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David Byrne (1994)

Where the lyrics of David Byrne take you, and where it was really made.

The self-titled fourth album was recorded at a New York studio, and its 'Angels' video later appeared on Beavis and Butt-Head.

Key places

Recorded at Clinton Studios (1994)

Recording site Clinton Recording — The album was recorded at Clinton Studios in New York between November and December 1993, according to the Discogs release notes. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• David Byrne is the fourth studio album by American musician David Byrne
• Released in May 1994
• Two main singles: 'Angels' and 'Back in the Box'
• All tracks written by David Byrne
• Track listing has twelve songs
• Total playing time 51:11

Background

• Musicians include Arto Lindsay on guitar and John Medeski on organ, synthesizer and Farfisa
• Bebel Gilberto and Dolette McDonald sing background vocals
• Percussion and drums by Valerie Naranjo, Todd Turkisher, Bashiri Johnson and Sue Hadjopoulos
• Marcus Rojas on tuba, Paul Socolow on bass, Bill Ware on marimba and vibraphone
• Mark Edwards on drones

Recording

• Recorded at Clinton Studios, November to December 1993
• Additional overdubs at Skyline Studio
• Mixed at Quad and Sony Studios in March 1994; tracks 8 and 12 mixed at Skyline Studio
• Mastered at Gateway Mastering in March 1994
• Recorded by Susan Rogers; additional overdubs by Hiro Ishihara; assistant mixing by Bruck Dawit
• Mixed by Michael H. Brauer on most tracks and by Susan Rogers on tracks 8 and 12
• Mastering credited to Bob Ludwig

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland; family moved to Canada and then Arbutus, Maryland, USA.
• Co-founded Talking Heads in New York City in 1975 as founding member, principal songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist.

Members

• Byrne was the youngest member of Talking Heads; Jerry Harrison joined in 1977.

Career

• Talking Heads released eight studio albums, seven of them certified gold or platinum, and disbanded in 1991; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
• Solo career began in 1981 with My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (with Brian Eno), with solo work accelerating after Talking Heads' hiatus in 1988.
• Worked across film, theatre, opera, fiction and non-fiction; won an Academy Award, a Grammy, a Special Tony Award and a Golden Globe.
• Collaborators include Brian Eno, Fatboy Slim, Ryuichi Sakamoto, St. Vincent and X-Press 2.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released in May 1994 as David Byrne's fourth studio album
• Label credited as Luaka Bop, Inc.
• Manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros Records Inc.
• Copyright: 1994 Sire Records Company for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.
• Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe
• Issued in a standard jewel case with a 20-page booklet
• Total playing time 51:11
• All tracks written by David Byrne
• 'Angels' and 'Back in the Box' were the two main singles

Records

• 'Angels' entered the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart, reaching No. 24
• The album spent six weeks on the Billboard 200 chart

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Trivia

• The music video for 'Angels' appeared in an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head
• Part of 'Lilies of the Valley' is sampled on Talib Kweli's 'Right About Now', the leadoff track of his 2006 Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD
• The track listing includes 'A Long Time Ago', 'Strange Ritual' and 'Buck Naked'
• Credits include Mark Agostino on temple block and Gina on loops
• Mastering credit goes to Bob Ludwig

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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