On September 16, 1977, “Sire” label released “77”, the debut Talking Heads album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, at the “Sundragon Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “77” at number 290 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- David Byrne – vocals, guitar
- Jerry Harrison– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Tina Weymouth– bass guitar
- Chris Frantz– drums
All tracks by David Byrne, except where noted.
- Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
- New Feeling
- Tentative Decisions
- Happy Day
- Who Is It
- No Compassion
- The Book I Read
- Don’t Worry About the Government
- First Week/Last Week..Carefree
- Psycho Killer – David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth
- Pulled Up