Transverse City
Transverse City is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Warren Zevon, released in October 1989 by Virgin Records. It features appearances from guitarists Neil Young, David Gilmour, Jerry Garcia and Mike Campbell, as well as jazz pianist Chick Corea. Michael Ironside provides narration on the track "Run Straight Down".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Warren Zevon, except where indicated.Personnel
- 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 |David Lindley] – saz, steel guitar, oud, harmony vocals, lap steel guitar on "Down in the Mall"
- John Patitucci – bass on "Transverse City"
- JD 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
- 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
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