Werewolves of London Werewolves of London "Werewolves of London" is a rock song performed by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. It was composed by Zevon, LeRoy Marinell and Waddy Wachtel and was included on "Excitable Boy" (1978), Zevon's third solo album. The track featured Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood and John McVie on drums and bass respectively. The single was released by Asylum Records and was a top 40 US hit, reaching No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 that May. The song began as a joke by Phil Everly (of The Everly Brothers) to Zevon in 1975, three years before the recording sessions for
A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon his third album "Excitable Boy". Although "Excitable Boy" sold well, Zevon had a difficult time capitalizing on the success of the album. The follow-up album "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School" features Zevon's cover of Ernie K-Doe's "A Certain Girl" and while the single did chart, it was not included on "A Quiet Normal Life". "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School" peaked at #20. Later albums fared even worse with the album "The Envoy" peaking at #93 in the Billboard Charts. That album is represented here by three songs including "Looking for the Next Best Thing". Zevon's last album under