Warren Zevon is the second studio album by American musician Warren Zevon. This album was recorded in 1975 and released on May 18, 1976, by Asylum Records. A remastered version of the album with bonus tracks was released in 2008 by Rhino Records.
Warren Zevon (album)
Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All three songs are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy (1978), the title track of which is also well-known. He also wrote major hits that were recorded by other artists, including "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", "Accidentally Like a Martyr", "Mohammed's Radio", "Carmelita", and "Hasten Down the Wind".
Zevon in a press photo, 1978
Zevon in Heidelberg as the opener for Jackson Browne in 1976. He toured solo.
Country rock musician Linda Ronstadt helped popularize Zevon's songs in the 1970s.
Comedian and TV host David Letterman was credited by Zevon as "being the best friend my music ever had".