''Learning to Flinch'' is a live solo acoustic album by American singer-songwriter

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 Th ...

, recorded at various venues in the United States, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia and released in early 1993. Zevon's second live album, it featured three new songs ("Worrier King," "Piano Fighter" and "The Indifference of Heaven").

Track listing

All tracks composed by

, except where indicated. ;Side one #"Splendid Isolation" – 4:20 – Bogarts, Cincinnati #"

Lawyers, Guns and Money "Lawyers, Guns and Money" is a song by Warren Zevon, and the closing track on his 1978 album ''Excitable Boy''. Versions An edited version of the song was released as a single and this edited version is on the ''A Quiet Normal Life'' best of comp ...

" – 3:22 – Paradise, Boston #"Mr. Bad Example" ( Jorge Calderón, Zevon) – 3:08 – The Loft, Berlin #"Excitable Boy" (LeRoy Marinell, Zevon) – 2:41 – Tipitina's, New Orleans #"Hasten Down the Wind" – 3:41 – The Town Hall, New York #"The French Inhaler" – 4:22 – Town & Country, London #"Worrier King" – 4:05 – Gluepot, Auckland #"Roland Chorale" (David Lindell, Zevon) – 1:30 – Gluepot, Auckland #" Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" (Lindell, Zevon) – 11:18 – Sentrum, Oslo ;Side two #"Searching for a Heart" – 3:05 – Burswood Casino, Perth #" Boom Boom Mancini" – 3:18 – The Flood Zone, Richmond #"Jungle Work" (Calderón, Zevon) – 4:53 – St. Mary's Leagues Club, St. Mary's #"Piano Fighter" – 4:08 – The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle #"

Werewolves of London "Werewolves of London" is a rock song performed by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. It was composed by Zevon, LeRoy Marinell and Waddy Wachtel and was included on ''Excitable Boy'' (1978), Zevon's third solo album. The track featured ...

" (Marinell,

Waddy Wachtel Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, Kim Carnes, Randy ...

, Zevon) – 4:10 – Town & Country, London #"The Indifference of Heaven" – 4:12 – Biskuithalle, Bonn #" Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" – 9:38 – Big Ticket, Adelaide #"Play It All Night Long" – 3:49 – Park West, Chicago

Personnel

*Warren Zevon –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

, harmonica

Production

Producers: Warren Zevon, Duncan Aldrich

Charts

References

{{Authority control Warren Zevon live albums 1993 live albums Giant Records (Warner) live albums