WARREN ZEVON : I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD (AN ANTHOLOGY)

 

Disc One (74:15)

  1. Frank and Jesse James
  2. Hasten Down the Wind
  3. Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
  4. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  5. Carmelita
  6. Desperados Under the Eaves
  7. Johnny Strikes up the Band
  8. Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
  9. Excitable Boy
  10. Werewolves of London
  11. Accidentally Like a Martyr
  12. Lawyers, Guns and Money
  13. Frozen Notes
  14. Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School
  15. Gorilla, You're a Desperado
  16. Play It All Night Long
  17. Mohammed's Radio
  18. Jeannie Needs a Shooter
  19. The Envoy
  20. The Hula Hula Boys
  21. Let Nothing Come Between You
  22. Looking for the Next Best Thing

Disc Two (76:49)

  1. Sentimental Hygiene
  2. Boom Boom Mancini
  3. Detox Mansion
  4. Bad Karma
  5. Reconsider Me
  6. Run Straight Down
  7. The Long Arm of the Law
  8. Splendid Isolation
  9. You Don't Know What Love Is
  10. Raspberry Beret
  11. Suzie Lightning
  12. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
  13. Searching for a Heart
  14. Mr. Bad Example
  15. Roll with the Punches
  16. The French Inhaler
  17. The Indifference of Heaven
  18. If You Won't Leave Me I'll Find Somebody Who Will
  19. Real or Not
  20. Seminole Bingo
  21. Monkey Wash Donkey Rinse
  22. Mutineer

Label : Rhino

Release Year : 1996

Review (AllMusic) : I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) covers the bulk of Warren Zevon's career, conveniently skipping over his long-forgotten first album and concentrating heavily on his Asylum records, as well as his albums for Virgin and Giant. Over the course of the double-disc set's 44 songs, nearly every one of Zevon's greatest songs is featured, including six songs each from Warren Zevon and Excitable Boy, as well as a number of songs only featured on soundtrack albums, a handful of outtakes, and Hindu Love Gods' cover of Prince's "Raspberry Beret." The quality of Zevon's music declines somewhat as his career progresses, but the compilation captures most of the highlights from his latter-day records. For casual fans who want to dig deeper than Warren Zevon or Excitable Boy, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) is an ideal purchase.