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| label = [[Giant Records (Warner)|Giant Records]]
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| producer = [[Warren Zevon]], Duncan Aldrich
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'''''Learning to Flinch''''' is a live solo acoustic album by American singer-songwriter [[Warren Zevon]], recorded at various venues in the United States, Europe, and Australia and released in early 1993.
'''''Learning to Flinch''''' is a live solo acoustic album by American singer-songwriter [[Warren Zevon]], recorded at various venues in the United States, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia and released in early 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aln2.albumlinernotes.com/Learning_To_Flinch.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205003419/http://aln2.albumlinernotes.com/Learning_To_Flinch.html |archive-date=2009-12-05 |title=Learning To Flinch}}</ref>


Zevon's second live album, it featured three new songs ("Worrier King," "Piano Fighter" and "The Indifference of Heaven").
Zevon's second live album, it featured three new songs ("Worrier King," "Piano Fighter" and "The Indifference of Heaven").
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All tracks composed by [[Warren Zevon]], except where indicated.
All tracks composed by [[Warren Zevon]], except where indicated.
;Side one
;Side one
#"Splendid Isolation" – 4:20
#"Splendid Isolation" – 4:20 – Bogarts, Cincinnati
#"[[Lawyers, Guns and Money]]" – 3:22
#"[[Lawyers, Guns and Money]]" – 3:22 – Paradise, Boston
#"Mr. Bad Example" ([[Jorge Calderón]], Zevon) – 3:08
#"Mr. Bad Example" ([[Jorge Calderón]], Zevon) – 3:08 – The Loft, Berlin
#"Excitable Boy" (LeRoy Marinell, Zevon) – 2:41
#"Excitable Boy" (LeRoy Marinell, Zevon) – 2:41 – Tipitina's, New Orleans
#"Hasten Down the Wind" – 3:41
#"Hasten Down the Wind" – 3:41 – The Town Hall, New York
#"The French Inhaler" – 4:22
#"The French Inhaler" – 4:22 – Town & Country, London
#"Worrier King" – 4:05
#"Worrier King" – 4:05 – Gluepot, Auckland
#"Roland Chorale" (David Lindell, Zevon) – 1:30
#"Roland Chorale" (David Lindell, Zevon) – 1:30 – Gluepot, Auckland
#"[[Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner]]" (Lindell, Zevon) – 11:18
#"[[Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner]]" (Lindell, Zevon) – 11:18 – Sentrum, Oslo
;Side two
;Side two
#"Searching for a Heart" – 3:05
#"Searching for a Heart" – 3:05 – Burswood Casino, Perth
#"[[Boom Boom Mancini]]" – 3:18
#"[[Boom Boom Mancini]]" – 3:18 – The Flood Zone, Richmond
#"Jungle Work" (Calderón, Zevon) – 4:53
#"Jungle Work" (Calderón, Zevon) – 4:53 – St. Mary's Leagues Club, St. Mary's
#"Piano Fighter" – 4:08
#"Piano Fighter" – 4:08 – The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
#"[[Werewolves of London]]" (Marinell, [[Waddy Wachtel]], Zevon) – 4:10
#"[[Werewolves of London]]" (Marinell, [[Waddy Wachtel]], Zevon) – 4:10 – Town & Country, London
#"The Indifference of Heaven" – 4:12
#"The Indifference of Heaven" – 4:12 – Biskuithalle, Bonn
#"[[Poor Poor Pitiful Me|Poor, Poor Pitiful Me]]" – 9:38
#"[[Poor Poor Pitiful Me|Poor, Poor Pitiful Me]]" – 9:38 – Big Ticket, Adelaide
#"Play It All Night Long" – 3:49
#"Play It All Night Long" – 3:49 – Park West, Chicago


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Warren Zevon – [[guitar]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[vocals]], [[harmonica]]
*Warren Zevon – [[guitar]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[vocals]], [[harmonica]]


==Production==
===Production===
Producers: Warren Zevon, Duncan Aldrich
Producers: Warren Zevon, Duncan Aldrich


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
'''Album'''
! Chart (1993)
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
! Peak<br/>position
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!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|-
|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-2001 |date=2001 |publisher=Record Research Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0898201470 |page=987 |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbu/page/986/mode/2up |access-date=October 10, 2023}}</ref>
|align="left"|1993
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|align="center"|198
|align="left"|[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
|align="left"|198{{cn|date=September 2018}}
|-
|-
|}
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[[Category:Warren Zevon albums]]
[[Category:Warren Zevon live albums]]
[[Category:1993 live albums]]
[[Category:1993 live albums]]
[[Category:Giant Records (Warner) live albums]]
[[Category:Giant Records (Warner) live albums]]

Latest revision as of 02:29, 11 October 2023

Learning to Flinch
Live album by
Warren Zevon
ReleasedApril 13, 1993
RecordedJune 24, 1992 – October 13, 1992
GenreRock
Length75:40
LabelGiant Records
ProducerWarren Zevon, Duncan Aldrich
Warren Zevon chronology
Mr. Bad Example
(1991) 		Learning to Flinch
(1993) 		Mutineer
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Robert Christgau(dud)[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Rolling Stone link

Learning to Flinch is a live solo acoustic album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, recorded at various venues in the United States, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia and released in early 1993.[3]

Zevon's second live album, it featured three new songs ("Worrier King," "Piano Fighter" and "The Indifference of Heaven").

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks composed by Warren Zevon, except where indicated.

Side one
  1. "Splendid Isolation" – 4:20 – Bogarts, Cincinnati
  2. "Lawyers, Guns and Money" – 3:22 – Paradise, Boston
  3. "Mr. Bad Example" (Jorge Calderón, Zevon) – 3:08 – The Loft, Berlin
  4. "Excitable Boy" (LeRoy Marinell, Zevon) – 2:41 – Tipitina's, New Orleans
  5. "Hasten Down the Wind" – 3:41 – The Town Hall, New York
  6. "The French Inhaler" – 4:22 – Town & Country, London
  7. "Worrier King" – 4:05 – Gluepot, Auckland
  8. "Roland Chorale" (David Lindell, Zevon) – 1:30 – Gluepot, Auckland
  9. "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" (Lindell, Zevon) – 11:18 – Sentrum, Oslo
Side two
  1. "Searching for a Heart" – 3:05 – Burswood Casino, Perth
  2. "Boom Boom Mancini" – 3:18 – The Flood Zone, Richmond
  3. "Jungle Work" (Calderón, Zevon) – 4:53 – St. Mary's Leagues Club, St. Mary's
  4. "Piano Fighter" – 4:08 – The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle
  5. "Werewolves of London" (Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon) – 4:10 – Town & Country, London
  6. "The Indifference of Heaven" – 4:12 – Biskuithalle, Bonn
  7. "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" – 9:38 – Big Ticket, Adelaide
  8. "Play It All Night Long" – 3:49 – Park West, Chicago

Personnel

[edit]

Production

[edit]

Producers: Warren Zevon, Duncan Aldrich

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 198

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Warren Zevon". Robert Christgau.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ "Learning To Flinch". Archived from the original on 2009-12-05.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-2001. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 987. ISBN 0898201470. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
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