Look into the Eyeball

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Look into the Eyeball
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2001 (2001-05-08)
RecordedThe Cutting Room Studio and Sound on Sound Studio, New York City
GenreArt rock, alternative rock, folk rock, worldbeat
Length38:46
LabelVirgin
ProducerMichael Mangini
David Byrne chronology
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
(1999)
Look into the Eyeball
(2001)
Lead Us Not into Temptation
(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.

"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.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by David Byrne

No.TitleLength
1."U.B. Jesus"3:49
2."The Revolution"2:15
3."The Great Intoxication"2:36
4."Like Humans Do"3:32
5."Broken Things"4:29
6."The Accident"2:34
7."Desconocido Soy"2:38
8."Neighborhood"4:32
9."Smile"3:33
10."The Moment of Conception"2:55
11."Walk on Water"3:26
12."Everyone's in Love with You"2:27
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."All Over Me"5:18
14."Princess"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
  • 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

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Worldwide 2001-05-08 Virgin CD 50924