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Personnel: Warren Zevon (lead, harmony and backing vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer); Jorge Calderón (harmony and backing vocals, Spanish vocals on Veracruz); Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar (guitar, percussion); Russ Kunkel (drums); Karla Bonoff ( harmony vocals on Accidentally Like a Martyr); Jackson Browne (guitar, harmony and backing vocals); Luis Damian (jarana on Veracruz); Kenny Edwards (bass 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 (Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderón, Kenny Edwards, J. D. Souther and Waddy Wachtel, backing and harmony vocals); Arthur Gerst (Mexican harp); Bob Glaub (bass on "Roland the Headless Gunner", Excitable Boy, 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 on Johnny Strikes Up The Band, 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));