On August 29, 1987, “Virgin” label released “Sentimental Hygiene”, the sixth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, “Cheshire Sound Studios” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Warren Zevon, Niko Bolas, and Andrew Slater.

Personnel:

• Warren Zevon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, emulator
• Bob Dylan– harmonica
• Neil Young– lead guitar
• Mike Campbell– guitar
• Peter Buck– guitar
• Rick Richards– guitar
• Waddy Wachtel– acoustic guitar
• Brian Setzer– lead guitar
• Jai Winding – keyboards
• Leland Sklar– bass guitar
• Mike Mills– bass guitar
• Jorge Calderón– bass guitar, harmony
• Flea– bass guitar
• Tony Levin– bass guitar
• Darius Degher – sitar
• Amp Fiddler– keyboards
• DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight– guitar
• David Lindley– lap steel guitar, bowed saz
• Stan Lynch– harmony
• Don Henley– harmony
• Michael Stipe– harmony
• Jennifer Warnes– harmony
• Bill Berry– drums
• Craig Krampf– drums
• Will Alexander, Brian Bell – computer programming
• Niko Bolas, George Clinton, Larry Ferguson – arranger
• Willie Alexander, Brian Bell – programming, computers
• Duncan Aldrich, Niko Bolas, Richard Bosworth – engineer
• Richard Cottrell, Richard Landers, Bob Levy, Mark McKenna, Dan Nash, Bob Vogt – engineer assistant
• Niko Bolas, Larry Ferguson, Shelly Yakus – mixing
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Margo Chase – art direction
• Herb Ritts – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

1. Sentimental Hygiene
2. Boom Boom Mancini
3. The Factory
4. Trouble Waiting to Happen – J. D. Southe, Warren Zevon
5. Reconsider Me
6. Detox Mansion – Jorge Calderon, Warren Zevon
7. Bad Karma
8. Even a Dog Can Shake Hands – Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Warren Zevon
9. The Heartache
10. Leave My Monkey Alone