A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon

by Warren Zevon

A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 17 October 1986
  • Label: Asylum
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:51
  • Community rating: 4.06/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Surveying the acerbic songwriter's critically acclaimed Asylum Records era, this compilation highlights his unique blend of hard-boiled literary narratives and classic Los Angeles pop-rock. The tracks showcase his darkly comedic genius and profound observational skills across a turbulent decade.

Genres

Descriptors: satirical, witty, dark-humor, storytelling, piano

Tracklist

  1. Werewolves of London (3:28)
  2. Excitable Boy (2:39)
  3. Play It All Night Long (2:53)
  4. Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner (3:44)
  5. The Envoy (3:13)
  6. Mohammed's Radio (3:43)
  7. Desperados Under the Eaves (4:47)
  8. Johnny Strikes up the Band (2:52)
  9. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2:59)
  10. Lawyers, Guns and Money (3:30)
  11. Ain't That Pretty at All (3:35)
  12. Poor Poor Pitiful Me (3:05)
  13. Accidentally Like a Martyr (3:40)
  14. Looking for the Next Best Thing (3:37)

Credits

  • Dennis King - lacquer cut by
  • John McVie - bass
  • Mick Fleetwood - drums
  • LeRoy P. Marinell - written-by, bass, acoustic guitar
  • Leland Sklar - bass
  • Rick Marotta - drums
  • David Lindley - guitar, lap steel guitar, slide guitar, fiddle
  • Bob Glaub - bass

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