Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School

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Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School is the fourth album by American rock singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 1980.

"Play It All Night Long" is a satire/homage to the dead band's song (Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"). It is probably the only popular song ever written which contains a reference to brucellosis.

Track listing

All songs written by Warren Zevon, unless otherwise indicated.

1. "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School" – 3:00
2. "A Certain Girl" (Naomi Neville) – 3:08
3. "Jungle Work" (Jorge Calderón, Zevon) – 3:58
4. "Empty-Handed Heart" – 3:16
5. "Interlude No. 1" – 0:26
6. "Play It All Night Long" – 2:53
7. "Jeannie Needs a Shooter" (Bruce Springsteen, Zevon) – 3:55
8. "Interlude No. 2" – 1:08
9. "Bill Lee" – 1:37
10. "Gorilla, You're a Desperado" – 2:47
11. "Bed of Coals" (T-Bone Burnett, Zevon) – 5:04
12. "Wild Age" – 4:19

Personnel

• Warren Zevon – organ, synthesizer, bass, guitar, harmonica, piano, strings, keyboards, vocals
• Jorge Calderón – guitar, vocals
• David Lindley – guitar, violin, steel guitar
• Rick Marotta – percussion, drums, vocals, bells, syndrum

Additional personnel

• The Sid Sharp Strings – strings
• Jackson Browne – guitar, vocals, harmony vocals, slide guitar
• Don Felder – guitar
• Glenn Frey – guitar, vocals, harmony vocals
• Don Henley – vocals, harmony vocals
• Ben Keith – pedal steel guitar
• Linda Ronstadt – vocals, descant and harmony vocals
• Leland Sklar – bass
• J.D. Souther – vocals, harmony vocals
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar, vocals
• Joe Walsh – guitar

Producers - Greg Ladanyi, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard Pop Albums	20

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	"A Certain Girl"	Billboard Pop Singles	57

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