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Warren Zevon: Transverse City

On October 12, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Transverse City”, the seventh Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Mad Hatter” in Los Angeles, “A&M” in Hollywood, “Red Zone” in Burbank, “Paisley Park” in Chanhassen, “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Warren Zevon, Andrew Slater and Duncan Aldrich.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – lead and harmony vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboards
  • Mike Campbell – guitar, mandolin
  • Jerry Garcia – guitar
  • David Gilmour – guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel – acoustic guitar
  • Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
  • Neil Young – lead guitar, harmony vocals
  • David Lindley – saz, steel guitar, oud, lap steel guitar, harmony vocals
  • Howie Epstein – banjo, mandolin, bass
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Benmont Tench – organ
  • John Patitucci – bass
  • Jorge Calderón – bass, harmony vocals
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Bob Glaub – bass
  • Richie Hayward – drums
  • Rob Jaczko – miscellaneous percussion
  • Mark Isham – flugelhorn
  • J.D. Souther – harmony vocals
  • Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals
  • Duncan Aldrich, John Cutler, Andrew Jackson, Andy Jackson, Rob Jaczko, Tim Mulligan – engineer
  • Heidi Hanschu, Robert Reed, Ira Rubnitz – engineer
  • Rob Jaczko – mixing
  • Jimmy Wachtel – art direction, design, photography
  • Jonathan Exley, Nels Israelson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Transverse City – Stefan Arngrim, Warren Zevon
  2. Run Straight Down
  3. The Long Arm of the Law
  4. Turbulence
  5. They Moved the Moon
  6. Splendid Isolation
  7. Networking – Stefan Arngrim, Warren Zevon
  8. Gridlock
  9. Down in the Mail
  10. Nobody’s in Love This Year

Warren Zevon: Life’ll Kill Ya

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On January 25, 2000, “Artemis Records” released “Life’ll Kill Ya”, the tenth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon –  vocals, percussion,  keyboards,  guitar,  piccolo, penny whistle, harmonica; theremin
  • Jorge Calderón – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Dennis Collins – vocals
  • Babi Floyd – vocals
  • Curtis King – vocals, art direction
  • Chuck Prophet- guitar
  • Jim Ryan- mandolin
  • Winston Watson – percussion, snare drums
  • Jonathan Exley – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. I Was in the House When the House Burned Down
  2. Life’ll Kill Ya
  3. Porcelain Monkey – Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon
  4. For My Next Trick I’ll Need a Volunteer
  5. I’ll Slow You Down
  6. Hostage-O
  7. Dirty Little Religion
  8. Back in the High Life Again – Will Jennings, Steve Winwood
  9. My Shit’s Fucked Up
  10. Fistful of Rain – Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon
  11. Ourselves to Know
  12. Don’t Let Us Get Sick