Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon

Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon is an album by Warren Zevon, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).

Track listing

1. "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" (Zevon) - 3:05
2. "The French Inhaler" (Zevon) - 3:46
3. "Carmelita" (Zevon) - 3:34
4. "Hasten Down the Wind" (Zevon) - 2:59
5. "Werewolves of London" (Marinell, Wachtel, Zevon) - 3:26
6. "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" (Lindell, Zevon) - 3:44
7. "Excitable Boy" (Marinell, Zevon) - 2:39
8. "Lawyers, Guns and Money" (Zevon) - 3:30
9. "Interlude No.1/Play It All Night Long" (Zevon) - 3:17
10. "A Certain Girl" (Zevon) - 3:06
11. "Looking for the Next Best Thing" (Edwards, Marinell, Zevon) - 3:37
12. "Detox Mansion" (Calderon, Zevon) - 3:13
13. "Reconsider Me" [Single Version] (Zevon) - 3:26
14. "Boom Boom Mancini" (Zevon) - 4:48
15. "Splendid Isolation" (Zevon) - 4:28
16. "Raspberry Beret" (Prince) - 3:53
17. "Searching for a Heart" (Zevon) - 4:16
18. "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" (Marinell, Wachtel, Zevon) - 2:52
19. "Mr. Bad Example" (Calderon, Zevon) - 3:21
20. "Mutineer" (Zevon) - 3:16
21. "I Was in the House When the House Burned Down" (Zevon) - 3:03
22. "Genius" (Klein, Zevon) - 5:01

Personnel

• Warren Zevon - synthesizer, harmonica, piano, keyboards, electric piano, vocals, synthesizer strings
• Bill Berry - drums
• Charlie Bisharat - violin
• Roy Bittan - piano
• Jackson Browne - harmony vocals
• Peter Buck - guitar
• Lindsey Buckingham - harmony vocals
• Rosemary Butler - harmony vocals
• Jorge Calderon - guitar, harmony vocals
• Mike Campbell - guitar
• Larry Corbett - cello
• Joel Derouin - violin
• Kenny Edwards - harmony vocals
• Don Felder - guitar
• Anton Fig - drums
• Mick Fleetwood - drums
• Glenn Frey - rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
• Bob Glaub - bass
• Richard Hayward - drums
• Don Henley - harmony vocals
• Jim Horn - saxophone
• Jim Keltner - drums
• Bobby Keyes - saxophone
• Larry Klein - bass
• Craig Krampf - drums
• Russ Kunkel - drums
• Kipp Lennon - harmony vocals
• Mark Lennon - harmony vocals
• Michael Lennon - harmony vocals
• David Lindley - fiddle, guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar
• Rick Marotta - drums, harmony vocals
• John McVie - bass
• Mike Mills - bass
• Graham Nash - harmony vocals
• Jeffrey Parcaro - drums
• Linda Ronstadt - harmony vocals
• The Sid Sharp Strings - choir
• Leland Sklar - bass
• J.D. Souther - harmony vocals
• Benmont Tench - organ
• Waddy Wachtel - guitar, harmony vocals, 12 string acoustic guitar
• Jennifer Warnes - harmony vocals
• Winston Watson - drums
• Evan Wilson - viola
• Jai Winding - piano
• Neil Young - harmony vocals
• Larry Zack - drums
• Jordan Zevon - harmony vocals

Production

• Compilation producers: Warren Zevon, Gary Peterson
• Producers: Warren Zevon, Duncan Aldrich, Niko Bolas, Jackson Browne, Paul Q. Kolderie, Greg Ladanyi, Sean Slade, Andrew Slater, Waddy Wachtel
• Engineers: Duncan Aldrich, Niko Bolas, Richard Bosworth, Matt Chiaravaslle, John Cutler, Michael Delugg, Marc DeSisto, John Haeny, Andy Jackson, Rob Jacobs, Dennis Kirk, Paul Q. Kolderie, Greg Ladanyi, Richard Landers, Michael McDonald, Tim Mulligan, Kent Nebergall, Jim Nipar, Fritz Richmond, Rail Jon Rogut, Will Schillinger, Sean Slade, Noah Scot Snyder, Bob Vogt
• Mixing: Warren Zevon, Duncan Aldrich, Rob Jacobs, Rob Jaczko, John Beverly Jones, Dennis Kirk, Greg Ladanyi, Noah Scot Snyder, Shelly Yakus
• Remastering: Teresa Caffin, Bill Inglot
• String arrangements: Warren Zevon
• Product Manager: Mike Engstrom
• Project Assistant: Randy Perry
• Art direction: Warren Zevon, Hugh Brown
• Design: Bryan Lasley
• Art design: Hugh Brown
• Photography: Warren Zevon, Hugh Brown
• Licensing: John Austin
• Editorial Supervision: Cory Frye
• Liner Note Coordination: Tim Scanlin
• Liner Notes: William Lee Self

Charts

Album