The Wind (Warren Zevon album)

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The Wind
Warren Zevon - The Wind.jpg
Studio album by
Warren Zevon
ReleasedAugust 26, 2003 (2003-08-26)
RecordedSeptember 16 – December 20, 2002 and early 2003
StudioVarious, including Billy Bob Thornton's Snakepit home studio [1]
Genre Folk rock
Length45:08
LanguageEnglish
Label Artemis
Producer Jorge Calderón, Noah Scot Snyder, Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon chronology
The First Sessions
(2003)		The Wind
(2003)		 Reconsider Me: The Love Songs
(2006)
Singles from The Wind
  1. "Disorder in the House"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A− [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Uncut 8/10 [6]

The Wind is the twelfth and final studio album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. The album was released on August 26, 2003, by Artemis Records. Zevon began recording the album shortly after he was diagnosed with inoperable pleural mesothelioma (a cancer of the lining of the lung), and it was released just two weeks before his death on September 7, 2003. The album was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, and "Disorder in the House", performed by Zevon with Bruce Springsteen, won the Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance (Group or Duo). Songs from the album were nominated for an additional three Grammys.

Contents

Recording and release

Upon learning of his cancer diagnosis, Zevon became determined to record a final studio album. His record label gave him a large budget to record, and he got assistance from several high-profile musicians and friends. Zevon was inspired to include a Bob Dylan cover after Dylan performed several of his songs in concert in 2002. [7]

Critical reception

The record was regarded by Robert Christgau as "one of those nearness-of-death albums", along with Mississippi John Hurt's Last Sessions (1972), Bob Dylan's Time Out of Mind (1997), Neil Young's Prairie Wind (2005), and Johnny Cash's American VI: Ain't No Grave (2010). [8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jorge Calderón and Warren Zevon, except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dirty Life and Times"Zevon3:15
2."Disorder in the House" 4:36
3."Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Bob Dylan 4:05
4."Numb as a Statue" 4:08
5."She's Too Good for Me"Zevon3:12
6."Prison Grove" 4:51
7."El Amor de Mi Vida" 3:34
8."The Rest of the Night" 4:41
9."Please Stay"Zevon3:34
10."Rub Me Raw" 5:44
11."Keep Me in Your Heart" 3:28

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of The Wind. [9]

"Dirty Life and Times"
"Disorder in the House"
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
"Numb as a Statue"
"She's Too Good for Me"
"Prison Grove"
"El Amor de Mi Vida"
"The Rest of the Night"
"Please Stay"
"Rub Me Raw"
"Keep Me in Your Heart"
Technical personnel

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
2003US Top Internet Albums12[ citation needed ]
2004US Billboard 200 [10] 12
2004US Top Independent Albums [11] 1

Awards

Grammy Awards

YearWinnerCategory
2004"Disorder in the House"Best Rock Vocal Performance – Duo or Group [12]
2004The WindBest Contemporary Folk Album [12]

Grammy Award Nominations

YearNomineeCategory
2004"Keep Me in Your Heart"Song of the Year [12]
2004"Keep Me in Your Heart"Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male [12]
2004"Disorder in the House"Best Rock Song [12]

References

  1. ↑ Harris, Will (October 19, 2016). "Billy Bob Thornton on Goliath, Fargo, and Working with Warren Zevon". The A.V. Club.
  2. ↑ Mark Deming (August 26, 2003). "The Wind – Warren Zevon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ "CG: warren zevon". Robert Christgau. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  5. ↑ "Warren Zevon: The Wind : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone . August 27, 2003. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ "How to buy Warren Zevon". Uncut . October 2023. p. 71.
  7. ↑ Hyden, Steven (September 7, 2018). "His Sh*t's F***ed Up: The Complicated Legacy of Warren Zevon". The Ringer . Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert (May 2010). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music . Retrieved February 27, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  9. ↑ The Wind (booklet). Warren Zevon. Artemis. 2003. pp. 9–11. REDK 751156.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Top 200 Albums". Billboard. September 27, 2003. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Independent Albums". Billboard. September 13, 2003. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "All GRAMMY Awards and Nominations for Warren Zevon". Grammy.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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