jennifer Warnes - vocals, harmony
• Jai Winding - keyboards
• Kai Winding - keyboards
• Neil Young - guitar

Production

• Producer: Warren Zevon, Niko Bolas, Andrew Slater, Richard Wachtel
• Engineer: Duncan Aldrich, Niko Bolas, Richard Bosworth
• Assistant Engineer: Richard Cottrell, Richard Landers, Bob Levy, Mark McKenna, Dan Nash
• Mixing: Niko Bolas, Larry Ferguson, Shelly Yakus
• Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
• Arranger: Niko Bolas, George Clinton, Larry Ferguson
• Emulator: Warren Zevon
• Programming: Willie Alexander, Brian Bell
• Computers: Willie Alexander, Brian Bell
• Art Direction: Jeff Aycroff
• Cover Photo: Herb Ritts

Charts

Album

Singles