The Envoy
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| Studio album by Warren Zevon | ||||||||||
| Released | July 16, 1982 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1981; Record One, Los Angeles, California | |||||||||
| Genre | Rock | |||||||||
| Length | 31:59 | |||||||||
| Label | Asylum | |||||||||
| Producer | Warren Zevon, Greg Ladanyi, Waddy Wachtel | |||||||||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| Music Box |  |
The Envoy is the fifth studio album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon. The album was released on July 16, 1982, by Asylum Records. The album's lack of commercial success caused Zevon's label to terminate his recording contract, a fact that Zevon discovered only after reading about it in Rolling Stone. In reaction, Zevon went on a self-destructive binge that nearly killed him, followed by a rehab stint that kept Zevon clean and sober for the rest of his life.
The title track was inspired by veteran American diplomat Philip Habib's shuttle diplomacy during Israel's Lebanon incursion of 1982.
All songs written by Warren Zevon except as indicated.
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