Sentimental Hygiene 661747 224394795 2008-07-08T17:41:04Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Sentimental Hygiene | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[Warren Zevon]] | Cover = Sentimental_Hygiene_album_cover.jpg | Released = [[August 29]], [[1987]] | Recorded = 1987 (?) | Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Hard rock|hard rock]], [[Alternative rock|alternative rock]], [[Folk rock|folk rock]] | Length = 36:49 | Label = [[Virgin Records]] | Producer = [[Warren Zevon]], [[Andrew Slater]], [[Niko Bolas]], [[Waddy Wachtel]] | Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ae7fe4jj70wa4 link] * ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' <small>(Not Rated)</small> [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/warrenzevon/albums/album/318138/review/6068291/sentimental_hygiene link] | Last album = ''[[A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon]]'' <br /> (1986) | This album = '''''Sentimental Hygiene''''' <br /> (1987) | Next album = ''[[Transverse City]]'' <br /> (1989) }} '''''Sentimental Hygiene''''' is an album by [[Rock music|rock]] [[singer/songwriter]] [[Warren Zevon]], released in 1987. The release of ''Sentimental Hygiene'' marked the first studio album for Zevon in five years. It produced the single "[[Reconsider Me]]." "Even a Dog Can Shake Hands" was used as the opening theme music for the short-lived Fox comedy series ''"[[Action (TV series)|Action]]"''. ==Track listing== All tracks composed by Warren Zevon; except where indicated #"Sentimental Hygiene" – 5:06 #"Boom Boom Mancini" – 4:54 #"The Factory" – 2:45 #"Trouble Waiting to Happen" ([[J. D. Souther]], Zevon) – 3:32 #"Reconsider Me" – 3:09 #"Detox Mansion" ([[Jorge Calderón|Jorge Calderón]], Zevon) – 3:15 #"Bad Karma" – 3:15 #"Even a Dog Can Shake Hands" ([[Bill Berry|Bill Berry]], [[Peter Buck|Peter Buck]], [[Mike Mills|Mike Mills]], Zevon) – 3:26 #"The Heartache" – 3:19 #"Leave My Monkey Alone" – 4:12 A re-release of the album adds two bonus tracks: *"Nocturne" (an instrumental outtake) *"Leave My Monkey Alone" (Spanish Version) ==Personnel== *Warren Zevon - [[steel-string acoustic guitar|acoustic guitar]], [[bass guitar|bass]], [[guitar]], [[piano]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[vocals]] *[[Bill Berry]] - [[drums]] *[[Peter Buck]] - guitar *[[Jorge Calderón]] - bass, vocals *[[Mike Campbell]] - guitar on "Reconsider Me" *Darius - [[sitar]] on "Bad Karma" *[[Bob Dylan]] - [[harmonica]] on "The Factory" *[[Amp Fiddler]] - keyboards on "Leave My Monkey Alone" *[[Flea (musician)|Flea]] - bass on "Leave My Monkey Alone" *[[Don Henley]] - vocals, harmony on "Trouble Waiting to Happen" *[[DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight|Blackbyrd Knight]] - guitar on "Leave My Monkey Alone" *[[Craig Krampf]] - drums on "Reconsider Me" *[[Tony Levin]] - bass on "Reconsider Me" *[[David Lindley (musician)|David Lindley]] - [[saxophone]], [[violin]], [[lap steel guitar]] *[[Stan Lynch]] - vocals, harmony on "Bad Karma" *[[Mike Mills]] - bass *Rick Richards - guitar on "Even a Dog Can Shake Hands" *[[Brian Setzer]] - lead guitar on "Trouble Waiting to Happen" *[[Leland Sklar]] - bass on "The Heartache" *[[Michael Stipe]] - vocals, harmony on "Bad Karma" *[[Waddy Wachtel]] - acoustic guitar, vocals *[[Jennifer Warnes]] - vocals, harmony on "The Heartache" *Jai Winding - keyboards on "Reconsider Me" *Kai Winding - keyboards *[[Neil Young]] - lead guitar on "Sentimental Hygiene" ==Production== *Producer: Warren Zevon, Niko Bolas, Andrew Slater, Waddy Wachtel *Engineer: Duncan Aldrich, Niko Bolas, Richard Bosworth *Assistant Engineer: Richard Cottrell, Richard Landers, Bob Levy, Mark McKenna, Dan Nash, Bob Vogt *Mixing: Niko Bolas, Larry Ferguson, Shelly Yakus *Mastering: Stephen Marcussen *Arranger: Niko Bolas, [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], Larry Ferguson *Emulator: Warren Zevon *Programming: Willie Alexander, Brian Bell *Computers: Willie Alexander, Brian Bell *Art Direction: Jeff Aycroff *Cover Photo: [[Herb Ritts]] ==Charts== '''Album''' {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="60%" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |1987 |The Billboard 200 |63 |- |} '''Singles''' {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="60%" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |1987 |"Leave My Monkey Alone" |Hot Dance Music/Club Play |18 |- |1987 |"Sentimental Hygiene" |Mainstream Rock Tracks |9 |- |} [[Category:1987 albums]] [[Category:Elektra Records albums]] [[Category:Warren Zevon albums]]