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Mr. Bad Example
Mr. Bad Example
Studio album by Warren Zevon
Released	October 1991
Recorded	1991
Studio	The Sound Factory, Los Angeles; Dodge City, Glendale, California
Genre	Rock
Length	40:15
Label	Giant
Producer	Waddy Wachtel
Warren Zevon chronology
Singles from Mr. Bad Example
	"Finishing Touches"; Released: 1991; "Searching for a Heart"; Released: 1991;

Mr. Bad Example is an album by the American musician Warren Zevon, released through Giant Records in October 1991.^[1]^[2] Zevon supported the album with a North American tour, with the Odds serving as both opener and backing band.^[3]^[4]

Production

Mr. Bad Example was produced by Waddy Wachtel.^[5] Los Angeles session musicians contributed to the album.^[6] Zevon sometimes struggled for songwriting ideas, but always finished a song once he had started.^[7]

Dwight Yoakam provided backing vocals on "Heartache Spoken Here"; Dan Dugmore played pedal steel.^[8]^[9] David Lindley played a variety of instruments on "Quite Ugly One Morning".^[10] "Searching for a Heart" appeared on the soundtrack to the film Love at Large.^[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[12]
Calgary Herald	C^[13]
Chicago Tribune	^[14]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[15]
Rolling Stone	^[16]
Uncut	8/10^[17]
Vancouver Sun	^[6]

The Boston Globe called Mr. Bad Example "a wonderful, resonant album, eclectic and accessible."^[18] The Chicago Tribune deemed it "a return to the terse guitar-drums-keyboard format of [Zevon's] '70s albums."^[14] The Sun Sentinel considered it to be "pure, earthy rock accessibly colored by Zevon's typically wry imagery."^[19]

The Calgary Herald wrote that "Zevon's become a somewhat torpid renegade wailing away about his rebellion while safely ensconced in L.A. security."^[13] The Austin American-Statesman determined that "Zevon's first-person characters on this record are shocking, reprehensible and relentlessly slapstick."^[20]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Warren Zevon, except where indicated.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Finishing Touches"		4:05
2.	"Suzie Lightning"		4:04
3.	"Model Citizen"	LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon	4:39
4.	"Angel Dressed in Black"	Julia Mueller, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon	4:24
5.	"Mr. Bad Example"	Jorge Calderón, Zevon	3:22

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Renegade"		4:51
7.	"Heartache Spoken Here"		3:48
8.	"Quite Ugly One Morning"		3:53
9.	"Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead"	LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon	2:53
10.	"Searching for a Heart"		4:16

Personnel

Warren Zevon – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Jorge Calderón – bass guitar on "Mr. Bad Example", "Quite Ugly One Morning" and "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead", harmony vocals
Dan Dugmore – guitar on "Model Citizen", pedal steel on "Heartache Spoken Here"
Bob Glaub – bass guitar
Jim Keltner – drums on "Mr. Bad Example" and "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead"
Tito Larriva – harmony vocals on "Angel Dressed in Black"
Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart"
Mark Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart"
Michael Lennon – harmony vocals on "Searching for a Heart"
David Lindley – fiddle on "Renegade", saz, lap steel guitar, cümbüş on "Quite Ugly One Morning"
Jeff Porcaro – drums
Waddy Wachtel – guitar, harmony vocals
Dwight Yoakam – harmony vocals on "Heartache Spoken Here"
Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals

Production

Producer: Waddy Wachtel
Engineer: Marc DeSisto
Assistant engineers: Andrew Ballard, Scott Blockland, Jeffrey Shannon, Brian Soucy
Mixing: Niko Bolas, John Beverly Jones
Dave Collins – Mastering
Technical assistance: Peggy McAfee, Tom Smyth
Art Direction and design: Jeri Heiden
Photography: Diego Uchitel, Jimmy Wachtel

References

^ Gundersen, Edna (October 9, 1991). "Standout fall LPs still due". USA Today. p. 5D.
^ Ehrlich, Dimitri (October 1991). "Mr. Bad Example by Warren Zevon". Interview. Vol. 210, no. 10. p. 28.
^ "This Week". Fanfare. Newsday. December 15, 1991. p. 2.
^ Pareles, Jon (December 19, 1991). "Warren Zevon and the Odds, The Marquee". The New York Times. p. C13.
^ "Mr. Bad Example by Warren Zevon". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 43. October 26, 1991. p. 82.
^ ^a ^b Potter, Greg (January 2, 1992). "Some wickedly memorable recordings to wrap up the old year". Vancouver Sun. p. C6.
^ Cromelin, Richard (February 4, 1992). "An Excitable Boy Becomes 'Mr. Bad Example'". Los Angeles Times. p. F3.
^ Garofoli, Joe (October 27, 1991). "Warren Zevon's extreme examples are his best". The Milwaukee Journal. p. E2.
^ Gettelman, Parry (November 8, 1991). "Warren Zevon". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 8.
^ Puterbaugh, Parke (February 1992). "Mr. Bad Example by Warren Zevon". Stereo Review. Vol. 57, no. 2. p. 132.
^ Allan, Marc D. (November 11, 1991). "'Mr. Bad Example' offers good sample". The Indianapolis Star. p. B5.
^ Mark Deming (October 15, 1991). "Mr. Bad Example – Warren Zevon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Wagamese, Richard (October 20, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C7.
^ ^a ^b Kot, Greg (October 24, 1991). "Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
^ "Warren Zevon: Mr. Bad Example : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Web.archive.org. November 28, 1991. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
^ "How to buy Warren Zevon". Uncut. October 2023. p. 71.
^ Sullivan, Jim (October 24, 1991). "Warren Zevon Mr. Bad Example". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 10.
^ Lannert, John (May 22, 1992). "Warren Zevon Kicks Off U.S. Tour with Carefree Show". Features Showtime. Sun Sentinel. p. 30.
^ Graff, Gary (October 31, 1991). "'Bad Example' isn't". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 20.