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A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon

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A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 1986
Recorded1975–1982
GenreRock
Length46:59
LabelElektra
ProducerWarren Zevon, Jackson Browne, Waddy Wachtel, Greg Ladanyi
Warren Zevon chronology
The Envoy
(1982)
A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon
(1986)
Sentimental Hygiene
(1987)

A Quiet Normal Life: The Best Of Warren Zevon is a greatest hits album by American musician Warren Zevon released in 1986.

This compilation covers Zevon's four studio albums with Asylum Records. It was mastered by Barry Diament.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Q[3]

Track listing

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All songs written by Warren Zevon unless otherwise indicated.

  1. "Werewolves of London" (LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon) (from Excitable Boy, 1978)  – 3:29
  2. "Excitable Boy" (Marinell, Zevon) (from Excitable Boy, 1978)  – 2:39
  3. "Play It All Night Long" (from Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School, 1980)  – 2:50
  4. "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" (David Lindell, Zevon) (from Excitable Boy, 1978)  – 3:47
  5. "The Envoy" (from The Envoy, 1982)  – 3:12
  6. "Mohammed's Radio" (from Warren Zevon, 1976)  – 3:41
  7. "Desperados Under the Eaves" (from Warren Zevon, 1976)  – 4:45
  8. "Johnny Strikes Up the Band" (from Excitable Boy, 1978)  – 2:48
  9. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (from Warren Zevon, 1976)  – 2:56
  10. "Lawyers, Guns and Money (Radio edit)" (single, 1978)  – 2:56
  11. "Ain't That Pretty at All" (Marinell, Zevon) (from The Envoy, 1982)  – 3:34
  12. "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" (from Warren Zevon, 1976)  – 3:04
  13. "Accidentally Like a Martyr" (from Excitable Boy, 1978)  – 3:39
  14. "Looking for the Next Best Thing" (Kenny Edwards, Marinell, Zevon) (from The Envoy, 1982)  – 3:39

Certifications

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Organization Level Date
RIAA – U.S. Gold December 4, 1998

References

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  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon – Warren Zevon". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Harrigan, Brian (December 1986). "Warren Zevon: A Quiet Normal Life: The Best Of". Q. No. 3. p. 109.