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1989 studio album by Warren Zevon
Transverse City Released October 12, 1989 Recorded 1989 Studio Genre Rock [1] [2] Length 41 :40 Label Virgin Producer
"Run Straight Down" Released: 1989
"Splendid Isolation" Released: 1989
Transverse City is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Warren Zevon , released in October 1989 by Virgin Records . It features appearances from a number of prominent musicians, including guitarists Neil Young , David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd ), Jerry Garcia (of Grateful Dead ) and Mike Campbell (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ), as well as jazz pianist Chick Corea . Michael Ironside provides narration on the track "Run Straight Down."
Track listing [ edit ]
All tracks composed by Warren Zevon , except where indicated.
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "Transverse City" Stefan Arngrim , Zevon4:19 2. "Run Straight Down" 4:05 3. "The Long Arm of the Law" 3:47 4. "Turbulence" 4:08 5. "They Moved the Moon" 4:31
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "Splendid Isolation" 4:35 7. "Networking" Arngrim, Zevon 3:02 8. "Gridlock" 4:34 9. "Down in the Mall" 4:28 10. "Nobody's in Love This Year" 4:17
Personnel [ edit ]
Warren Zevon – vocals , guitar , harmonica , piano , keyboards , harmony
Jorge Calderón – bass and harmony on "Networking"; harmony on "Gridlock"
Mike Campbell – guitar on "Splendid Isolation"; guitar and mandolin on "Nobody's in Love This Year"
Jack Casady – bass on "They Moved the Moon" and "Gridlock"
Chick Corea – piano on "The Long Arm of the Law"
Howie Epstein – banjo , mandolin on "Networking"; bass on "Down in the Mall"
Jerry Garcia – guitar on "Transverse City" and "They Moved the Moon"
David Gilmour – guitar on "Run Straight Down"
Bob Glaub – bass
Richie Hayward – drums
Mark Isham – flugelhorn on "Nobody's in Love This Year"
Rob Jaczko – miscellaneous percussion
Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitar and harmony on "Gridlock"
David Lindley – saz , steel guitar , oud , harmony vocals, lap steel guitar on "Down in the Mall"
John Patitucci – bass on "Transverse City"
J.D. Souther – harmony vocals on "Run Straight Down", "Turbulence" and "Nobody's in Love This Year"
Benmont Tench – organ on "Networking"
Waddy Wachtel – acoustic guitar on "Run Straight Down", "Networking" and "Nobody's in Love This Year"
Neil Young – lead guitar on "Gridlock", harmony vocals on "Splendid Isolation"
Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals on "The Long Arm of the Law"
Production [ edit ]
Producers: Warren Zevon, Duncan Aldrich, Andrew Slater
Engineers: Duncan Aldrich, John Cutler, Andrew Jackson, Andy Jackson, Rob Jaczko, Tim Mulligan
Assistant engineers: Heidi Hanschu, Robert Reed, Ira Rubnitz
Mixing: Rob Jaczko
Design: Jimmy Wachtel
Art direction: Jimmy Wachtel
Photography: Jonathan Exley, Nels Israelson, Jimmy Wachtel
Singles
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1989
"Run Straight Down"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
30[citation needed ]
References [ edit ]
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