Sentimental Hygiene

Infobox Album |
Name = Sentimental Hygiene
Type = Album
Artist = Warren Zevon


Released = August 29, 1987
Recorded = 1987 (?)
Genre = Rock, hard rock, alternative rock, folk rock
Length = 36:49
Label = Virgin Records
Producer = Warren Zevon, Andrew Slater, Niko Bolas, Waddy Wachtel
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ae7fe4jj70wa4 link]
* "Rolling Stone" (Not Rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/warrenzevon/albums/album/318138/review/6068291/sentimental_hygiene link]
Last album = ""
(1986)
This album = "Sentimental Hygiene"
(1987)
Next album = "Transverse City"
(1989)

"Sentimental Hygiene" is an album by rock singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 1987. The release of "Sentimental Hygiene" marked the first studio album for Zevon in five years. It produced the single "Reconsider Me."

"Even a Dog Can Shake Hands" was used as the opening theme music for the short-lived Fox comedy series "Action".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Warren Zevon; except where indicated

#"Sentimental Hygiene" – 5:06
#"Boom Boom Mancini" – 4:54
#"The Factory" – 2:45
#"Trouble Waiting to Happen" (J. D. Souther, Zevon) – 3:32
#"Reconsider Me" – 3:09
#"Detox Mansion" (Jorge Calderón, Zevon) – 3:15
#"Bad Karma" – 3:15
#"Even a Dog Can Shake Hands" (Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Zevon) – 3:26
#"The Heartache" – 3:19
#"Leave My Monkey Alone" – 4:12

A re-release of the album adds two bonus tracks:
*"Nocturne" (an instrumental outtake)
*"Leave My Monkey Alone" (Spanish Version)

Personnel

*Warren Zevon - acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals
*Bill Berry - drums
*Peter Buck - guitar
*Jorge Calderón - bass, vocals
*Mike Campbell - guitar on "Reconsider Me"
*Darius - sitar on "Bad Karma"
*Bob Dylan - harmonica on "The Factory"
*Amp Fiddler - keyboards on "Leave My Monkey Alone"
*Flea - bass on "Leave My Monkey Alone"
*Don Henley - vocals, harmony on "Trouble Waiting to Happen"
*Blackbyrd Knight - guitar on "Leave My Monkey Alone"
*Craig Krampf - drums on "Reconsider Me"
*Tony Levin - bass on "Reconsider Me"
*David Lindley - saxophone, violin, lap steel guitar
*Stan Lynch - vocals, harmony on "Bad Karma"
*Mike Mills - bass
*Rick Richards - guitar on "Even a Dog Can Shake Hands"
*Brian Setzer - lead guitar on "Trouble Waiting to Happen"
*Leland Sklar - bass on "The Heartache"
*Michael Stipe - vocals, harmony on "Bad Karma"
*Waddy Wachtel - acoustic guitar, vocals
*Jennifer Warnes - vocals, harmony on "The Heartache"
*Jai Winding - keyboards on "Reconsider Me"
*Kai Winding - keyboards
*Neil Young - lead guitar on "Sentimental Hygiene"

Production

*Producer: Warren Zevon, Niko Bolas, Andrew Slater, Waddy Wachtel
*Engineer: Duncan Aldrich, Niko Bolas, Richard Bosworth
*Assistant Engineer: Richard Cottrell, Richard Landers, Bob Levy, Mark McKenna, Dan Nash, Bob Vogt
*Mixing: Niko Bolas, Larry Ferguson, Shelly Yakus
*Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
*Arranger: Niko Bolas, George Clinton, Larry Ferguson
*Emulator: Warren Zevon
*Programming: Willie Alexander, Brian Bell
*Computers: Willie Alexander, Brian Bell
*Art Direction: Jeff Aycroff
*Cover Photo: Herb Ritts

Charts

Album

Singles