The self-titled album "Warren Zevon" was recorded in 1975 and released in released in 1976. It features guests such as Jackson Browne, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Phil Everly, Don Henley and Glenn Frey, Bonnie Raitt and many more. Warren Zevon was a veteran of the Music industry veteran who had written songs for The Turtles with Phil Everly, years as a session musician and counted Jackson Brown among his friends jackson Brown among his friends. Zevon did not base his songwriting on his buddies from The Eagles or Fleetwood Mac; the music Zevon wrote was Zevon wrote was full of blood, sweat, tears and a wicked irony Irony. Beneath all the darkness, his songs were witty and had an above-average sense of melody. "Warren Zevon" remains a pop gem with a black heart.