''Transverse City'' is the seventh
studio album
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by American recording artist
Warren Zevon
Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician.
Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Tho ...
, released in October 1989 by
Virgin Records
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. It features appearances from a number of prominent musicians, including guitarists
Neil Young
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,
David Gilmour
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(of
Pink Floyd
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),
Jerry Garcia
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(of
Grateful Dead
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) and
Mike Campbell (of
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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), as well as jazz pianist
Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...
.
Track listing
All tracks composed by
Warren Zevon
Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician.
Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Tho ...
, except where indicated.
Personnel
*Warren Zevon –
vocals
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,
guitar
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,
harmonica
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,
piano
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,
keyboards
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Music
* Musi ...
, harmony
*
Jorge Calderón
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–
bass and harmony on "Networking"; harmony on "Gridlock"
*
Mike Campbell – guitar on "Splendid Isolation"; guitar and mandolin on "Nobody's in Love This Year"
*
Jack Casady
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– bass on "They Moved the Moon" and "Gridlock"
*
Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...
– piano on "The Long Arm of the Law"
*
Howie Epstein
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Early life
Epstein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up in a musical household. His ...
–
banjo
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, mandolin on "Networking"; bass on "Down in the Mall"
*
Jerry Garcia
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...
– guitar on "Transverse City" and "They Moved the Moon"
*
David Gilmour
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– guitar on "Run Straight Down"
*
Bob Glaub
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– bass
*
Richie Hayward
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–
drums
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*
Mark Isham
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–
flugelhorn
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on "Nobody's in Love This Year"
*Rob Jaczko – miscellaneous
percussion
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*
Jorma Kaukonen
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–
acoustic guitar
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and harmony on "Gridlock"
*
David Lindley –
saz,
steel guitar
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,
oud
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* String instruments
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, ...
, harmony vocals,
lap steel guitar
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on "Down in the Mall"
*
John Patitucci
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Biography
John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. When he was 12, he bought his first bass and decided on his career. He listened to bass parts in R ...
– bass on "Transverse City"
*
J.D. Souther
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– harmony vocals on "Run Straight Down", "Turbulence" and "Nobody's in Love This Year"
*
Benmont Tench
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Early years
Tench was born in Gainesville, Florida, the second child of Benjamin ...
–
organ on "Networking"
*
Waddy Wachtel
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– acoustic guitar on "Run Straight Down", "Networking" and "Nobody's in Love This Year"
*
Neil Young
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– lead guitar on "Gridlock", harmony vocals on "Splendid Isolation"
*
Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals on "The Long Arm of the Law"
Production
*Producers: Warren Zevon, Duncan Aldrich, Andrew Slater
*Engineers: Duncan Aldrich, John Cutler, Andrew Jackson, Andy Jackson, Rob Jaczko, Tim Mulligan
*Assistant engineers: Heidi Hanschu, Robert Reed, Ira Rubnitz
*Mixing: Rob Jaczko
*Design:
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*Art direction:
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*Photography: Jonathan Exley, Nels Israelson,
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Charts
Singles
References
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Warren Zevon albums
Cyberpunk music
1989 albums
Virgin Records albums
Albums with cover art by Jimmy Wachtel