Mutineer (album)

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Mutineer
Warren Zevon - Mutineer.jpg
Studio album by
Warren Zevon
ReleasedMay 23, 1995
Recorded1994
StudioAnatomy of a Headache, Los Angeles
Genre Rock
Length35:37
Label Giant
Producer Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon chronology
Learning to Flinch
(1993)		Mutineer
(1995)		 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology)
(1996)
Singles from Mutineer
  1. "Rottweiler Blues"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Poisonous Lookalike"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Mutineer"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Uncut 7/10 [3]

Mutineer is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. The album was released on May 23, 1995, by Giant. [4] The album largely consisted of home recordings. Bob Dylan covered "Mutineer" a number of times in concert after Zevon's passing.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Warren Zevon, except where indicated.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Seminole Bingo" Carl Hiaasen, Warren Zevon3:10
2."Something Bad Happened to a Clown" 4:25
3."Similar to Rain" 3:26
4."The Indifference of Heaven" 4:03
5."Jesus Was a Cross Maker" Judee Sill 1:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Poisonous Lookalike" 4:14
7."Piano Fighter" 3:52
8."Rottweiler Blues"Carl Hiaasen, Zevon3:15
9."Monkey Wash Donkey Rinse"Duncan Aldrich, Zevon3:52
10."Mutineer" 3:15

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. ↑ Mark Deming (May 23, 1995). "Mutineer – Warren Zevon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  3. ↑ "How to buy Warren Zevon". Uncut . October 2023. p. 71.
  4. ↑ "Mutineer by Warren Zevon on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. May 23, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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