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Psycho Killer

2024-10-05T01:33:12Z

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{{Infobox song
| name = Psycho Killer
| cover = Talking heads psycho killer USA vinyl.jpg
| alt =
| caption = U.S. vinyl edition cover
| type = single
| artist = [[Talking Heads]]
| album = [[Talking Heads: 77]]
| B-side =
* "Psycho Killer" (acoustic version)
* "I Wish You Wouldn't Say That"
| released = December 1977
| recorded = 1977
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
* New wave
* no wave
* funk rock
* art pop
* art rock
* art punk
| length = 4:19
| label = [[Sire Records|Sire]]
| writer =
* [[David Byrne]]
* [[Chris Frantz]]
* [[Tina Weymouth]]
| producer =
* Tony Bongiovi
* Lance Quinn
| prev_title = Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Pulled Up
| next_year = 1978
}}
"'''Psycho Killer'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977). The group first performed it as [[The Artistics]] in 1974.

The band also recorded an acoustic version of the song featuring [[Arthur Russell]] on cello. In the liner notes for ''[[Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads]]'' (1992), [[Jerry Harrison]] wrote of the A-side and B-side of the single, "I'm glad we persuaded Tony [Bongiovi] and Lance [Quinn] that the version with the cellos shouldn't be the only one."

The band's "signature debut hit" features lyrics which seem to represent the thoughts of a serial killer. Originally written and performed as a ballad, "Psycho Killer" became what AllMusic calls a "deceptively funky new wave/no wave song" with "an insistent rhythm, and one of the most memorable, driving basslines in rock & roll."

"Psycho Killer" was the only song from the album to appear on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 92. It reached number 32 on the Triple J Hottest 100 in 1989, and peaked at number 11 on the Dutch singles chart in 1977. The song is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

== Background and Recording ==
The song that would become "Psycho Killer" was originally performed in 1974 by [[The Artistics]] while David, Chris and Tina were all still studying at [[Rhode Island School of Design|RISD]]. David has talked about trying to write a song that was "maybe a cross between Alice Cooper and Randy Newman."<ref name=":0">Gross, Terry. “For David Byrne, Talking Heads Was about Making Emotional Sense — Not Literal Sense.” ''Spokane Public Radio'', 5 July 2024, www.spokanepublicradio.org/2024-07-05/for-david-byrne-talking-heads-was-about-making-emotional-sense-not-literal-sense. Accessed 10 July 2024.</ref>

==Lyrics==
The song was composed near the beginning of the band's career and prototype versions were performed onstage as early as December 1975. When it was finally completed and released as a single in December 1977, "Psycho Killer" became instantly associated in popular culture with the contemporaneous Son of Sam serial killings. Although the band always insisted that the song had no inspiration from the notorious events, the single's release date was "eerily timely" and marked by a "macabre synchronicity".

According to the preliminary lyric sheets copied onto the 2006 remaster of ''Talking Heads: 77'', the song started off as a semi-narrative of the killer actually committing murders. In the liner notes of ''[[Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads]]'', [[David Byrne]] says:
''When I started writing this (I got help later), I imagined Alice Cooper doing a Randy Newman-type ballad. Both the Joker and Hannibal Lecter were much more fascinating than the good guys. Everybody sort of roots for the bad guys in movies.''

The bridge lyrics are in French, as is the prominent chorus line "{{lang|fr|Qu'est-ce que c'est?}}" ("What is this/it?"). The bridge lyrics are:

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Lyrics in French
!Translation
|-
|<poem>Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir-là
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir-là
Réalisant mon espoir
Je me lance vers la gloire... OK</poem>
|<poem>What I did, that evening
What she said, that evening
Fulfilling my hope
Headlong I go towards glory... OK</poem>
|}

The French lyrics were supplied by [[Tina Weymouth]]. According to [[Chris Frantz]], "I told David that Tina's mother is French and that they always spoke French in the home. Tina agreed to do it and just sat down and did it in a little over an hour. I wrote a couple of more verses, and within a few hours, 'Psycho Killer' was more or less done." David has called the French used in the song "very kind of old-fashioned. I think Tina said, this is very Napoleonic kind of French."<ref name=":0" />

Additionally, the song features the repeating a nonsense syllable, "Fa-Fa-Fa," which David has said was a reference to "''[[Sad Song (Otis Redding)|Sad Song]]''" by [[Otis Redding]].<ref name=":0" />

==Later releases==
Talking Heads performed the song on the BBC2 television show ''The Old Grey Whistle Test'' on January 31, 1978. The performance was later released on a DVD compilation of performances from the show.

A live version recorded in 1977 for radio broadcast was released on ''[[The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads]]'' in 1982, featuring an additional verse not heard in the studio version, and the later CD release included a second, later live version from the ''[[Remain in Light]]'' tour. In 1984, another live version was included on the soundtrack for the band's concert movie ''[[Stop Making Sense]]''. The film opens with Byrne alone onstage, announcing "'Hi. I've got a tape I want to play'...[and] strumming maniacally like Richie Havens", playing an acoustic version of "Psycho Killer", backed only by a Roland TR-808 drum machine whose sound appears to be issuing from a boombox.

The song also appears on their 1992 compilation album ''[[Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline]]'' and, over a decade later, on another compilation album ''[[The Best of Talking Heads]]''.

=== Appearances on Official Live Albums ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Album
!Date of Performance
!Track No.
!Location
!Track Duration
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads|The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982)]]
|November 17th, 1977
|A1
|WCOZ Northern Studio, Manyard, Masachussets
|5:31
|-
|February 26th, 1981
|20
|Shibuya Koukaidou, Tokio, Japan
|5:33
|-
|[[Stop Making Sense (album)|Stop Making Sense (1984)]]
|December 13–16, 1983
|1
|Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California
|4:24
|-
|[[Live At WCOZ 77|Live At WCOZ 77 (2024)]]
|November 17th, 1977
|B2
|WCOZ Northern Studio, Manyard, Masachussets
|3:01
|}

=== Appearances on Official Compilation Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Album
!Year
!Track No.
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline]]
|1992
|5
|4:20
|-
|[[Once In A Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box|Once In A Lifetime Boxset]]
|2003
|CD1-8
|4:19
|-
|[[The Best of Talking Heads]]
|2004
|2
|4:19
|}
==Legacy==
''See also: [[Covers of Psycho Killer]]''

The song has been recorded in cover versions by many bands and musicians including Velvet Revolver, James Hall, the Bobs (''a cappella'' group), Victoria Vox, Wet Leg, Duran Duran featuring Victoria De Angelis, Miley Cyrus, and the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at the 2009 BBC Proms.

Massachusetts-based band the Fools parodied the song and entitled it "Psycho Chicken"; it was included as a bonus record with their major-label debut album ''Sold Out'' in 1980. Ice-T says that "Psycho Killer" was a starting influence for his band Body Count's controversial song "Cop Killer". Singer Selena Gomez samples the bassline on her 2017 single "Bad Liar." A Talking Heads tribute band based in Baltimore, active since 2011, call themselves the Psycho Killers.

First Week/Last Week… Carefree

2024-10-05T00:53:35Z

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"'''First Week/Last Week… Carefree'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

=== Appearances on Official Compilation Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Album
!Year
!Track No.
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Bonus Rarities and Outtakes]] (Acoustic Version)
|2006
|3
|3:37
|}

Don't Worry About the Government

2024-10-05T00:51:31Z

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"'''Don't Worry About the Government'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

=== Appearances on Official Live Albums ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Album
!Date of Performance
!Track No.
!Location
!Track Duration
|-
|[[The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads|The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982)]]
| rowspan="2" |November 17th, 1977
|A3
| rowspan="2" |WCOZ Northern Studio, Manyard, Masachussets
|3:03
|-
|[[Live At WCOZ 77|Live At WCOZ 77 (2024)]]
|3
|3:04
|}

=== Appearances on Official Compilation Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Album
!Year
!Track No.
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Once In A Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box|Once In A Lifetime Boxset]] (Alternate Version)
|2003
|CD1-4
|2:59
|-
|[[Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline]]
|1992
|6
|3:01
|}

The Book I Read

2024-10-05T00:47:33Z

Reimomo:

"'''The Book I Read'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

=== Appearances on Official Live Albums ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Album
!Date of Performance
!Track No.
!Location
!Track Duration
|-
|[[The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads|The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982)]]
| rowspan="2" |November 17th, 1977
|A1
| rowspan="2" |WCOZ Northern Studio, Manyard, Masachussets
|4:22
|-
|[[Live At WCOZ 77|Live At WCOZ 77 (2024)]]
|B2
|4:31
|}

=== Appearances on Official Compilation Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Album
!Year
!Track No.
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Once In A Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box|Once In A Lifetime Boxset]]
|2003
|15
|4:08
|}

No Compassion

2024-10-04T17:40:35Z

Reimomo:

"'''No Compassion'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

=== Appearances on Official Compilation Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Album
!Year
!Track No.
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline]]
|1992
|7
|4:49
|-
|[[Once In A Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box|Once In A Lifetime Boxset]]
|2003
|CD1-12
|4:48
|}

Who Is It?

2024-10-04T17:32:56Z

Reimomo:

"'''Who Is It?'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

=== Appearances on Official Live Albums ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Album
!Date of Performance
!Track No.
!Location
!Track Duration
|-
|[[The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads|The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982)]]
| rowspan="2" |November 17th, 1977
|6
| rowspan="2" |WCOZ Northern Studio, Manyard, Masachussets
|3:09
|-
|[[Live At WCOZ 77|Live At WCOZ 77 (2024)]]
|D2
|3:01
|}

=== Appearances on Official Compilation Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Album
!Year
!Track No.
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Once In A Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box|Once In A Lifetime Boxset]] (Alternate Version)
|2003
|CD1-6
|3:02
|-
|[[Bonus Rarities and Outtakes]] (Alternate Version)
|2006
|2
|3:14
|}

New Feeling

2024-10-04T14:55:51Z

Reimomo:

"'''New Feeling'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

=== Appearances on Official Live Albums ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Album
!Date of Performance
!Track No.
!Location
!Track Duration
|-
|[[The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads|The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982)]]
| rowspan="2" |November 17th, 1977
|A1
| rowspan="2" |WCOZ Northern Studio, Manyard, Masachussets
|3:09
|-
|[[Live At WCOZ 77|Live At WCOZ 77 (2024)]]
|B2
|3:01
|}

=== Appearances on Official Compilation Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Album
!Year
!Track No.
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Once In A Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box|Once In A Lifetime Boxset]] (Alternate Version)
|2003
|CD1-6
|3:02
|-
|[[Bonus Rarities and Outtakes]] (Alternate Version)
|2006
|2
|3:14
|}

Tentative Decisions

2024-09-30T22:49:44Z

Reimomo:

"'''Tentative Decisions'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

=== Appearances on Official Compilation Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Album
!Year
!Track No.
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Once In A Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box|Once In A Lifetime Boxset]]
|2003
|11
|3:05
|}

New Feeling

2024-09-30T21:37:56Z

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Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town

2024-09-30T21:10:04Z

Reimomo:

"'''Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

=== Appearances on Official Live Albums ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Album
!Date of Performance
!Track No.
!Location
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Live At WCOZ 77|Live At WCOZ 77 (2024)]]
|November 17th, 1977
|A2
|WCOZ Northern Studio, Manyard, Masachussets
|3:01
|}

=== Appearances on Official Compilation Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Album
!Year
!Track No.
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Once In A Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box|Once In A Lifetime Boxset]] (Alternate Version)
|2003
|CD1-5
|2:55
|-
|[[The Best of Talking Heads]]
|2004
|3
|2:50
|}

Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town

2024-09-30T21:09:30Z

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"'''Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

=== Apperances on Official Live Albums ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Album
!Date of Performance
!Track No.
!Location
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Live At WCOZ 77|Live At WCOZ 77 (2024)]]
|November 17th, 1977
|A2
|WCOZ Northern Studio, Manyard, Masachussets
|3:01
|}

=== Apperances on Official Compilation Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Album
!Year
!Track No.
!Track Duration
|-
|[[Once In A Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box|Once In A Lifetime Boxset]] (Alternate Version)
|2003
|CD1-5
|2:55
|-
|[[The Best of Talking Heads]]
|2004
|3
|2:50
|}

Sugar on My Tongue

2024-09-30T20:13:17Z

Reimomo:

"'''Sugar on My Tongue'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], This song was written and performed when Talking Heads were only a trio and included in [[The 1975 CBS Demo Session|their first demo recordings]] (1975).

The song did not appear on any of the band's original studio albums, though it was later included on their 1992 compilation album ''[[Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites]]'', on their 2003 box set ''[[Once in a Lifetime (album)|Once in a Lifetime]]'', and as a bonus track on a reissue of ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' and its re-release in 2024.

Sugar on My Tongue

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"'''Sugar on My Tongue'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], This song was written and performed where Talking Heads were only a trio and included in [[The 1975 CBS Demo Session|their first demo recordings]]
(1975).

The song did not appear on any of the band's original studio albums, though it was later included on their 1992 compilation album ''[[Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites]]'', on their 2003 box set ''[[Once in a Lifetime (album)|Once in a Lifetime]]'', and as a bonus track on a reissue of ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' and its re-release in 2024.

I Feel It in My Heart

2024-09-30T20:08:59Z

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"'''I Feel It in My Heart'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977). This song was written and performed where Talking Heads were only a trio and included in [[The 1975 CBS Demo Session|their first demo recordings]]

The song did not appear on any of the band's original studio albums, though it was later included on their 1992 compilation album [[Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites]], and as a bonus track on a reissue of Talking Heads: 77. live recording of the song is featured on their live album Live At WCOZ 1977 (2024).

I Wish You Wouldn't Say That

2024-09-30T20:05:04Z

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"'''Pulled Up'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

The song did not appear on any of the band's original studio albums, though it was later included on their 1992 compilation album [[Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites]], and as a bonus track on a reissue of Talking Heads: 77. live recording of the song is featured on their live album Live At WCOZ 1977 (2024).

Pulled Up

2024-09-30T19:59:57Z

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"'''Pulled Up'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

First Week/Last Week… Carefree

2024-09-30T19:59:38Z

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"'''First Week/Last Week… Carefree'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

First Week/Last Week… Carefree

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"'''Don't Worry About the Government'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

Don't Worry About the Government

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"'''Don't Worry About the Government'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

The Book I Read

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"'''The Book I Read'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

No Compassion

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"'''No Compassion'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

Who Is It?

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"'''Who Is It?'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

Happy Day

2024-09-30T17:44:17Z

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"'''Happy Day'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

Tentative Decisions

2024-09-30T17:43:56Z

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"'''Tentative Decisions'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

New Feeling

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"'''New Feeling'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town

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"'''Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town'''" is a song by American rock band [[Talking Heads]], released on their debut studio album ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'' (1977).

Arthur Russell

2024-09-30T17:14:22Z

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{{short description|American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Arthur Russell
| image =
| image_size = 180px
| caption =
| birth_name = Charles Arthur Russell Jr.
| alias = {{flatlist|
* Loose Joints
* Dinosaur
* Dinosaur L
* Indian Ocean
* Killer Whale
* Jigmé
* In The Corn Belt<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lawrence |first1=Tim |title=Hold onto your Dreams |publisher=Duke University Press}}</ref>
}}
| birth_date = May 21, 1951
| birth_place = Oskaloosa, Iowa, U.S.
| death_date = April 4, 1992 (aged 40)
New York City, U.S.
| death_place = New York City, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Avant-garde music|Avant-garde]]
* [[disco]]
* [[art pop]]
* minimal music|minimalist
* folk music|folk
* [[new wave music|new wave]]
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Composer
* producer<ref name="allmusic" />
* singer
}}
| instrument = {{flatlist|
* Cello
* keyboards
* guitar
* drums
* programming
}}
| years_active = 1973–1992
| label = {{flatlist|
* Sire Records|Sire
* West End Records|West End
* Les Disques du Crépuscule
* Rough Trade Records|Rough Trad
* Point Music|Point
* Orange Mountain
* Audika
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Talking Heads]]
* [[Philip Glass]]
* Allen Ginsberg
* Larry Levan
* Walter Gibbons
}}
| website = {{URL|https://audikarecords.bandcamp.com/}}
}}
'''Charles Arthur Russell Jr.''' (May 21, 1951 – April 4, 1992) was an American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician from [[Iowa]], whose work spanned a disparate range of styles. After studying [[contemporary classical music|contemporary composition]] and [[Indian classical music]] in California, Russell relocated to New York City in the mid-1970s, where he became involved with both [[Lower Manhattan]]'s [[avant-garde]] community and the city's burgeoning [[disco]] scene.

He collaborated with and played alongside early [[Talking Heads]] in the 1970's art-rock NYC music scene. David Byrne was a guest gutarrist on Dinosaur L's early single [[Kiss Me Again]].

Authur became friends with the band and was to be included as a guess musician on their [[Talking Heads: 77|debut album]], Playing his characteristic cello on an acoustic version of Psycho Killer that was later scrapped of the original release, the version was included with the remasted re-release of [[Talking Heads: 77]] in 2024.

His eclectic music was often marked by adventurous production choices and his distinctive voice.

===1973–1975: Early years in New York and The Kitchen===
In 1973, Russell moved to New York and enrolled in a formal degree program at the Manhattan School of Music, cross-registering in electronic music and linguistics classes at Columbia University. While studying at the conservatory, Russell repeatedly clashed with Pulitzer Prize-winning serialist composer and instructor Charles Wuorinen, who disparaged the composition "City Park" (a minimalist, non-narrative suite incorporating readings from the works of Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein) as "the most unattractive thing I've ever heard".

Embittered by his experience, Russell briefly considered transferring to Dartmouth College at the behest of experimental composer Christian Wolff, whom he had sought out and befriended upon arriving in the Northeast. But after a chance meeting at a Wolff concert in Manhattan, he became close with Rhys Chatham, who arranged for Russell to succeed him as music director of [[The Kitchen]], a downtown avant-garde performance space. As a result, he abandoned his studies and remained in New York. Russell and Chatham later briefly roomed together in a sixth-story walkup apartment at 437 East 12th Street in the East Village; Ginsberg (who maintained his primary residence in the building from 1975 to 1996 and helped Russell secure the apartment) supplied electricity to the impoverished composers through an extension cord. Russell resided in the apartment for the rest of his life. During his tenure at The Kitchen (from the autumn of 1974 to the summer of 1975), he greatly expanded the breadth and purview of the venue's offerings, crafting a program that "support[ed] other local and relatively low profile composers rather than... accentuat[ing] the work of composers who were beginning to acquire an international reputation." This approach elicited controversy when Russell booked Boston-based [[proto-punk]] band [[The Modern Lovers]] for an engagement at the venue, widely regarded as a leading bastion of minimalism. Russell's booking of Fluxus stalwart Henry Flynt's "punkabilly" ensemble Nova'billy, concluding his season as director, was likewise unsettling to the avant-garde establishment. According to biographer Tim Lawrence, "the decision to program the Modern Lovers and [[Talking Heads]] was Russell's way of demonstrating that minimalism could be found outside of compositional music, as well as his belief that pop music could be arty, energetic and fun at the same time."

From 1975 to 1979, Russell was a member of The Flying Hearts, recorded by John Hammond, which consisted of Russell (keyboards/vocals), ex-[[Modern Lovers]] member Ernie Brooks (bass/vocals), Larry Saltzman (guitar), and David Van Tieghem (drums, vocals); a later incarnation in the 1980s included Joyce Bowden (vocals) and Jesse Chamberlain (drums). This ensemble was frequently augmented in live and studio performances by the likes of Chatham, [[David Byrne]], Jon Gibson, Peter Gordon, [[Jerry Harrison]], Garrett List (who succeeded Russell as musical director of The Kitchen), Andy Paley, Lenny Pickett and Peter Zummo. During the same period, various permutations of this ensemble, together with Glenn Iamaro, Bill Ruyle and Jon Sholle, performed & recorded excerpts from ''Instrumentals'', a 48-hour-long orchestral work that constituted Russell's first major work in the idiom. Selections from the ''Instrumentals'' sessions were eventually collected on an eponymously titled album, released by Belgian label Disques du Crepuscule in 1984. The collaboration among Russell (once again as a keyboardist), Brooks, and Chamberlain extended into The Necessaries, a power pop quartet fronted by guitarist Ed Tomney. Their lone 1981 album on [[Sire Records]] (initially released as ''Big Sky'' before being tweaked and re-released as ''Event Horizon'') featured few songwriting contributions from Russell, who abruptly left the band at the approach to the Holland Tunnel before an important concert in Washington, D.C.

===1976–1980: Discovery of disco and early singles===
In 1976, Russell was in talks to join [[Talking Heads]], who were a trio at the time.<ref name=":0">Owen, Frank (October 22, 2014). https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/22/arthur-russell-comedy-is-the-highest-form-of-art-a-rare-interview-from-1987. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved November 27, 2022.</ref> He recorded an acoustic version of the song "[[Psycho Killer]]" with the band, playing cello.<ref>https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/talking-heads-facts/</ref> He would also collaborate on arrangements for early Talking Heads songs.<ref>https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-byrne-philip-glass-allen-ginsberg-on-arthur-russell/</ref> He stated that they became friends but he "ended up not joining the band. They were all from art school and were into looking severe and cool. I was never into that. I was from music school and I had long hair at the time."<ref name=":0" />

Arthur Russell

2024-09-30T17:13:39Z

Reimomo:

{{short description|American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Arthur Russell
| image =
| image_size = 180px
| caption =
| birth_name = Charles Arthur Russell Jr.
| alias = {{flatlist|
* Loose Joints
* Dinosaur
* Dinosaur L
* Indian Ocean
* Killer Whale
* Jigmé
* In The Corn Belt<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lawrence |first1=Tim |title=Hold onto your Dreams |publisher=Duke University Press}}</ref>
}}
| birth_date = May 21, 1951
| birth_place = Oskaloosa, Iowa, U.S.
| death_date = April 4, 1992 (aged 40)
New York City, U.S.
| death_place = New York City, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Avant-garde music|Avant-garde]]
* [[disco]]
* [[art pop]]
* minimal music|minimalist
* folk music|folk
* [[new wave music|new wave]]
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Composer
* producer<ref name="allmusic" />
* singer
}}
| instrument = {{flatlist|
* Cello
* keyboards
* guitar
* drums
* programming
}}
| years_active = 1973–1992
| label = {{flatlist|
* Sire Records|Sire
* West End Records|West End
* Les Disques du Crépuscule
* Rough Trade Records|Rough Trad
* Point Music|Point
* Orange Mountain
* Audika
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Talking Heads]]
* [[Philip Glass]]
* Allen Ginsberg
* Larry Levan
* Walter Gibbons
}}
| website = {{URL|https://audikarecords.bandcamp.com/}}
}}
'''Charles Arthur Russell Jr.''' (May 21, 1951 – April 4, 1992) was an American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician from [[Iowa]], whose work spanned a disparate range of styles. After studying [[contemporary classical music|contemporary composition]] and [[Indian classical music]] in California, Russell relocated to New York City in the mid-1970s, where he became involved with both [[Lower Manhattan]]'s [[avant-garde]] community and the city's burgeoning [[disco]] scene.

He collaborated with and played alongside early [[Talking Heads]] in the 1970's art-rock NYC music scene. David Byrne was a guest gutarrist on Dinosaur L's early single [[Kiss Me Again]].

Authur became friends with the band and was to be included as a guess musician on their [[Talking Heads: 77|debut album]], Playing his characteristic cello on an acoustic version of Psycho Killer that was later descarte of the original release, the version was included with the remasted re-release of [[Talking Heads: 77]] in 2024.

His eclectic music was often marked by adventurous production choices and his distinctive voice.

===1973–1975: Early years in New York and The Kitchen===
In 1973, Russell moved to New York and enrolled in a formal degree program at the Manhattan School of Music, cross-registering in electronic music and linguistics classes at Columbia University. While studying at the conservatory, Russell repeatedly clashed with Pulitzer Prize-winning serialist composer and instructor Charles Wuorinen, who disparaged the composition "City Park" (a minimalist, non-narrative suite incorporating readings from the works of Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein) as "the most unattractive thing I've ever heard".

Embittered by his experience, Russell briefly considered transferring to Dartmouth College at the behest of experimental composer Christian Wolff, whom he had sought out and befriended upon arriving in the Northeast. But after a chance meeting at a Wolff concert in Manhattan, he became close with Rhys Chatham, who arranged for Russell to succeed him as music director of [[The Kitchen]], a downtown avant-garde performance space. As a result, he abandoned his studies and remained in New York. Russell and Chatham later briefly roomed together in a sixth-story walkup apartment at 437 East 12th Street in the East Village; Ginsberg (who maintained his primary residence in the building from 1975 to 1996 and helped Russell secure the apartment) supplied electricity to the impoverished composers through an extension cord. Russell resided in the apartment for the rest of his life. During his tenure at The Kitchen (from the autumn of 1974 to the summer of 1975), he greatly expanded the breadth and purview of the venue's offerings, crafting a program that "support[ed] other local and relatively low profile composers rather than... accentuat[ing] the work of composers who were beginning to acquire an international reputation." This approach elicited controversy when Russell booked Boston-based [[proto-punk]] band [[The Modern Lovers]] for an engagement at the venue, widely regarded as a leading bastion of minimalism. Russell's booking of Fluxus stalwart Henry Flynt's "punkabilly" ensemble Nova'billy, concluding his season as director, was likewise unsettling to the avant-garde establishment. According to biographer Tim Lawrence, "the decision to program the Modern Lovers and [[Talking Heads]] was Russell's way of demonstrating that minimalism could be found outside of compositional music, as well as his belief that pop music could be arty, energetic and fun at the same time."

From 1975 to 1979, Russell was a member of The Flying Hearts, recorded by John Hammond, which consisted of Russell (keyboards/vocals), ex-[[Modern Lovers]] member Ernie Brooks (bass/vocals), Larry Saltzman (guitar), and David Van Tieghem (drums, vocals); a later incarnation in the 1980s included Joyce Bowden (vocals) and Jesse Chamberlain (drums). This ensemble was frequently augmented in live and studio performances by the likes of Chatham, [[David Byrne]], Jon Gibson, Peter Gordon, [[Jerry Harrison]], Garrett List (who succeeded Russell as musical director of The Kitchen), Andy Paley, Lenny Pickett and Peter Zummo. During the same period, various permutations of this ensemble, together with Glenn Iamaro, Bill Ruyle and Jon Sholle, performed & recorded excerpts from ''Instrumentals'', a 48-hour-long orchestral work that constituted Russell's first major work in the idiom. Selections from the ''Instrumentals'' sessions were eventually collected on an eponymously titled album, released by Belgian label Disques du Crepuscule in 1984. The collaboration among Russell (once again as a keyboardist), Brooks, and Chamberlain extended into The Necessaries, a power pop quartet fronted by guitarist Ed Tomney. Their lone 1981 album on [[Sire Records]] (initially released as ''Big Sky'' before being tweaked and re-released as ''Event Horizon'') featured few songwriting contributions from Russell, who abruptly left the band at the approach to the Holland Tunnel before an important concert in Washington, D.C.

===1976–1980: Discovery of disco and early singles===
In 1976, Russell was in talks to join [[Talking Heads]], who were a trio at the time.<ref name=":0">Owen, Frank (October 22, 2014). https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/22/arthur-russell-comedy-is-the-highest-form-of-art-a-rare-interview-from-1987. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved November 27, 2022.</ref> He recorded an acoustic version of the song "[[Psycho Killer]]" with the band, playing cello.<ref>https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/talking-heads-facts/</ref> He would also collaborate on arrangements for early Talking Heads songs.<ref>https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-byrne-philip-glass-allen-ginsberg-on-arthur-russell/</ref> He stated that they became friends but he "ended up not joining the band. They were all from art school and were into looking severe and cool. I was never into that. I was from music school and I had long hair at the time."<ref name=":0" />

Arthur Russell

2024-09-30T16:41:26Z

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{{short description|American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Arthur Russell
| image =
| image_size = 180px
| caption =
| birth_name = Charles Arthur Russell Jr.
| alias = {{flatlist|
* Loose Joints
* Dinosaur
* Dinosaur L
* Indian Ocean
* Killer Whale
* Jigmé
* In The Corn Belt<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lawrence |first1=Tim |title=Hold onto your Dreams |publisher=Duke University Press}}</ref>
}}
| birth_date = May 21, 1951
| birth_place = Oskaloosa, Iowa, U.S.
| death_date = April 4, 1992 (aged 40)
New York City, U.S.
| death_place = New York City, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Avant-garde music|Avant-garde]]
* [[disco]]
* [[art pop]]
* minimal music|minimalist
* folk music|folk
* [[new wave music|new wave]]
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Composer
* producer<ref name="allmusic" />
* singer
}}
| instrument = {{flatlist|
* Cello
* keyboards
* guitar
* drums
* programming
}}
| years_active = 1973–1992
| label = {{flatlist|
* Sire Records|Sire
* West End Records|West End
* Les Disques du Crépuscule
* Rough Trade Records|Rough Trad
* Point Music|Point
* Orange Mountain
* Audika
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Talking Heads]]
* [[Philip Glass]]
* Allen Ginsberg
* Larry Levan
* Walter Gibbons
}}
| website = {{URL|https://audikarecords.bandcamp.com/}}
}}
'''Charles Arthur Russell Jr.''' (May 21, 1951 – April 4, 1992) was an American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician from [[Iowa]], whose work spanned a disparate range of styles. After studying [[contemporary classical music|contemporary composition]] and [[Indian classical music]] in California, Russell relocated to New York City in the mid-1970s, where he became involved with both [[Lower Manhattan]]'s [[avant-garde]] community and the city's burgeoning [[disco]] scene. His eclectic music was often marked by adventurous production choices and his distinctive voice.

===1973–1975: Early years in New York and The Kitchen===
In 1973, Russell moved to New York and enrolled in a formal degree program at the Manhattan School of Music, cross-registering in electronic music and linguistics classes at Columbia University. While studying at the conservatory, Russell repeatedly clashed with Pulitzer Prize-winning serialist composer and instructor Charles Wuorinen, who disparaged the composition "City Park" (a minimalist, non-narrative suite incorporating readings from the works of Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein) as "the most unattractive thing I've ever heard".

Embittered by his experience, Russell briefly considered transferring to Dartmouth College at the behest of experimental composer Christian Wolff, whom he had sought out and befriended upon arriving in the Northeast. But after a chance meeting at a Wolff concert in Manhattan, he became close with Rhys Chatham, who arranged for Russell to succeed him as music director of [[The Kitchen]], a downtown avant-garde performance space. As a result, he abandoned his studies and remained in New York. Russell and Chatham later briefly roomed together in a sixth-story walkup apartment at 437 East 12th Street in the East Village; Ginsberg (who maintained his primary residence in the building from 1975 to 1996 and helped Russell secure the apartment) supplied electricity to the impoverished composers through an extension cord. Russell resided in the apartment for the rest of his life. During his tenure at The Kitchen (from the autumn of 1974 to the summer of 1975), he greatly expanded the breadth and purview of the venue's offerings, crafting a program that "support[ed] other local and relatively low profile composers rather than... accentuat[ing] the work of composers who were beginning to acquire an international reputation." This approach elicited controversy when Russell booked Boston-based [[proto-punk]] band [[The Modern Lovers]] for an engagement at the venue, widely regarded as a leading bastion of minimalism. Russell's booking of Fluxus stalwart Henry Flynt's "punkabilly" ensemble Nova'billy, concluding his season as director, was likewise unsettling to the avant-garde establishment. According to biographer Tim Lawrence, "the decision to program the Modern Lovers and [[Talking Heads]] was Russell's way of demonstrating that minimalism could be found outside of compositional music, as well as his belief that pop music could be arty, energetic and fun at the same time."

From 1975 to 1979, Russell was a member of The Flying Hearts, recorded by John Hammond, which consisted of Russell (keyboards/vocals), ex-[[Modern Lovers]] member Ernie Brooks (bass/vocals), Larry Saltzman (guitar), and David Van Tieghem (drums, vocals); a later incarnation in the 1980s included Joyce Bowden (vocals) and Jesse Chamberlain (drums). This ensemble was frequently augmented in live and studio performances by the likes of Chatham, [[David Byrne]], Jon Gibson, Peter Gordon, [[Jerry Harrison]], Garrett List (who succeeded Russell as musical director of The Kitchen), Andy Paley, Lenny Pickett and Peter Zummo. During the same period, various permutations of this ensemble, together with Glenn Iamaro, Bill Ruyle and Jon Sholle, performed & recorded excerpts from ''Instrumentals'', a 48-hour-long orchestral work that constituted Russell's first major work in the idiom. Selections from the ''Instrumentals'' sessions were eventually collected on an eponymously titled album, released by Belgian label Disques du Crepuscule in 1984. The collaboration among Russell (once again as a keyboardist), Brooks, and Chamberlain extended into The Necessaries, a power pop quartet fronted by guitarist Ed Tomney. Their lone 1981 album on [[Sire Records]] (initially released as ''Big Sky'' before being tweaked and re-released as ''Event Horizon'') featured few songwriting contributions from Russell, who abruptly left the band at the approach to the Holland Tunnel before an important concert in Washington, D.C.

===1976–1980: Discovery of disco and early singles===
In 1976, Russell was in talks to join [[Talking Heads]], who were a trio at the time.<ref name=":0">Owen, Frank (October 22, 2014). https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/22/arthur-russell-comedy-is-the-highest-form-of-art-a-rare-interview-from-1987. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved November 27, 2022.</ref> He recorded an acoustic version of the song "[[Psycho Killer]]" with the band, playing cello.<ref>https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/talking-heads-facts/</ref> He would also collaborate on arrangements for early Talking Heads songs.<ref>https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-byrne-philip-glass-allen-ginsberg-on-arthur-russell/</ref> He stated that they became friends but he "ended up not joining the band. They were all from art school and were into looking severe and cool. I was never into that. I was from music school and I had long hair at the time."<ref name=":0" />

Talking Heads: 77

2024-09-30T16:15:14Z

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{{Infobox album
| name = Talking Heads: 77
| type = studio
| artist = [[Talking Heads]]
| cover = Talkingheads77.jpg
| alt = A red cover with "TALKING HEADS: 77" written at the top in green
| released = {{start date|1977|9|16}}
| recorded = Late 1976 – April, June 1977
| studio = Sundragon, New York City
| genre = {{hlist|[[New wave music|New wave]]|[[art rock]]|[[art punk]]}}
| length = {{duration|m=38|s=37}}
| label = [[Sire Records|Sire]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[Tony Bongiovi]]|Lance Quinn|[[Talking Heads]]}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[More Songs About Buildings and Food]]
| next_year = 1978
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Talking Heads 77
| type = studio
| single1 = Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
| single1date = September 1977
| single2 = [[Psycho Killer]]
| single2date = December 1977
| single3 = Pulled Up
| single3date = March 1978
}}
}}
'''''Talking Heads: 77''''' is the debut studio album by [[Talking Heads]]. It was recorded in April 1977 at New York's Sundragon Studios and released on September 16 of that year by [[Sire Records]]. The single [[Psycho Killer|''Psycho Killer'']] reached number 92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and later became remembered as one of the band's most famous songs and one of the most popular 70s rock songs

==Labels and demos==
From the group's earliest days as a trio in 1975, [[Talking Heads]] were approached by several record labels for a potential album deal. The first person to approach the band was Mark Spector for Columbia Records, who saw Talking Heads perform at [[CBGB]] and invited them to record a demo album. Next would come Mathew Kaufman for Beserkley Records. Kaufman brought the trio to K&K Studios in Great Neck, Long Island, to record a three-song, 16-track demo tape containing "Artists Only", "Psycho Killer" and "First Week, Last Week". Kaufman was pleased with the results, but the band felt that they would need to improve drastically before re-entering a recording studio. The group also sent the Columbia demo to Arista Records, but when drummer [[Chris Frantz]] called Bob Feilden about it a few weeks later, he claimed the tape was lost.

In November 1975, Seymour Stein, cofounder of [[Sire Records]], had heard Talking Heads open for the [[Ramones]]. He liked the song "[[Love → Building on Fire]]", and the next day, offered a record deal, but the group was still unsure about their studio abilities, and wanted a second guitarist as well as a keyboard player to help improve their sound. They agreed to let him know when they felt more confident.

A month later, [[Lou Reed]], who had seen a few Talking Heads shows at CBGB, invited the trio to his New York apartment, where he began to critique the group's act, telling them to slow down "Tentative Decisions", which had originally been fast and bass-heavy. Reed also suggested to David Byrne that he never wear short sleeves on stage, in order to hide his hairy arms. Over breakfast at a local restaurant, Reed expressed a desire to produce the group's first album and wanted to introduce them to his manager, Jonny Podell. That same day Podell called the trio to meet at his office, where he immediately offered them a recording contract.

To assist with the contracting, the group sought out assistance from lawyer Peter Parcher, a friend of Frantz's father. The next day, the trio visited Parcher's office, where Parcher asked his partner Alan Shulman to look over the contract. Shulman told the group not to sign the deal, or else Reed and Podell would own full rights to the album and collect all profit. Talking Heads declined the deal, but maintained a respectful relationship with Reed.

Around August 1976, Chris Frantz was given the number of [[Jerry Harrison]] by former [[The Modern Lovers]] bass player Ernie Brooks. Brooks assured Frantz that Harrison was not only a great keyboard player, but was a great guitarist too, two things the band were seeking out. When Frantz called Harrison, he was still feeling burnt out from the demise of the original Modern Lovers and had just enrolled at a Harvard Graduate School, and was unsure about joining a new band. But after discovering that several labels were interested in signing the group, he agreed to hear them play live. Frantz booked a concert local to Harrison in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When the group began to perform, they found Harrison nowhere in sight, but eventually saw him mid-set, seriously observing the band, and appearing displeased. After the show, Frantz asked Harrison what he had thought. Harrison did not answer until the next day, saying he was not impressed by the show, but was intrigued. He said he would like to jam in New York but stipulated that he would not officially join until they had secured a recording deal.

During late September the group began to consider Sire Records again, and asked advice from Danny Fields, the Ramones' manager. Fields praised Sire despite them having the normal flaws of a record label. On November 1 the trio met with Seymour Stein again at Shulman's office, and signed a recording deal with Sire, with an advance allowing the trio to make music their full-time career.

==Release history==
The album was released by [[Sire Records]] in the UK and US and Philips Records throughout continental Europe.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = [[David Byrne]] except "Psycho Killer", which he co-wrote with [[Chris Frantz]] and [[Tina Weymouth]]
| title1 = [[Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town]]
| length1 = 2:48
| title2 = [[New Feeling]]
| length2 = 3:09
| title3 = [[Tentative Decisions]]
| length3 = 3:04
| title4 = [[Happy Day]]
| length4 = 3:55
| title5 = [[Who Is It?]]
| length5 = 1:41
| title6 = [[No Compassion]]
| length6 = 4:47
| total_length = 19:24
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title1 = [[The Book I Read]]
| length1 = 4:06
| title2 = [[Don't Worry About the Government]]
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = [[First Week/Last Week… Carefree]]
| length3 = 3:19
| title4 = [[Psycho Killer]]
| length4 = 4:19
| title5 = [[Pulled Up]]
| length5 = 4:29
| total_length = 19:13
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2005 CD bonus tracks
| title12 = [[Love → Building on Fire]]
| length12 = 3:00
| title13 = [[I Wish You Wouldn't Say That]]
| length13 = 2:39
| title14 = [[Psycho Killer]]
| note14 = Acoustic version
| length14 = 4:20
| title15 = [[I Feel It in My Heart]]
| length15 = 3:15
| title16 = [[Sugar on My Tongue]]
| length16 = 2:36
}}

==Personnel==
Adapted from the album's liner notes.

'''Talking Heads'''
*[[David Byrne]] – guitar, lead vocals, production
*[[Chris Frantz]] – drums, steel pan, production
*[[Jerry Harrison]] – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production
*[[Tina Weymouth]] (credited as Martina Weymouth) – bass guitar, production

'''Additional musicians'''
*[[Arthur Russell]] – cello on "Psycho Killer" (Acoustic Version)

'''Production'''
*[[Tony Bongiovi]] – producer
*Joe Gastwirt – mastering
*Lance Quinn – producer
*[[Mick Rock]] – photography
*[[Ed Stasium]] – engineer

Talking Heads: 77

2024-09-30T16:13:35Z

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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2012}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Talking Heads: 77
| type = studio
| artist = [[Talking Heads]]
| cover = Talkingheads77.jpg
| alt = A red cover with "TALKING HEADS: 77" written at the top in green
| released = {{start date|1977|9|16}}
| recorded = Late 1976 – April, June 1977
| studio = Sundragon, New York City
| genre = {{hlist|[[New wave music|New wave]]|[[art rock]]|[[art punk]]}}
| length = {{duration|m=38|s=37}}
| label = [[Sire Records|Sire]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[Tony Bongiovi]]|Lance Quinn|[[Talking Heads]]}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[More Songs About Buildings and Food]]
| next_year = 1978
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Talking Heads 77
| type = studio
| single1 = Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
| single1date = September 1977
| single2 = [[Psycho Killer]]
| single2date = December 1977
| single3 = Pulled Up
| single3date = March 1978
}}
}}
'''''Talking Heads: 77''''' is the debut studio album by [[Talking Heads]]. It was recorded in April 1977 at New York's Sundragon Studios and released on September 16 of that year by [[Sire Records]]. The single [[Psycho Killer|''Psycho Killer'']] reached number 92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and later became remembered as one of the band's most famous songs and one of the most popular 70s rock songs

==Labels and demos==
From the group's earliest days as a trio in 1975, [[Talking Heads]] were approached by several record labels for a potential album deal. The first person to approach the band was Mark Spector for Columbia Records, who saw Talking Heads perform at [[CBGB]] and invited them to record a demo album. Next would come Mathew Kaufman for Beserkley Records. Kaufman brought the trio to K&K Studios in Great Neck, Long Island, to record a three-song, 16-track demo tape containing "Artists Only", "Psycho Killer" and "First Week, Last Week". Kaufman was pleased with the results, but the band felt that they would need to improve drastically before re-entering a recording studio. The group also sent the Columbia demo to Arista Records, but when drummer [[Chris Frantz]] called Bob Feilden about it a few weeks later, he claimed the tape was lost.

In November 1975, Seymour Stein, cofounder of [[Sire Records]], had heard Talking Heads open for the [[Ramones]]. He liked the song "[[Love → Building on Fire]]", and the next day, offered a record deal, but the group was still unsure about their studio abilities, and wanted a second guitarist as well as a keyboard player to help improve their sound. They agreed to let him know when they felt more confident.

A month later, [[Lou Reed]], who had seen a few Talking Heads shows at CBGB, invited the trio to his New York apartment, where he began to critique the group's act, telling them to slow down "Tentative Decisions", which had originally been fast and bass-heavy. Reed also suggested to David Byrne that he never wear short sleeves on stage, in order to hide his hairy arms. Over breakfast at a local restaurant, Reed expressed a desire to produce the group's first album and wanted to introduce them to his manager, Jonny Podell. That same day Podell called the trio to meet at his office, where he immediately offered them a recording contract.

To assist with the contracting, the group sought out assistance from lawyer Peter Parcher, a friend of Frantz's father. The next day, the trio visited Parcher's office, where Parcher asked his partner Alan Shulman to look over the contract. Shulman told the group not to sign the deal, or else Reed and Podell would own full rights to the album and collect all profit. Talking Heads declined the deal, but maintained a respectful relationship with Reed.

Around August 1976, Chris Frantz was given the number of [[Jerry Harrison]] by former [[The Modern Lovers]] bass player Ernie Brooks. Brooks assured Frantz that Harrison was not only a great keyboard player, but was a great guitarist too, two things the band were seeking out. When Frantz called Harrison, he was still feeling burnt out from the demise of the original Modern Lovers and had just enrolled at a Harvard Graduate School, and was unsure about joining a new band. But after discovering that several labels were interested in signing the group, he agreed to hear them play live. Frantz booked a concert local to Harrison in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When the group began to perform, they found Harrison nowhere in sight, but eventually saw him mid-set, seriously observing the band, and appearing displeased. After the show, Frantz asked Harrison what he had thought. Harrison did not answer until the next day, saying he was not impressed by the show, but was intrigued. He said he would like to jam in New York but stipulated that he would not officially join until they had secured a recording deal.

During late September the group began to consider Sire Records again, and asked advice from Danny Fields, the Ramones' manager. Fields praised Sire despite them having the normal flaws of a record label. On November 1 the trio met with Seymour Stein again at Shulman's office, and signed a recording deal with Sire, with an advance allowing the trio to make music their full-time career.

==Release history==
The album was released by [[Sire Records]] in the UK and US and Philips Records throughout continental Europe.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = [[David Byrne]] except "Psycho Killer", which he co-wrote with [[Chris Frantz]] and [[Tina Weymouth]]
| title1 = Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
| length1 = 2:48
| title2 = New Feeling
| length2 = 3:09
| title3 = Tentative Decisions
| length3 = 3:04
| title4 = Happy Day
| length4 = 3:55
| title5 = Who Is It?
| length5 = 1:41
| title6 = No Compassion
| length6 = 4:47
| total_length = 19:24
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title1 = [[The Book I Read]]
| length1 = 4:06
| title2 = [[Don't Worry About the Government]]
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = [[First Week/Last Week… Carefree]]
| length3 = 3:19
| title4 = [[Psycho Killer]]
| length4 = 4:19
| title5 = [[Pulled Up]]
| length5 = 4:29
| total_length = 19:13
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2005 CD bonus tracks
| title12 = [[Love → Building on Fire]]
| length12 = 3:00
| title13 = I Wish You Wouldn't Say That
| length13 = 2:39
| title14 = Psycho Killer
| note14 = Acoustic version
| length14 = 4:20
| title15 = I Feel It in My Heart
| length15 = 3:15
| title16 = Sugar on My Tongue
| length16 = 2:36
}}

==Personnel==
Adapted from the album's liner notes.

'''Talking Heads'''
*[[David Byrne]] – guitar, lead vocals, production
*[[Chris Frantz]] – drums, steel pan, production
*[[Jerry Harrison]] – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production
*[[Tina Weymouth]] (credited as Martina Weymouth) – bass guitar, production

'''Additional musicians'''
*[[Arthur Russell]] – cello on "Psycho Killer" (Acoustic Version)

'''Production'''
*[[Tony Bongiovi]] – producer
*Joe Gastwirt – mastering
*Lance Quinn – producer
*[[Mick Rock]] – photography
*[[Ed Stasium]] – engineer

Big Business

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'''''Big Buisness''''' is an Song by Scottish-American musician [[David Byrne]], taken off his album [[The Catherine Wheel]], released in 1981 by [[Sire Records]]. It contains Byrne's musical score for choreographer [[Twyla Tharp]]'s dance project of the same name. ''The Catherine Wheel'' premiered September 22, 1981, at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] in [[New York City]].

Luaka Bop

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{{infobox record label
| name = Luaka Bop
| image = Luaka Bop logo.svg
| founded = {{start date|1988}}
| founder = [[David Byrne]]
| distributor = {{ubl|
* [[Warner Bros. Records]] (1988–2000)
* Narada Productions/Virgin Records/EMI (2000–2005)
* V2 Records/BMG Records (2005–2006)
* The Orchard/!K7 (2006–present)
* Self (2006–present)
}}
| country = United States
| location = New York City
| website = {{URL|https://www.luakabop.com/}}
}}
'''Luaka Bop''' is a [[New York City|New York]]–based record label founded by musician [[David Byrne]], former lead singer and guitarist for the [[art rock]]–[[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Talking Heads]].<ref>https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/04/luaka-bop-guide</ref> What began with Byrne making cassettes of his favorite Tropicália tracks for his friends became a full-fledged record label in 1988 after Byrne received a solo artist deal from [[Warner Records|Warner Bros]].

Since then, Luaka Bop has developed into a label known for bringing eclectic music to new audiences. Though initially affiliated with Warner Bros, Luaka Bop has been wholly independent since 2006. Often categorized as a “world music” label, Luaka Bop considers its own music to be mostly contemporary pop.<ref>https://luakabop.com/history/</ref>

Luaka Bop has released full-length albums, EPs, and singles from artists such as Alice Coltrane, [[William Onyeabor]], and Floating Points, as well as compilations covering a wide range of musical movements and styles. The label’s maiden release eventually became the seven-album '''''Brazil Classics''''' series, which surveys genres from [[samba]] to Tropicália, as well as individual artists. This was the first of a number of region- or genre-specific compilation series released by Luaka Bop.

== Name and logo ==

Byrne took the phrase "Luaka Bop" from the inner packaging of a specialty tea which is sold in England. Luaka is the name of a tea importer. Their "Broken Orange Pekoe" is packaged in a silver foil block; when the sleeve is removed, it reveals a white label that reads "Luaka BOP". Byrne found the phrase to be “strange, but musical”, a combination he liked.<ref>https://luakabop.com/history/</ref>

The Luaka Bop logo design was conceived by David Byrne and illustrated by Tibor Kalman. According to Byrne:<blockquote>The logo, whose use is granted through an agreement that is subject to certain conditions, is a rather obscure Masonic symbol linked at various times to the Trinity of the Illuminati and to the Egyptian Knights of Templar. … The eye of the Luaka Bop logo is the eye of Vilaç Trismegistes, the Balkan alchemist who gave his eyes to his work, and who was the first to uncover the secrets of the Egyptian Knights.</blockquote>

== Musical philosophy ==
While often described as a “world music” label, Luaka Bop has no explicit musical focus. Asked about the original concept for the label, Byrne says “the initial concept was no concept”, going on to say “I’ve never had an artistic plan with this label—there are no guidelines as far as what we’re going to do or what kind of music it might be”.

In fact, the label has often tried to avoid the “world music” moniker and the changed perceptions that come with it. On Luaka Bop’s website, Byrne details this tension through the example of [[Zap Mama]], who debuted on Luaka Bop as part of the '''''Adventures in Afropea''''' series:<blockquote>We think of the music we work with as contemporary pop music, and we try to present it as such. While something like Zap Mama’s first record could be, and sometimes was, perceived as an ‘ethnic’ record, we did our damnedest to alter that perception. The CD covers go a long way, in my opinion, to creating this attitude. We don’t do covers that look like folkloric records or like academic records of obscure material of interest only to musicologists and a few weird fringe types… we work with the designers to come up with a graphic statement that says ‘this music is as relevant to your life and is as contemporary as Prodigy, Fiona Apple, or Cornershop.’ … So gradually, although Zap Mama might have initially been thought of as an ‘ethnic-folkloric’ ensemble, they are now thought of just as a cool group.</blockquote>

== Connections ==

=== David Byrne albums released on Luaka Bop ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Title
!Album details
|-
![[Rei Momo]]
|
*Released: October 3, 1989
*Label: Luaka Bop, Sire
|-
! scope="row" | [[Uh-Oh]]
|
*Released: March 3, 1992
*Label: Luaka Bop, [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[David Byrne (album)|David Byrne]]
|
*Released: May 24, 1994
*Label: Luaka Bop, Warner Bros.
|-
! scope="row" | [[Feelings]]
|
*Released: June 17, 1997
*Label: Luaka Bop, Warner Bros.
|-
! scope="row" | [[Look into the Eyeball]]
|
*Released: May 8, 2001
*Label: [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Selected Luaka Bop discography
David Byrne executive producer unless noted
!Year
!Artist
!Album
!Aditional Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
| rowspan="3" |Various Artist
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|''Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical''
|}
|
|-
|''Brazil Classics 2: O Samba''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1991
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|''Brazil Classics 3: Forro etc.: Music of the Brazilian Northeast''
|}
|
|-
|Silvio Rodriguez
|''Cuba Classics 1: The Best of Silvio Rodríguez''
|
|}

Like Humans Do

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{{short description|Single by David Byrne}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Like Humans Do
| cover = David Byrne - Like Humans Do.jpg
| alt = A pixelated picture of David Byrne's face with him screaming
| type = single
| artist = [[David Byrne]]
| album = [[Look into the Eyeball]]
| A-side = Like Humans Do
| B-side = {{ubl|"All Over Me"|"Princess"}}
| released = {{Start date|2001|09|18}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[folk rock]]|[[art rock]]}}
| length = 3:32
| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[Luaka Bop]]
| writer = David Byrne
| producer = [[Michael Mangini]]
| prev_title = Miss America
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[U.B. Jesus]]
| next_year = 2001
}}
'''"Like Humans Do"''' is the fourth track from [[David Byrne]]'s ''[[Look into the Eyeball]]'' and was also released as a single in 2001. Most notably, the [[radio edit]] version of the song (which omits the line referring to [[cannabis]]) was selected by [[Microsoft]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2001/08/01/david-byrne-to-provide-promotional-music-for-windows-xp/ |title=David Byrne to Provide Promotional Music for Windows XP |date=August 1, 2001 |website=Microsoft |access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref> as the sample music for [[Windows XP]] to demonstrate the new [[Windows Media Player]],<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2001/08/21/0821byrne.html You May Find Yourself On Windows XP - Forbes.com]</ref> though it was only included in early releases of the operating system. It was also included as a sample track on the [[Rio Karma]] media player.

The song was also featured on Byrne's 2007 [[live album]] ''[[Live from Austin, TX (David Byrne album)|Live from Austin, Texas]]'' and 2004's ''[[David Byrne Live at Union Chapel|Live at Union Chapel]]''. In the latter film, he explains that the song is about trying to love human beings despite their failings, by taking a "Martian's perspective" on humanity and trying to accept them for what they are.

==Track listing==
#"Like Humans Do" (Radio Edit)
#"All Over Me"
#"Princess"

;Notes
*The [[B-sides]] were later appended to a re-release of ''Look into the Eyeball''.

==Personnel==
The song was written by David Byrne and arranged by [[Thom Bell]], with string and horn contracting by Sandra Park.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.davidbyrne.com/music/cds/eyeball/eyeball_credits.php |title=Look into the Eyeball — production credits |publisher=[[David Byrne]] |year=2001 |accessdate=2008-08-19}}</ref>
*[[David Byrne]] – [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]]
*Nick Cords – [[viola]]
*Bruno Eicher – [[violin]]
*Paul Frazier – [[bass guitar]]
*Dawn Hannay – viola
*Vivek Kamath – viola
*Lisa Kim – violin
*Eileen Moon – [[cello]]
*Suzanne Ornstein – violin
*Sandra Park – violin
*Dan Reed – violin
*Robert Rinehart – viola
*Laura Seaton – violin
*Fiona Simon – violin
*Alan Stepanksy – cello
*Sharon Yamada – violin
*Herb Besson – [[trombone]]
*Bob Carlisle – [[French horn]]
*[[Michael Davis (trombonist)|Michael Davis]] – trombone
*Jim Hayes – [[trumpet]]
*Rodd Kadleck – trumpet
*Stewart Rose – French horn
*Karen Griffin – [[piccolo]]
*Roger Rosenberg – [[baritone saxophone]]
*[[Shawn Pelton]] – [[drums]]
*[[Mauro Refosco]] – [[percussion]]

==Release history==

{|class="wikitable"
! Region
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalog
|-
|United States
|September 18, 2001
|[[EMI Records]]
|[[Compact Disc]]
|897529
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.davidbyrne.com/music/cds/eyeball/index.php ''Look into the Eyeball'' on DavidByrne.com]
*{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r553188|label=Like Humans Do}}

Look into the Eyeball

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{{Infobox album
| name = Look into the Eyeball
| type = Studio
| artist = [[David Byrne]]
| cover =
[[File:Look Into the Eyeball.jpg|thumb|alt=By The cover art can be obtained from Virgin., Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14346819]]
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2001|5|8}}
| recorded = The Cutting Room Studio and Sound on Sound Studio, [[New York City]]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Art rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[folk rock]], [[worldbeat]]
| length = 38:46
| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| producer = [[Michael Mangini]]
| prev_title = [[In Spite of Wishing and Wanting]]
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [[Lead Us Not into Temptation]]
| next_year = 2003
}}'''''Look into the Eyeball''''' is the sixth studio album by musician [[David Byrne]], released on May 8, 2001. The single "[[Like Humans Do]]" was supplied with the [[Windows XP]] operating system to showcase Microsoft's Windows Media Player.

"{{lang|es|Desconocido Soy}}" is a Spanish language song, performed with Nrü (a.k.a. Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega) from [[Café Tacuba]]. The title means "I Am Unknown" in English.

As of August 2001 the album has sold 63,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.

== Recording ==
This record started to take shape in the summer of 1999, after my Byrne's Knitting Factory dates with the [[Balanesçu Quartet]], and the TV appearance they did together on the PBS show "Sessions At West 54th" in 1998. While Byrne was in Spain, he began to start writing and giving shape to the songs<ref name=":0">https://davidbyrne.com/explore/look-into-the-eyeball/about</ref> "I got a lot of musical ideas recorded. I played grooves, made loops and faked string parts with a sampler and sang gibberish lyrics to outline some melodies."

Some musical inspirations for this album include "Stevie Wonder, Bjork, Isaac Hayes, [[Caetano Veloso]], Tricky, Lambchop, Serge Gainsbourg and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs."<ref name=":0" />

The song "The Revolution" deals with "[...] a real revolution [that] is won by seduction, by winning over not just the mind, but the body and the senses as well. And that the sadness of some of these melodies are countered by the vigor and persistence of the groove."<ref name=":0" />

The song "Desconocido Soy" is the first song Byrne writes fully in Spanish, Spanish Musician Javier Liñan help with the translation, and the decided to Have Ruben Albarrán from [[Cafe Tacvba]] (going by Nrü at the time) to record backing vocals.

The songs "Neighborhood" and "[[Like Humans Do]]" have elaborate horn and strings sections done by Thom Bell, composer for The Stylistics, the O'Jays, whiich Bynre is a huge fan off.

== Cover Art ==
[[File:DavidByrne2.jpg|alt=Image taken from https://www.doylepartners.com/#/luakabop/|thumb|243x243px|Example of the lenticular effect the slotted outer sleeve creates, which gives the illusion of Byrne's eyes blinking]]
The cover art for this album was going to be very different, according to Byrne:<blockquote>I still didn't have a title at this point. But I did have an idea for a cover. I had seen Martin Parr's hilarious little book of photos of himself taken by all sorts of portrait photographers all over the world. I was also reminded of an idea Geggy Tah once mentioned about wanting their publicity photos done at Sears. So I thought I would have a go at it, but with a twist. Kara Finlay and I went to a photo studio in a mall in Jersey City, which was loads of fun. But after looking at the results, I could see that one of my ideas--to dress up as different people, sort of in disguise, sort of extreme versions of myself--was not appropriate. The record, I believe, is fairly sincere, not ironic, and any tricky--jokey images like those would give the wrong impression. This idea was abandoned for a cover.</blockquote>The title of the album Look Into The Eyeball to Byrne "reflects both the record's preoccupation with human relations, and it's slightly off-kilter view of the same."<ref name=":0" />

The album concept and art was realized by Doyle Partners, it was nominated for Best Packaging Design in the 44th annual Grammy Awards in 2002<ref>https://www.doylepartners.com/#/luakabop/</ref>

==Track listing==
All songs written and arranged by [[David Byrne]]
{{tracklist
|title1 = U.B. Jesus
|length1 = 3:49
|title2 = The Revolution
|length2 = 2:15
|title3 = The Great Intoxication
|length3 = 2:36
|title4 = [[Like Humans Do]]
|length4 = 3:32
|title5 = Broken Things
|length5 = 4:29
|title6 = The Accident
|length6 = 2:34
|title7 = {{lang|es|Desconocido Soy}}
|length7 = 2:38
|title8 = Neighborhood
|length8 = 4:32
|title9 = Smile
|length9 = 3:33
|title10 = The Moment of Conception
|length10 = 2:55
|title11 = Walk on Water
|length11 = 3:26
|title12 = Everyone's in Love with You
|length12 = 2:27
}}
{{tracklist
|headline = Special edition bonus tracks
|title13 = All Over Me
|length13 = 5:18
|title14 = Princess
|length14 = 3:56
}}

==Personnel==
*[[David Byrne]] – vocals and guitar, keyboards on "Walk on the Water", Mellotron on "Everyone's in Love with You", and timpani on "The Accident"

;Additional musicians
*Thom Bell – Rhodes on "Neighborhood"
*Herb Besson – trombone
*Virgil Blackwell – clarinet on "Smile"
*Kysia Bostic – back-up vocals
*Paulo Braga – percussion on "The Great Intoxication"
*Vinicius Cantuária – percussion on "The Great Intoxication"
*Bob Carlisle – French horn
*Tara Chambers – cello
*Vivian Cherry – back-up vocals
*Greg Cohen – upright bass
*Imani Coppola – back-up vocals on "Everyone's in Love with You"
*Nick Cords – viola
*Michael Davis – trombone
*Larry Etkin – flugelhorn and trumpet on "Broken Things"
*Bruno Eicher – violin
*Arlen Fast – bassoon on "The Accident""
*Paul Frazier – bass guitar
*Robert Funk – trombone on "Broken Things"
*Karen Griffin – piccolo
*Dawn Hannay – viola
*Jim Hayes – trumpet on "Like Humans Do"
*Birch Johnson – trombone on "Broken Things"
*Bradley Jones – bass on "The Revolution", baby bass on "Everyone's in Love with You"
*Rodd Kadleck – trumpet
*Vivek Kamath – viola
*Lisa Kim – violin
*Judy Leclair – bassoon on "The Accident""
*Ken Lewis – bass and keyboards
*Eileen Moon – cello
*Kristina Mosso – violin
*Maxim Moston – violin
*[[Café Tacuba|Nrü (a.k.a. Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega)]] – vocals on "Desconocido Soy"
*Suzanne Ornstein – violin
*Sandra Park – violin
*Rajnhidur Pejursdottir – violin
*Shawn Pelton – drum kit and percussion
*Susan Pray – viola
*Dan Reed – violin
*[[Mauro Refosco]] – percussion
*Robert Rinehart – viola
*Stewart Rose – French horn
*Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
*Marlon Saunders – back-up vocals
*Laura Seaton – violin
*Sarah Seiver – cello
*Fiona Simon – violin
*Alan Stepansky – cello
*John Vercesi – Rhodes on "The Revolution"
*Shelley Woodworth – English horn on "The Great Intoxication"
*Sharon Yamada – violin

;Production
*David Byrne – photography
*Greg Calbi – mastering
*Danny Clinch – photography
*Stephen Doyle – photography
*Ken Lewis – engineering, mixing (tracks 2 to 12)
*Michael Mangini – producer
*Doyle Partners – artwork

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable"
! Region
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalog
|-
|Worldwide
|2001-05-08
|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|CD
|50924
|}

File:Look Into the Eyeball.jpg

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Look into The Eyeball album art

File:DavidByrne2.jpg

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Example of the lenticular effect the outer sleeve creates

Luaka Bop

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{{infobox record label
| name = Luaka Bop
| image = Luaka Bop logo.svg
| founded = {{start date|1988}}
| founder = [[David Byrne]]
| distributor = {{ubl|
* [[Warner Bros. Records]] (1988–2000)
* Narada Productions/Virgin Records/EMI (2000–2005)
* V2 Records/BMG Records (2005–2006)
* The Orchard/!K7 (2006–present)
* Self (2006–present)
}}
| country = United States
| location = New York City
| website = {{URL|https://www.luakabop.com/}}
}}
'''Luaka Bop''' is a [[New York City|New York]]–based record label founded by musician [[David Byrne]], former lead singer and guitarist for the [[art rock]]–[[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Talking Heads]].<ref>https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/04/luaka-bop-guide</ref> What began with Byrne making cassettes of his favorite Tropicália tracks for his friends became a full-fledged record label in 1988 after Byrne received a solo artist deal from [[Warner Records|Warner Bros]].

Since then, Luaka Bop has developed into a label known for bringing eclectic music to new audiences. Though initially affiliated with Warner Bros, Luaka Bop has been wholly independent since 2006. Often categorized as a “world music” label, Luaka Bop considers its own music to be mostly contemporary pop.<ref>https://luakabop.com/history/</ref>

Luaka Bop has released full-length albums, EPs, and singles from artists such as Alice Coltrane, [[William Onyeabor]], and Floating Points, as well as compilations covering a wide range of musical movements and styles. The label’s maiden release eventually became the seven-album '''''Brazil Classics''''' series, which surveys genres from [[samba]] to Tropicália, as well as individual artists. This was the first of a number of region- or genre-specific compilation series released by Luaka Bop.

== Name and logo ==

Byrne took the phrase "Luaka Bop" from the inner packaging of a specialty tea which is sold in England. Luaka is the name of a tea importer. Their "Broken Orange Pekoe" is packaged in a silver foil block; when the sleeve is removed, it reveals a white label that reads "Luaka BOP". Byrne found the phrase to be “strange, but musical”, a combination he liked.<ref>https://luakabop.com/history/</ref>

The Luaka Bop logo design was conceived by David Byrne and illustrated by Tibor Kalman. According to Byrne:<blockquote>The logo, whose use is granted through an agreement that is subject to certain conditions, is a rather obscure Masonic symbol linked at various times to the Trinity of the Illuminati and to the Egyptian Knights of Templar. … The eye of the Luaka Bop logo is the eye of Vilaç Trismegistes, the Balkan alchemist who gave his eyes to his work, and who was the first to uncover the secrets of the Egyptian Knights.</blockquote>

== Musical philosophy ==
While often described as a “world music” label, Luaka Bop has no explicit musical focus. Asked about the original concept for the label, Byrne says “the initial concept was no concept”, going on to say “I’ve never had an artistic plan with this label—there are no guidelines as far as what we’re going to do or what kind of music it might be”.

In fact, the label has often tried to avoid the “world music” moniker and the changed perceptions that come with it. On Luaka Bop’s website, Byrne details this tension through the example of [[Zap Mama]], who debuted on Luaka Bop as part of the '''''Adventures in Afropea''''' series:<blockquote>We think of the music we work with as contemporary pop music, and we try to present it as such. While something like Zap Mama’s first record could be, and sometimes was, perceived as an ‘ethnic’ record, we did our damnedest to alter that perception. The CD covers go a long way, in my opinion, to creating this attitude. We don’t do covers that look like folkloric records or like academic records of obscure material of interest only to musicologists and a few weird fringe types… we work with the designers to come up with a graphic statement that says ‘this music is as relevant to your life and is as contemporary as Prodigy, Fiona Apple, or Cornershop.’ … So gradually, although Zap Mama might have initially been thought of as an ‘ethnic-folkloric’ ensemble, they are now thought of just as a cool group.</blockquote>

== Connections ==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Title
!Album details
|-
![[Rei Momo]]
|
*Released: October 3, 1989
*Label: Luaka Bop, Sire
|-
! scope="row" | [[Uh-Oh]]
|
*Released: March 3, 1992
*Label: Luaka Bop, [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[David Byrne (album)|David Byrne]]
|
*Released: May 24, 1994
*Label: Luaka Bop, Warner Bros.
|-
! scope="row" | [[Feelings]]
|
*Released: June 17, 1997
*Label: Luaka Bop, Warner Bros.
|-
! scope="row" | [[Look into the Eyeball]]
|
*Released: May 8, 2001
*Label: [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Artist
!Album
!Aditional Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
| rowspan="3" |Various Artist
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|''Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical''
|}
|
|-
|''Brazil Classics 2: O Samba''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1991
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|''Brazil Classics 3: Forro etc.: Music of the Brazilian Northeast''
|}
|
|-
|Silvio Rodriguez
|''Cuba Classics 1: The Best of Silvio Rodríguez''
|
|}

Luaka Bop

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{{infobox record label
| name = Luaka Bop
| image = Luaka Bop logo.svg
| founded = {{start date|1988}}
| founder = [[David Byrne]]
| distributor = {{ubl|
* [[Warner Bros. Records]] (1988–2000)
* Narada Productions/Virgin Records/EMI (2000–2005)
* V2 Records/BMG Records (2005–2006)
* The Orchard/!K7 (2006–present)
* Self (2006–present)
}}
| country = United States
| location = New York City
| website = {{URL|https://www.luakabop.com/}}
}}
'''Luaka Bop''' is a [[New York City|New York]]–based record label founded by musician [[David Byrne]], former lead singer and guitarist for the [[art rock]]–[[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Talking Heads]].<ref>https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/04/luaka-bop-guide</ref> What began with Byrne making cassettes of his favorite Tropicália tracks for his friends became a full-fledged record label in 1988 after Byrne received a solo artist deal from [[Warner Records|Warner Bros]].

Since then, Luaka Bop has developed into a label known for bringing eclectic music to new audiences. Though initially affiliated with Warner Bros, Luaka Bop has been wholly independent since 2006. Often categorized as a “world music” label, Luaka Bop considers its own music to be mostly contemporary pop.<ref>https://luakabop.com/history/</ref>

Luaka Bop has released full-length albums, EPs, and singles from artists such as Alice Coltrane, [[William Onyeabor]], and Floating Points, as well as compilations covering a wide range of musical movements and styles. The label’s maiden release eventually became the seven-album '''''Brazil Classics''''' series, which surveys genres from [[samba]] to Tropicália, as well as individual artists. This was the first of a number of region- or genre-specific compilation series released by Luaka Bop.

== Name and logo ==

Byrne took the phrase "Luaka Bop" from the inner packaging of a specialty tea which is sold in England. Luaka is the name of a tea importer. Their "Broken Orange Pekoe" is packaged in a silver foil block; when the sleeve is removed, it reveals a white label that reads "Luaka BOP". Byrne found the phrase to be “strange, but musical”, a combination he liked.<ref>https://luakabop.com/history/</ref>

The Luaka Bop logo design was conceived by David Byrne and illustrated by Tibor Kalman. According to Byrne:<blockquote>The logo, whose use is granted through an agreement that is subject to certain conditions, is a rather obscure Masonic symbol linked at various times to the Trinity of the Illuminati and to the Egyptian Knights of Templar. … The eye of the Luaka Bop logo is the eye of Vilaç Trismegistes, the Balkan alchemist who gave his eyes to his work, and who was the first to uncover the secrets of the Egyptian Knights.</blockquote>

== Musical philosophy ==
While often described as a “world music” label, Luaka Bop has no explicit musical focus. Asked about the original concept for the label, Byrne says “the initial concept was no concept”, going on to say “I’ve never had an artistic plan with this label—there are no guidelines as far as what we’re going to do or what kind of music it might be”.

In fact, the label has often tried to avoid the “world music” moniker and the changed perceptions that come with it. On Luaka Bop’s website, Byrne details this tension through the example of [[Zap Mama]], who debuted on Luaka Bop as part of the '''''Adventures in Afropea''''' series:<blockquote>We think of the music we work with as contemporary pop music, and we try to present it as such. While something like Zap Mama’s first record could be, and sometimes was, perceived as an ‘ethnic’ record, we did our damnedest to alter that perception. The CD covers go a long way, in my opinion, to creating this attitude. We don’t do covers that look like folkloric records or like academic records of obscure material of interest only to musicologists and a few weird fringe types… we work with the designers to come up with a graphic statement that says ‘this music is as relevant to your life and is as contemporary as Prodigy, Fiona Apple, or Cornershop.’ … So gradually, although Zap Mama might have initially been thought of as an ‘ethnic-folkloric’ ensemble, they are now thought of just as a cool group.</blockquote>

== Connections ==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album details
|-
![[Rei Momo]]
|
*Released: October 3, 1989
*Label: Luaka Bop, Sire
|-
! scope="row" | [[Uh-Oh]]
|
*Released: March 3, 1992
*Label: Luaka Bop, [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[David Byrne (album)|David Byrne]]
|
*Released: May 24, 1994
*Label: Luaka Bop, Warner Bros.
|-
! scope="row" | [[Feelings]]
|
*Released: June 17, 1997
*Label: Luaka Bop, Warner Bros.
|-
! scope="row" | [[Look into the Eyeball]]
|
*Released: May 8, 2001
*Label: [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Artist
!Album
!Aditional Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
| rowspan="3" |Various Artist
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|''Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical''
|}
|
|-
|''Brazil Classics 2: O Samba''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1991
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|''Brazil Classics 3: Forro etc.: Music of the Brazilian Northeast''
|}
|
|-
|Silvio Rodriguez
|''Cuba Classics 1: The Best of Silvio Rodríguez''
|
|}

Luaka Bop

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{{infobox record label
| name = Luaka Bop
| image = Luaka Bop logo.svg
| founded = {{start date|1988}}
| founder = [[David Byrne]]
| distributor = {{ubl|
* [[Warner Bros. Records]] (1988–2000)
* Narada Productions/Virgin Records/EMI (2000–2005)
* V2 Records/BMG Records (2005–2006)
* The Orchard/!K7 (2006–present)
* Self (2006–present)
}}
| country = United States
| location = New York City
| website = {{URL|https://www.luakabop.com/}}
}}
'''Luaka Bop''' is a [[New York City|New York]]–based record label founded by musician [[David Byrne]], former lead singer and guitarist for the [[art rock]]–[[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Talking Heads]].<ref>https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/04/luaka-bop-guide</ref> What began with Byrne making cassettes of his favorite Tropicália tracks for his friends became a full-fledged record label in 1988 after Byrne received a solo artist deal from [[Warner Records|Warner Bros]].

Since then, Luaka Bop has developed into a label known for bringing eclectic music to new audiences. Though initially affiliated with Warner Bros, Luaka Bop has been wholly independent since 2006. Often categorized as a “world music” label, Luaka Bop considers its own music to be mostly contemporary pop.<ref>https://luakabop.com/history/</ref>

Luaka Bop has released full-length albums, EPs, and singles from artists such as Alice Coltrane, [[William Onyeabor]], and Floating Points, as well as compilations covering a wide range of musical movements and styles. The label’s maiden release eventually became the seven-album '''''Brazil Classics''''' series, which surveys genres from [[samba]] to Tropicália, as well as individual artists. This was the first of a number of region- or genre-specific compilation series released by Luaka Bop.

== Name and logo ==

Byrne took the phrase "Luaka Bop" from the inner packaging of a specialty tea which is sold in England. Luaka is the name of a tea importer. Their "Broken Orange Pekoe" is packaged in a silver foil block; when the sleeve is removed, it reveals a white label that reads "Luaka BOP". Byrne found the phrase to be “strange, but musical”, a combination he liked.<ref>https://luakabop.com/history/</ref>

The Luaka Bop logo design was conceived by David Byrne and illustrated by Tibor Kalman. According to Byrne:<blockquote>The logo, whose use is granted through an agreement that is subject to certain conditions, is a rather obscure Masonic symbol linked at various times to the Trinity of the Illuminati and to the Egyptian Knights of Templar. … The eye of the Luaka Bop logo is the eye of Vilaç Trismegistes, the Balkan alchemist who gave his eyes to his work, and who was the first to uncover the secrets of the Egyptian Knights.</blockquote>

== Musical philosophy ==
While often described as a “world music” label, Luaka Bop has no explicit musical focus. Asked about the original concept for the label, Byrne says “the initial concept was no concept”, going on to say “I’ve never had an artistic plan with this label—there are no guidelines as far as what we’re going to do or what kind of music it might be”.

In fact, the label has often tried to avoid the “world music” moniker and the changed perceptions that come with it. On Luaka Bop’s website, Byrne details this tension through the example of [[Zap Mama]], who debuted on Luaka Bop as part of the '''''Adventures in Afropea''''' series:<blockquote>We think of the music we work with as contemporary pop music, and we try to present it as such. While something like Zap Mama’s first record could be, and sometimes was, perceived as an ‘ethnic’ record, we did our damnedest to alter that perception. The CD covers go a long way, in my opinion, to creating this attitude. We don’t do covers that look like folkloric records or like academic records of obscure material of interest only to musicologists and a few weird fringe types… we work with the designers to come up with a graphic statement that says ‘this music is as relevant to your life and is as contemporary as Prodigy, Fiona Apple, or Cornershop.’ … So gradually, although Zap Mama might have initially been thought of as an ‘ethnic-folkloric’ ensemble, they are now thought of just as a cool group.</blockquote>

== Connections ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album details
|-

|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Rei Momo]]''
|
*Released: October 3, 1989
*Label: [[Luaka Bop]], Sire
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Uh-Oh]]''
|
*Released: March 3, 1992
*Label: Luaka Bop, [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[David Byrne (album)|David Byrne]]''
|
*Released: May 24, 1994
*Label: Luaka Bop, Warner Bros.
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Feelings]]''
|
*Released: June 17, 1997
*Label: Luaka Bop, Warner Bros.
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Look into the Eyeball]]''
|
*Released: May 8, 2001
*Label: [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Artist
!Album
!Aditional Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
| rowspan="3" |Various Artist
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|''Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical''
|}
|
|-
|''Brazil Classics 2: O Samba''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1991
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|''Brazil Classics 3: Forro etc.: Music of the Brazilian Northeast''
|}
|
|-
|Silvio Rodriguez
|''Cuba Classics 1: The Best of Silvio Rodríguez''
|
|}

Tom Tom Club discography

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===Studio albums===
*''[[Tom Tom Club]]'' (June 23, 1981)
*''[[Close to the Bone]]'' (August, 1983)
*''[[Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom]]'' (1988)
*''[[Dark Sneak Love Action]]'' (May 26, 1992)
*''[[The Good, the Bad, and the Funky]]'' (September 12, 2000)
*''[[Downtown Rockers]]'' (September 4, 2012)

===Live albums===
*''[[Live @ the Clubhouse]]'' (2003)
*''[[Genius of Live]]'' (2010)

===Singles===

*''[[Wordy Rappinghood]]''
*"[[Genius of Love]]"
*"[[Under the Boardwalk]]"
*"[[The Man with the Four Way Hips]]"
*''Close to the Bone''
*"Pleasure of Love"
*"Don't Say No"
*''Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom''
*"Suboceana"
*"Call of the Wild"
*"Sunshine and Ecstasy"
*''Dark Sneak Love Action''
*"[[You Sexy Thing]]"
*"[[Love to Love You Baby (song)|Love to Love You Baby]]"
*''The Good, the Bad, and the Funky''
*"Happiness Can't Buy Money"
*"Mistletunes"

Tom Tom Club discography

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Reimomo: Created page with "===Studio albums=== *''Tom Tom Club'' (June 23, 1981) *''Close to the Bone'' (August, 1983) *''Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom'' (1988) *''Dark Sneak Love Action'' (May 26, 1992) *''The Good, the Bad, and the Funky'' (September 12, 2000) *''Downtown Rockers'' (September 4, 2012) ===Live albums=== *''[[Live @ the Clubhouse]'' (2003) *''Genius of Live'' (2010) ===Singles=== *''Wordy Rappinghood'' *"Genius of Love" *"Under the Boardwalk" *..."

===Studio albums===
*''[[Tom Tom Club]]'' (June 23, 1981)
*''[[Close to the Bone]]'' (August, 1983)
*''[[Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom]]'' (1988)
*''[[Dark Sneak Love Action]]'' (May 26, 1992)
*''[[The Good, the Bad, and the Funky]]'' (September 12, 2000)
*''[[Downtown Rockers]]'' (September 4, 2012)

===Live albums===
*''[[Live @ the Clubhouse]'' (2003)
*''[[Genius of Live]]'' (2010)

===Singles===

*''[[Wordy Rappinghood]]''
*"[[Genius of Love]]"
*"[[Under the Boardwalk]]"
*"[[The Man with the Four Way Hips]]"
*''Close to the Bone''
*"Pleasure of Love"
*"Don't Say No"
*''Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom''
*"Suboceana"
*"Call of the Wild"
*"Sunshine and Ecstasy"
*''Dark Sneak Love Action''
*"[[You Sexy Thing]]"
*"[[Love to Love You Baby (song)|Love to Love You Baby]]"
*''The Good, the Bad, and the Funky''
*"Happiness Can't Buy Money"
*"Mistletunes"

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Brian Eno

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{{Infobox person
| honorific_suffix =
| image = Brian Eno 2015.png
| caption = Eno in 2015
| birth_name = Brian Peter George Eno
| other_names = {{hlist|Eno|Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1948|5|15}}
| birth_place = [[Melton, Suffolk]], England
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|record producer|visual artist|sound designer|author|political activist}}
| children = 3
| years_active = 1970–present
| website = {{URL|brian-eno.net}}
| signature =
| signature_size = 100px
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = {{hlist|[[ambient music|Ambient]]|[[rock music|rock]]|[[electronic music|electronic]]|[[pop music|pop]]}}
| discography = [[Brian Eno discography]]
| instruments = {{hlist|[[Musical keyboard|Keyboards]]|[[synthesiser]]|[[vocals]]|[[bass guitar]]|[[guitar]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Island Records|Island]]|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]|[[E.G. Records|E.G.]]|[[Obscure Records|Obscure]]|Opal|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]|[[Astralwerks]]|[[All Saints Records|All Saints]]|[[Rykodisc]]|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]|[[Warp Records|Warp]]}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Scratch Orchestra]]|[[Portsmouth Sinfonia]]|[[Roxy Music]]|[[Fripp & Eno]]|[[801 (band)|801]]|[[Harmonia (band)|Harmonia 76]]}}
}}
}}

'''Brian Eno''' is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambient music and electronica, and for producing, recording, and writing works in rock and pop music. A self-described "non-musician", Eno has helped introduce unconventional concepts and approaches to contemporary music. He has been described as one of popular music's most influential and innovative figures.

== Connections ==

* Eno would go on to produce three of Talking Heads' albums; [[More Songs About Buildings and Food]], [[Fear of Music]], and [[Remain in Light]].

* During the period of collaboration between Eno and [[Talking Heads]] 3rd and 4th albums, Fear of Music and Remain in Light, Him and David Byrne would Record [[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (album)|My Life in the Bush of Ghosts]], released in 1981 and produced by Eno, implementing heavy use of sampled vocals and found sounds, African and Middle Eastern rhythms, and electronic music techniques.

* Eno Would guest perform in David Byrne's next collaborative project, 1981's [[The Catherine Wheel]], musical score for choreographer Twyla Tharp's dance project of the same name.

The Catherine Wheel

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{{Infobox album
| name = The Catherine Wheel
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[David Byrne]]
| cover = [[File:The Catherine WheelOriginal.jpg]]
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1981|12}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = *Celestial Sound, New York
*[[Olympic Studios|Olympic]], London
| genre = [[Art rock]], [[worldbeat]], [[funk]]
| length = {{duration|m=40|s=45}} (LP)<br>{{duration|m=68|s=41}} (cassette, CD)
| label = [[Sire Records|Sire]]
| producer = [[David Byrne]]
| prev_title = [[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (album)|My Life in the Bush of Ghosts]]
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = [[Music for "The Knee Plays"]]
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = Soundtrack
| cover =
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
}}
}}'''''The Catherine Wheel''''' is an album by Scottish-American musician [[David Byrne]], released in 1981 by [[Sire Records]]. It contains Byrne's musical score for choreographer [[Twyla Tharp]]'s dance project of the same name. ''The Catherine Wheel'' premiered September 22, 1981, at the Winter Garden Theatre in [[New York City]].

The tracks "Big Blue Plymouth", "My Big Hands", "Big Business", and "What a Day That Was" were performed live by [[Talking Heads]] in 1982 and 1983; the latter two appear in their film ''[[Stop Making Sense]]'' (1984)— "What a Day That Was" appears on the original version of the [[Stop Making Sense (album)|soundtrack]], "Big Business" was later included in the 2023 expanded edition.

Byrne has also performed several of these tracks in his solo tours, including "What a Day That Was", which appeared on his DVDs ''[[David Byrne Live at Union Chapel|Live at Union Chapel]]'' (2004) and ''[[Live from Austin, TX (David Byrne album)|Live from Austin, TX]]'' (2007).

==Track listing==
All songs written by [[David Byrne]], except where noted.

===LP===
'''Side one'''
#"His Wife Refused" – 4:26
#"Two Soldiers" (Music: Byrne, [[Brian Eno]]) – 4:45
#"The Red House" – 3:17
#"My Big Hands (Fall Through the Cracks)" – 2:45
#"Big Business" (Lyrics: Byrne; Music: Byrne, John Chernoff) – 5:16

'''Side two'''
#"Eggs in a Briar Patch" – 3:31
#"Poison" – 2:38
#"Cloud Chamber" – 2:42
#"What a Day That Was" – 5:32
#"Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)" – 4:45
#"Light Bath" – 1:08

===Cassette/CD===
#"Light Bath" – 1:09
#"His Wife Refused" – 4:31
#"Ade" (Music: Byrne, Eno)  – 3:22
#"Walking" (Music: Byrne, Chernoff)  – 0:52
#"Two Soldiers" (Music: Byrne, Eno)  – 3:31
#"Under the Mountain" – 0:53
#"Dinosaur" – 2:36
#"The Red House" – 3:17
#"Wheezing" – 3:12
#"Eggs in a Briar Patch" – 3:31
#"Poison" – 2:31
#"Cloud Chamber" – 2:50
#"Black Flag" – 2:29
#"My Big Hands (Fall Through the Cracks)" – 2:46
#"Combat" (Music: Byrne, Chernoff)  – 2:45
#"Leg Bells" (Lyrics: Byrne; Music: Byrne, Chernoff)  – 2:40
#"The Blue Flame" – 3:25
#"Big Business" (Lyrics: Byrne; Music: Byrne, Chernoff)  – 5:06
#"Dense Beasts" – 3:11
#"Five Golden Sections" – 2:53
#"What a Day That Was" – 5:30
#"Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)" – 4:43
#"Light Bath" – 1:10

The Catherine Wheel

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{{Infobox album
| name = The Catherine Wheel
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[David Byrne]]
| cover = [[File:The Catherine WheelOriginal.jpg]]
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1981|12}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = *Celestial Sound, New York
*[[Olympic Studios|Olympic]], London
| genre = [[Art rock]], [[worldbeat]], [[funk]]
| length = {{duration|m=40|s=45}} (LP)<br>{{duration|m=68|s=41}} (cassette, CD)
| label = [[Sire Records|Sire]]
| producer = [[David Byrne]]
| prev_title = [[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (album)|My Life in the Bush of Ghosts]]
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = [[Music for "The Knee Plays"]]
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = Soundtrack
| cover =
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
}}
}}'''''The Catherine Wheel''''' is an album by Scottish-American musician [[David Byrne]], released in 1981 by [[Sire Records]]. It contains Byrne's musical score for choreographer [[Twyla Tharp]]'s dance project of the same name. ''The Catherine Wheel'' premiered September 22, 1981, at the Winter Garden Theatre in [[New York City]].

The tracks "Big Blue Plymouth", "My Big Hands", "Big Business", and "What a Day That Was" were performed live by [[Talking Heads]] in 1982 and 1983; the latter two appear in their film ''[[Stop Making Sense]]'' (1984)— "What a Day That Was" appears on the original version of the [[Stop Making Sense (album)|soundtrack]], "Big Business" was later included in the 2023 expanded edition.

Byrne has also performed several of these tracks in his solo tours, including "What a Day That Was", which appeared on his DVDs ''[[David Byrne Live at Union Chapel|Live at Union Chapel]]'' (2004) and ''[[Live from Austin, TX (David Byrne album)|Live from Austin, TX]]'' (2007).

==Track listing==
All songs written by [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]], except where noted.

===LP===
'''Side one'''
#"His Wife Refused" – 4:26
#"Two Soldiers" (Music: Byrne, [[Brian Eno]]) – 4:45
#"The Red House" – 3:17
#"My Big Hands (Fall Through the Cracks)" – 2:45
#"Big Business" (Lyrics: Byrne; Music: Byrne, John Chernoff) – 5:16

'''Side two'''
#"Eggs in a Briar Patch" – 3:31
#"Poison" – 2:38
#"Cloud Chamber" – 2:42
#"What a Day That Was" – 5:32
#"Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)" – 4:45
#"Light Bath" – 1:08

===Cassette/CD===
#"Light Bath" – 1:09
#"His Wife Refused" – 4:31
#"Ade" (Music: Byrne, Eno)  – 3:22
#"Walking" (Music: Byrne, Chernoff)  – 0:52
#"Two Soldiers" (Music: Byrne, Eno)  – 3:31
#"Under the Mountain" – 0:53
#"Dinosaur" – 2:36
#"The Red House" – 3:17
#"Wheezing" – 3:12
#"Eggs in a Briar Patch" – 3:31
#"Poison" – 2:31
#"Cloud Chamber" – 2:50
#"Black Flag" – 2:29
#"My Big Hands (Fall Through the Cracks)" – 2:46
#"Combat" (Music: Byrne, Chernoff)  – 2:45
#"Leg Bells" (Lyrics: Byrne; Music: Byrne, Chernoff)  – 2:40
#"The Blue Flame" – 3:25
#"Big Business" (Lyrics: Byrne; Music: Byrne, Chernoff)  – 5:06
#"Dense Beasts" – 3:11
#"Five Golden Sections" – 2:53
#"What a Day That Was" – 5:30
#"Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)" – 4:43
#"Light Bath" – 1:10

File:The Catherine WheelOriginal.jpg

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By The cover art can be obtained from Sire Records., Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18456075

Brian Eno

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{{Infobox person
| honorific_suffix =
| image = Brian Eno 2015.png
| caption = Eno in 2015
| birth_name = Brian Peter George Eno
| other_names = {{hlist|Eno|Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1948|5|15}}
| birth_place = [[Melton, Suffolk]], England
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|record producer|visual artist|sound designer|author|political activist}}
| children = 3
| years_active = 1970–present
| website = {{URL|brian-eno.net}}
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'''Brian Eno''' is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambient music and electronica, and for producing, recording, and writing works in rock and pop music. A self-described "non-musician", Eno has helped introduce unconventional concepts and approaches to contemporary music. He has been described as one of popular music's most influential and innovative figures.

== Connections ==

* Eno would go on to produce three of Talking Heads' albums; [[More Songs About Buildings and Food]], [[Fear of Music]], and [[Remain in Light]].

* During the period of collaboration between Eno and [[Talking Heads]] 3rd and 4th albums, Fear of Music and Remain in Light, Him and David Byrne would Record [[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (album)|My Life in the Bush of Ghosts]], released in 1981 and produced by Eno, implementing heavy use of sampled vocals and found sounds, African and Middle Eastern rhythms, and electronic music techniques.

* Eno Would produce and guest perform in David Byrne's next collaborative project, 1981's [[The Catherine Wheel]], musical score for choreographer Twyla Tharp's dance project of the same name.

Brian Eno

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| birth_place = [[Melton, Suffolk]], England
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'''Brian Eno''' is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambient music and electronica, and for producing, recording, and writing works in rock and pop music. A self-described "non-musician", Eno has helped introduce unconventional concepts and approaches to contemporary music. He has been described as one of popular music's most influential and innovative figures.

== Connections ==

* Eno would go on to produce three of Talking Heads' albums; [[More Songs About Buildings and Food]], [[Fear of Music]], and [[Remain in Light]].

* During the period of collaboration between Eno and [[Talking Heads]] 3rd and 4th albums, Fear of Music and Remain in Light, Him and David Byrne would Record [[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts]], released in 1981 and produced by Eno, implementing heavy use of sampled vocals and found sounds, African and Middle Eastern rhythms, and electronic music techniques.

* Eno Would produce and guest perform in David Byrne's next collaborative project, 1981's [[The Catherine Wheel]], musical score for choreographer Twyla Tharp's dance project of the same name.

Merengue music

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Merengue is a type of music and dance originating in present day Dominican Republic which has become a very popular genre throughout Latin America, and also in several major cities in the United States with Latino communities.

Merengue was developed in the middle of the 1800s, originally played with European stringed instruments (bandurria and guitar). Years later, the stringed instruments were replaced by the accordion, thus conforming, together with the güira and the tambora, the instrumental structure of the typical merengue ensemble. This set, with its three instruments, represents the synthesis of the three cultures that made up the idiosyncrasy of Dominican culture. The European influence is represented by the accordion, the African by the Tambora, which is a two-head drum, and the Taino or aboriginal by the güira.

== Rei Momo ==
Call of the Wild and Lie to me, the 3rd and 11th songs off David Byrne's first solo album, [[Rei Momo]] are composed in this genre.

The Song is labeled as Merengue on the tracklist.