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Uh-Oh (1992)

Where the lyrics of Uh-Oh take you, and where it was really made.

The cover shows angels gathered around a cartoon dog, with the word 'god' spelled backward.

Key places

Recording at Power Station (1992)

Recording site Power Station Studio — Uh-Oh was recorded at Power Station in New York City between April and October 1991, alongside other studios in the city. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording at Electric Lady Studios (1992)

Recording site Electric Lady Studios — Uh-Oh was also recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, one of five studios used between April and October 1991. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Uh-Oh: second studio album by American musician David Byrne
• Released in 1992; release date 3 March 1992
• Produced by Nick Launay, who also recorded and mixed the album
• Label: Luaka Bop; CD manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros Records; (c)(p) 1992 Sire Records Company
• Twelve tracks, all composed by David Byrne except where indicated
• Cover: angels gathered around a cartoon dog, with 'god' spelled backward

Background

• Reviewers compare the album with Byrne's 1989 album Rei Momo
• The Guardian hears more Talking Heads influence here than on Byrne's other solo albums, plus a Latin-American influence

Recording

• Recorded at Power Station, Sigma Sound, The Hit Factory, Platinum Island and Electric Lady Studios, New York City
• Sessions ran from April to October 1991
• Mixed at The Hit Factory and Sigma Sound
• Mastered at Masterdisk, New York
• Engineer assistants credited at Electric Lady, Platinum Island, Power Station, Sigma Sound and The Hit Factory
• Personnel includes Nona Hendryx, Dolette McDonald and Joyce Bowden on background vocals, George Porter Jr. on bass, Tom Zé on percussion, and Angel Fernandez on trumpet and arrangements

Cover

• Cover painting by Brian Dewan
• Artwork drawings by Mr. Chick and Scott Stowell
• Angels gathered around a cartoon dog, with 'god' spelled backward

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

• The New York Times: says Byrne has finally found a way to make the wacky Pan-American dance album he had wanted since the mid-1980s
• The Guardian: calls it the most Talking Heads-like of Byrne's solo albums, with a Latin-American influence
• The Washington Post: finds his yelps, ranging from intentionally comic to comically arty, rarely dominate the rhythmically dense but melodically bland arrangements
• The Orlando Sentinel: says the Afro-Brazilian influences are more fully integrated here than on 1989's Rei Momo

Reappraisal

• Critical comparison points: Talking Heads sound, Latin-American and Afro-Brazilian influences, Pan-American dance style
• Byrne's vocals are described as a mix of comic and arty yelps

Records

• Billboard 200 peak: No. 125
• Lead single She's Mad reached No. 3 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart
• The track A Million Miles Away became the theme song of the TV show Flying Blind

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The single She's Mad was one of three singles promoted with the album, along with Girls On My Mind and Hanging Upside Down
• Byrne began the Monster in the Mirror Tour to promote the album
• A Million Miles Away was used as the theme song of the TV show Flying Blind
• Nona Hendryx, Dolette McDonald and Joyce Bowden sang background vocals on the record
• Tom Zé, the Brazilian musician, played percussion on the album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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