Excitable Boy is a rock and roll album by Warren Zevon . It was recorded in 1977 and released in 1978 with the top 40 hit "Werewolves of London".
Track listing "Johnny Strikes up the Band" (Zevon) - 2:49 "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" (Lindell, Zevon) - 3:47 "Excitable Boy" (Marinell, Zevon) - 2:40 "Werewolves of London " (Marinell, Wachtel, Zevon) - 3:27 "Accidentally Like a Martyr" (Zevon) - 3:37 "Night Time in the Switching Yard" (Jorge Calderon, Lindell) - 4:15 "Veracruz" (Calderon, Zevon) - 3:30 "Tenderness on the Block" (Jackson Browne , Zevon) - 3:55 "Lawyers, Guns and Money" (Zevon) - 3:29
Personnel Warren Zevon - organ , synthesizer , bass , guitar , piano , keyboards , vocals Karla Bonoff - vocals, harmony Jackson Browne - guitar, vocals, harmony Jorge Calderon - vocals, harmony vocals, Spanish vocals Luis Damian - jarana Kenny Edwards - bass, harmony Mick Fleetwood - drums Gentlemen Boys - vocals Arthur Gerst - harp , Mexican harp Bob Glaub - bass Jim Horn - recorder , saxophone Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - guitar, percussion Russ Kunkel - drums Greg Ladanyi - bells Rick Marotta - drums John McVie - bass Jeff Porcaro - percussion, drums Linda Ronstadt - vocals, harmony Leland Sklar - bass J.D. Souther - vocals, harmony Manuel Vasquez - requinto Richard Wachtel - guitar, vocals Waddy Wachtel - synthesizer, guitar, harmony Jennifer Warnes - harmony Linda Warnes - vocals
Production Producer: Warren Zevon, Jackson Browne, Greg Ladanyi, Richard Wachtel, Waddy Wachtel Engineer: Dennis Kirk, Greg Ladanyi Assistant Engineer: Sergio Reyes Assistant Engineer: George Ybara Mixing: Dennis Kirk, Greg Ladanyi Design: Jimmy Wachtel Photography: Lorrie Sullivan, Jimmy Wachtel
Charts Album
Year Chart Position 1978 Pop Albums 8
Singles
Year Single Chart Position 1978 "Werewolves Of London" Pop Singles 21