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Mr. Bad Example

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[2]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[3]

Mr. Bad Example is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. The album was released on October 15, 1991.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Warren Zevon, except where indicated.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Finishing Touches" 4:05
2."Suzie Lightning" 4:04
3."Model Citizen"LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon4:39
4."Angel Dressed in Black"Julia Mueller, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon4:24
5."Mr. Bad Example"Jorge Calderón, Zevon3:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Renegade" 4:51
7."Heartache Spoken Here" 3:48
8."Quite Ugly One Morning" 3:53
9."Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead"LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon2:53
10."Searching for a Heart" 4:16

Personnel

  • Warren Zevon – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Jorge Calderón – bass guitar on "Mr. Bad Example", "Quite Ugly One Morning" and "Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead", harmony vocals
  • Dan Dugmore – guitar on "Model Citizen", pedal steel on "Heartache Spoken Here"
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar
  • Jim Keltner – drums on "Mr. Bad Example" and "Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead"
  • Tito Larriva – harmony vocals on "Angel Dressed in Black"
  • Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart"
  • Mark Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart"
  • Michael Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart"
  • David Lindleyfiddle on "Renegade", saz, lap steel guitar, cümbüş on "Quite Ugly One Morning"
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar, harmony vocals
  • Dwight Yoakam – harmony vocals on "Heartache Spoken Here"
  • Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals

Production

  • Producer: Waddy Wachtel
  • Engineer: Marc DeSisto
  • Assistant engineers: Andrew Ballard, Scott Blockland, Jeffrey Shannon, Brian Soucy
  • Mixing: Niko Bolas, John Beverly Jones
  • Dave Collins – Mastering
  • Technical assistance: Peggy McAfee, Tom Smyth
  • Art Direction and design: Jeri Heiden
  • Photography: Diego Uchitel, Jimmy Wachtel

References

  1. ^ Mark Deming (October 15, 1991). "Mr. Bad Example – Warren Zevon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ "Warren Zevon: Mr. Bad Example : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Web.archive.org. November 28, 1991. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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