The Red and the Black
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| Released | 1981 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:07 | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Producer | Jerry Harrison, Dave Jerden, Nona Hendryx | |||
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The Red and the Black is the debut solo album by Jerry Harrison, released in 1981 by Sire Records following the fourth Talking Heads album Remain in Light. The track [[Slink] was performed live by Talking Heads in 1982. The album was reissued in 2023 with a second instrumental mix version for Record Store Day in 2023.
Track listing
All songs written by Jerry Harrison, except where noted. Additional lyrics by Nona Hendryx.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Things Fall Apart" | 4:57 | |
| 2. | "Slink" | 4:20 | |
| 3. | "The New Adventure" | 5:05 | |
| 4. | "Magic Hymie" | Jerry Harrison, Nona Hendryx, Bernie Worrell | 4:48 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fast Karma / No Questions" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Worlds in Collision" | 5:09 |
| 3. | "The Red Nights" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "No More Reruns" | 4:21 |
| 5. | "No Warning, No Alarm" | 3:35 |
Personnel
- Jerry Harrison – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, clavinet, organ, piano, melodica, percussion
Additional musicians
- Yogi Horton – drums (tracks 1, 4–9)
- John Cooksey – drums (track 2)
- Steve Scales – percussion, drums (track 3)
- George Murray – bass guitar (tracks 1, 4, 8–9)
- Tinker Barfield – bass guitar (tracks 2, 4–5, 8)
- Bernie Worrell – organ (track 2), clavinet (tracks 4–5), synthesizer (track 4)
- Adrian Belew – guitar (track 2), guitar solos (tracks 1–3, 6–7, 9)
- Nona Hendryx – background vocals
- Dolette McDonald – background vocals
- Koko Mae Evans – background vocals
Technical
- Jerry Harrison – producer, mixing, vocal arrangements and production, sleeve design, cover photo
- Nona Hendryx – vocal arrangements and production
- Dave Jerden – producer, engineer, mixing
- Butch Jones – engineer
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- M & Co. – sleeve design
- Chris Callis – cover photo