A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon A Quiet Normal Life: The Best Of Warren Zevon is a greatest hits album by American musician Warren Zevon released in 1986. Zevon's second album (his first, "Wanted Dead or Alive", appeared in 1969) "Warren Zevon" included three songs "Hasten Down the Wind", "Carmelita" and "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", that gained popularity from Linda Ronstandt's cover versions. The album, although it achieved critical acclaim and sold better than his solo debut, lingered at the bottom of the pop charts. Warren Zevon finally broke through with the song "Werewolves of London" from
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