Speaking in Tongues

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Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Burning Down the House
assistant engineer:
John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark
engineer:
Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin (task: final overdubs)
producer:
Talking Heads
mixer:
Alex Sadkin
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
bass synthesizer:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set) and synthesizer:
Chris Frantz
guest percussion:
Steve Scales
guest synthesizer:
Wally Badarou
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Blank Tapes in New York, New York, United States, Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 29) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 29)
recording of:
Burning Down the House
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4.54:03
2Making Flippy Floppy
assistant engineer:
John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark
engineer:
Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin
producer:
Talking Heads
mixer:
Alex Sadkin
guest guitar:
Alex Weir
guest violin:
Shankar (L. Shankar)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Making Flippy Floppy
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
4.55:55
3Girlfriend Is Better
assistant engineer:
John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark
engineer:
Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin
producer:
Talking Heads
mixer:
Alex Sadkin
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
bass guitar, keyboard and percussion:
Brian Eno and Tina Weymouth
double bass, guitar and synthesizer:
Tina Weymouth
guitar:
Adrian Belew
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
keyboard, membranophone and percussion and membranophone and synthesizer:
Chris Frantz
percussion:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter) and José Rossy
synthesizer:
Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
background vocals:
Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer), Nona Hendryx (American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author and actress) and Tina Weymouth
lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Girlfriend Is Better
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
4.355:45
4Slippery People
assistant engineer:
John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark
engineer:
Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin
producer:
Talking Heads
mixer:
Alex Sadkin
guest percussion:
Raphael DeJesus
guest saxophone:
Richard Landry
guest background vocals:
Nona Hendryx (American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author and actress) and Dolette McDonald
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Slippery People
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Index Music, Inc.
4.55:07
5I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
assistant engineer:
John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark
engineer:
Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin
producer:
Talking Heads
mixer:
Alex Sadkin
guest percussion:
Raphael DeJesus and David Van Tieghem
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
45:17
6Swamp
assistant engineer:
John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark
engineer:
Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin
producer:
Talking Heads
mixer:
Alex Sadkin
bass guitar, guitar and synthesizer:
Tina Weymouth
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
drums (drum set) and synthesizer:
Chris Frantz
guest guitar:
Alex Weir
guest synthesizer:
Wally Badarou
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Swamp
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
4.255:16
7Moon Rocks
assistant engineer:
John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark
engineer:
Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin
producer:
Talking Heads
mixer:
Alex Sadkin
guest guitar:
Alex Weir
guest percussion:
Steve Scales
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Moon Rocks
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
45:45
8Pull Up the Roots
assistant engineer:
John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark
engineer:
Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin
producer:
Talking Heads
mixer:
Alex Sadkin
bass guitar, guitar and synthesizer:
Tina Weymouth
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
drums (drum set) and synthesizer:
Chris Frantz
guest guitar:
Alex Weir
guest percussion:
Raphael DeJesus
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Pull Up the Roots
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
45:10
9This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
assistant engineer:
Franklin Gibson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin (task: final overdubs)
producer:
Talking Heads
mixer:
Alex Sadkin
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guest percussion:
David Van Tieghem
guest synthesizer:
Wally Badarou
guitar and background vocals:
Tina Weymouth
keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
additionally recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
recorded at:
Blank Tapes in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas
music videos:
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) by Talking Heads
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 123) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 327)
recording of:
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Index Music, Inc.
3.94:55