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.
- Sentimental Hygiene
- Boom Boom Mancini
- The Factory
- Trouble Waiting to Happen – J. D. Southe, Warren Zevon
- Reconsider Me
- Detox Mansion – Jorge Calderon, Warren Zevon
- Bad Karma
- Even a Dog Can Shake Hands – Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Warren Zevon
- The Heartache
- Leave My Monkey Alone