''Stand in the Fire'' is a live album by American singer-songwriter

Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer and songwriter. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All t ...

, released December 26, 1980. It was recorded in August 1980 during a five-night residency at

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, and featured two new original songs ("Stand in the Fire" and "The Sin") and one new cover ("Bo Diddley's a Gunslinger"). The album was dedicated to

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. It was released in a limited edition, LP replica sleeve on CD April 25, 2006, in Japan. A remastered and expanded edition (four additional tracks) was released on March 26, 2007 in the U.K., March 27, 2007, in the U.S. A deluxe vinyl edition, expanded to a 2-LP set, that includes 10 bonus tracks: 4 songs previously unavailable on vinyl and 6 songs previously unreleased on any format (that is, 20 tracks in total) was released via

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on April 2, 2021. Band members Zeke Zirngiebel, Bob Harris and Marty Stinger were in Boulder, a band signed to

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. The singer was

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. Their self-titled album was released in 1979 and it included Zevon's "Join Me in L.A." Bob Harris later went on to work with

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. Zevon called the concerts "The Dog Ate the Part We Didn't Like Tour".

Track listing

All songs written by Warren Zevon unless otherwise indicated. ;Side one # "Stand in the Fire" – 3:26 # "Jeannie Needs a Shooter" (

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, Zevon) – 4:00 # "Excitable Boy" (LeRoy Marinell, Zevon) – 3:52 # "

Mohammed's Radio "Mohammed's Radio" is a song by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. The song was released on his 1976 album ''Warren Zevon''. The song was featured on '' A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon'' and several other greatest hits-type alb ...

" – 4:45 # "

Werewolves of London "Werewolves of London" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, written by Zevon, LeRoy Marinell and Waddy Wachtel. It first appeared on '' Excitable Boy'' (1978), Zevon's third studio album, then it was released as a s ...

" (LeRoy Marinell,

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, Zevon) – 4:48 ;Side two # "

Lawyers, Guns and Money "Lawyers, Guns and Money" is a song by Warren Zevon, and the closing track on his 1978 album '' Excitable Boy''. ''Record World'' called it "rock 'n' roll at its angriest." Versions An edited version of the song was released as a single and this ...

" – 3:49 # "The Sin" – 3:06 # "

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" – 4:08 # "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" – 4:28 # " Bo Diddley's a Gunslinger" / "

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) – 4:15

Bonus Tracks on 2007 Remastered Edition

# "Johnny Strikes Up the Band" – 3:58 # "Play It All Night Long" – 4:50 # "Frank and Jesse James" – 4:27 # "

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" – 4:33

Deluxe 2-LP version, released 2 April 2021

# "Stand in the Fire" # "Jeannie Needs a Shooter" # "Excitable Boy" # "Mohammed’s Radio" # "Werewolves of London" # "Lawyers, Guns and Money" # "The Sin" # "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" # "I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead" # "Bo Diddley’s a Gunslinger/Bo Diddley" # "Johnny Strikes Up the Band" # "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner" # "Play It All Night Long" # "Night Time in the Switching Yard" # "Gorilla You’re a Desperado" # "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School" # "The Sin" (alternate slightly longer version) # "Frank and Jesse James" # "Hasten Down The Wind" # "A Certain Girl"

Personnel

– bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals,

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*David Landau – lead guitar *Zeke Zirngiebel – guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar,

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, vocals, 12-string guitar *Bob Harris – synthesizer, piano, backing vocals *Roberto Piñón – bass, backing vocals *Marty Stinger – drums ;Technical *George Gruel – road manager *

Jimmy Wachtel Jimmy Wachtel is an American photographer, art director and designer based in Los Angeles. He has designed album covers for big artists such as Joe Walsh, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Michael Stanley, Jo Jo Gunne, John Cougar, and Buckingham Nicks ...

, Michael Curtis – art direction, photography *Recorded by Billy Youdelman and

Greg Ladanyi Greg Ladanyi (July 6, 1952 – September 29, 2009) was an American record producer and recording engineer of Hungarian descent, known for his work with many musicians, including Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, The Church, Caifanes, Anna Vis ...

*Mixed by Greg Ladanyi, assisted by James Ledner

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stand In The Fire Warren Zevon live albums Albums produced by Greg Ladanyi 1981 live albums Asylum Records live albums Albums with cover art by Jimmy Wachtel Albums recorded at the Roxy Theatre