On June 1, 1983, “Sire” label released “Speaking in Tongues”, the fifth Talking Heads studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at Blank Tape” in New York City, “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, “Compass Point” in Nassau, and was produced by David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. Artist Robert Rauschenberg won a “Grammy Award” for his work on the limited-edition LP version.
Personnel:
- David Byrne – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass guitar, percussion, design
- Jerry Harrison – keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, backing vocals
- Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals
- Chris Frantz – drums, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Wally Badarou – synthesizers
- Bernie Worrell – synthesizers
- Alex Weir – guitar
- Steve Scales – percussion
- Raphael Dejesus – percussion
- David Van Tieghem – percussion
- L. Shankar – double violin
- Richard Landry – saxophone
- Nona Hendryx – backing vocals
- Dolette McDonald – backing vocals
- Butch Jones – recording
- John Convertino – recording assistant
- Alex Sadkin – overdubbing, mixing
- Frank Gibson – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
- Jay Mark – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Robert Rauschenberg – limited edition cover art
Track listing:
All tracks are written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth.
- Burning Down the House
- Making Flippy Floppy
- Girlfriend is Better
- Slippery People
- I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
- Swamp
- Moon Rocks
- Pull Up the Rocks
- This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
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