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Look Into the Eyeball (2001)

Where the lyrics of Look Into the Eyeball take you, and where it was really made.

The single 'Like Humans Do' came bundled with Windows XP to demonstrate Windows Media Player version 8.

Key places

Recording at Sound on Sound Studio (2001)

Recording site MSR Studios — Wikipedia names Sound on Sound Studio in New York City as a recording location for Look into the Eyeball. The point uses the studio's listed coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Sixth studio album by American musician David Byrne
• Released May 8, 2001 by Virgin Records
• Twelve tracks, all written and arranged by David Byrne
• Byrne sings and plays guitar, with keyboards on 'Walk on the Water', Mellotron on 'Everyone's in Love with You', and timpani on 'The Accident'
• Nrü (Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega) of Café Tacuba sings on 'Desconocido Soy'
• Michael Mangini is credited as producer
• Ken Lewis is credited for engineering and for mixing tracks 2 to 12

Background

• 'Like Humans Do' was released as a single
• The single was supplied with Windows XP to showcase version 8 of Windows Media Player
• 'Desconocido Soy' is a Spanish-language song, and its title means 'I Am Unknown' in English

Recording

• The source names The Cutting Room Studio and Sound on Sound Studio in New York City as recording locations
• Ken Lewis handled engineering and mixing, and also played bass and keyboards
• Michael Mangini is credited as producer
• Many session musicians took part, including drummer and percussionist Shawn Pelton, upright bassist Greg Cohen, and percussionist Mauro Refosco
• Strings, brass, and woodwinds from numerous players appear in the credits

Cover

• Photography credits go to David Byrne, Danny Clinch, and Stephen Doyle
• Artwork is credited to Doyle Partners

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 May 8, 2001 by Virgin Records
• Sixth studio album by American musician David Byrne
• The single 'Like Humans Do' was supplied with the Windows XP operating system
• The bundling showcased version 8 of Microsoft's Windows Media Player
• 'Desconocido Soy' features Nrü (a.k.a. Rubén Albarrán) of Café Tacuba, sung in Spanish
• The song title means 'I Am Unknown' in English
• All twelve songs are written and arranged by Byrne
• The credits list many session players, including multiple violinists, violists, and cellists
• Drummer and percussionist Shawn Pelton and upright bassist Greg Cohen are credited
• Ken Lewis is credited for engineering and for mixing tracks 2 to 12

Records

• As of August 2001, the album had sold 63,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan
• The sales figure is about three months after the May 2001 release
• The source gives no further sales or chart figures for this album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The single 'Like Humans Do' was supplied with Windows XP to showcase Windows Media Player version 8.
• 'Desconocido Soy' was performed with Nrü from Café Tacuba, and its title means 'I Am Unknown'.
• The album's session credits include a long list of string players, with Mellotron and timpani played by Byrne himself.
• Shawn Pelton, Greg Cohen, and Mauro Refosco are among the rhythm section players credited.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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