The Wind (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Wind
Type = Album
Artist = Warren Zevon


Released = August 26, 2003
Recorded = Early 2003
Genre = Rock, folk rock, blues rock
Length = 45:08
Label = Artemis
Producer = Warren Zevon,
Jorge Calderón,
Noah Scot Snyder
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jmv1z83a4yv3~T1 link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/warrenzevon/albums/album/299070/review/5944962/the_wind link]
Last album = ""
(2002)
This album = "The Wind"
(2003)
Next album = ""
(2006)

"The Wind" is the last studio album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 2003. It was released just two weeks before his death on September 72003 (see 2003 in music). The title track was not included on the album, but was released on the tribute album "", performed by Billy Bob Thornton.

Track listing

#"Dirty Life and Times" (Zevon) – 3:15
#"Disorder in the House" (Jorge Calderón, Zevon) – 4:36
#"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) – 4:05
#"Numb as a Statue" (Calderón, Zevon) – 4:08
#"She's Too Good for Me" (Zevon) – 3:12
#"Prison Grove" (Calderón, Zevon) – 4:51
#"El Amor de Mi Vida" (Calderón, Zevon) – 3:34
#"The Rest of the Night" (Calderón, Zevon) – 4:41
#"Please Stay" (Zevon) – 3:34
#"Rub Me Raw" (Calderón, Zevon) – 5:44
#"Keep Me in Your Heart" (Calderón, Zevon) – 3:28

Personnel

*Warren Zevon - acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
*Gil Bernal - saxophone
*Jackson Browne - background vocals in "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and "Prison Grove"
*T-Bone Burnett - background vocals in "Prison Grove"
*Jorge Calderón - acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, maracas, background vocals, tres, Spanish vocals
*Mike Campbell - electric guitar
*Luis Conte - percussion, bongos, conga, drums, maracas
*Ry Cooder - slide guitar in "Dirty Life and Times" and "Prison Grove"
*Brad Davis - electric guitar, background vocals
*Steve Gorman - drums in "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
*Reggie Hamilton - upright bass
*Emmylou Harris - background vocals in "Please Stay"
*Don Henley - drums in "Dirty Life and Times" and "She's Too Good for Me"
*Jim Keltner - drums
*David Lindley - background vocals, lap steel guitar, electric saz
*Randy Mitchell - background vocals, slide guitar
*Tom Petty - background vocals in "The Rest of the Night"
*James Raymond - piano
*Timothy B. Schmit - background vocals in "She's Too Good for Me"
*Tommy Shaw - background vocals, 12 string acoustic guitar
*Bruce Springsteen - background vocals and electric guitar in "Disorder in the House", electric guitar in "Prison Grove"
*Billy Bob Thornton - background vocals in "Dirty Life and Times" and "Prison Grove"
*John Waite - background vocals
*Joe Walsh - slide guitar in "Rub me Raw"
*Dwight Yoakam - background vocals
*Jordan Zevon - background vocals

Production

*Producers: Warren Zevon, Jorge Calderon, Noah Scot Snyder
*Executive producers: Bridgette Barr, Jordan Zevon
*Engineera: Steve Churchyard, Greg Hayes, James Michell, Noah Scot Snyder, Joe West
*Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
*Mixing: Noah Scot Snyder
*Art direction: Hugh Brown
*Cover photo: Matthew Rolston

Charts

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