
Photography: Diego Uchitel, Jimmy Wachtel.
Technical assistance: Peggy McAfee, Tom Smyth. Assistant engineers: Andrew Ballard, Scott Blockland, Jeffrey Shannon, Brian Soucy. Dwight Yoakam – harmony vocals on "Heartache Spoken Here". David Lindley – fiddle on "Renegade", saz, lap steel guitar, cümbüş on "Quite Ugly One Morning". Michael Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart". Mark Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart". Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart". Tito Larriva – harmony vocals on "Angel Dressed in Black". Bad Example" and "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" Dan Dugmore – guitar on "Model Citizen", pedal steel on "Heartache Spoken Here". Bad Example", "Quite Ugly One Morning" and "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead", harmony vocals Warren Zevon – guitar, keyboards, vocals. "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" security." The Austin American-Statesman determined that "Zevon's first-person characters on this record are shocking, reprehensible and relentlessly slapstick." Track listing Īll tracks composed by Warren Zevon, except where indicated. The Calgary Herald wrote that "Zevon's become a somewhat torpid renegade wailing away about his rebellion while safely ensconced in L.A. Bad Example "a wonderful, resonant album, eclectic and accessible." The Chicago Tribune deemed it "a return to the terse guitar-drums-keyboard format of '70s albums." The Sun Sentinel considered it to be "pure, earthy rock accessibly colored by Zevon's typically wry imagery." #Warren zevon mr.bad example professional
Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores "Searching for a Heart" appeared on the soundtrack to the film Love at Large. David Lindley played a variety of instruments on "Quite Ugly One Morning". ĭwight Yoakam provided backing vocals on "Heartache Spoken Here" Dan Dugmore played pedal steel. Zevon sometimes struggled for songwriting ideas, but always finished a song once he had started. Los Angeles session musicians contributed to the album. Bad Example was produced by Waddy Wachtel. Zevon supported the album with a North American tour, with the Odds serving as both opener and backing band. Bad Example is an album by the American musician Warren Zevon, released through Giant Records in October 1991.