Excitable Boy

Music and lyrics

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

• Warren Zevon – lead, harmony and backing vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer
• Jorge Calderón – harmony and backing vocals, Spanish vocals on "Veracruz"
• Danny Kortchmar - guitar, percussion
• Russ Kunkel – drums

  Additional personnel

• Karla Bonoff – harmony vocals on "Accidentally Like a Martyr"
• Jackson Browne – guitar, harmony and backing vocals
• Luis Damian – jarana on "Veracruz"
• Kenny Edwards – bass guitar on "Veracruz", "Tenderness on the Block" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money"
• John McVie - bass on "Werewolves of London"
• Mick Fleetwood – drums on "Werewolves of London"
• The Gentlemen Boys – backing and harmony vocals
• Arthur Gerst – Mexican harp
• Bob Glaub – bass guitar on "Roland the Headless Gunner", "Excitable Boy" and "Nighttime in the Switching Yard"
• Jim Horn – recorder on "Veracruz"; saxophone on "Excitable Boy"
• Greg Ladanyi – bells on "Nighttime in the Switching Yard"
• Rick Marotta – drums on "Veracruz" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money"
• Jeff Porcaro – drums and percussion on "Nighttime in the Switching Yard"
• Linda Ronstadt – backing and harmony vocals on "Excitable Boy"
• Leland Sklar – bass guitar on "Johnny Strikes Up The Band" and "Accidentally Like a Martyr"
• J.D. Souther – backing and harmony vocals
• Manuel Vasquez – requinto on "Veracruz"
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar, synthesizer, harmony and backing vocals
• Jennifer Warnes – harmony vocals on "Excitable Boy"

  Charts

Certifications