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On September 10, 2012, “4AD” label released “Love This Giant”, studio album by David Byrne and St. Vincent. It was recorded 2009 – 2012, at “Water Music Studio” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and “Patrick Dillett’s Studio” in New York City, and was produced by David Byrne, Annie Clark, John Congleton, and Patrick Dillett.
Personnel:
- David Byrne – vocals, guitar, percussion programming; Omnichord
- Vincent (Annie Clark)– guitar, synth bass; piano
- Paul Frazier – bass guitar
- Anthony LaMarca– drums
- Mauro Refosco– snare drum, timpani
- John Congleton– drum programming; synth
- The Dap Kings
- Kenneth Finn, Tom Hutchinson– euphonium
- Jacquelyn Adams, Eric Davis, Lawrence Di Bello, Rachel Drehmann, J. Kelly, Chris Komer – French horn
- Randy Andos – tuba
- Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
- Stuart D. Bogie, Ron Blake, Martín Perna, Cochemea Gastelum , Jack Bashkow, Stan Harriison, Bob Magnuson, Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Steve Elson, Alex Foster, Patrick Milando, Jonathan Powell, Tom Timko – saxophone
- Jordan McLean, Josh Frank, Earl Gardner, Mike Gurfield, Ravi Best, David Guy, Dominic Derasse, Gareth Flowers, Kelly Pratt– trumpet
- Jeff Caswell – bass trombone
- William Lang, Aaron Johnson, Ryan Keberle, Brian Mahany, Ozzie Melendez, Mike Seltzer, Steve Turre, Michael Williams– trombone
- Lenny Pickett– saxophone, brass arrangement
- Marcus Rojas, Kyle Turner, Bob Stewart– tuba
- Evan Smith – clarinet, flute
- Tony Finno, Ken Thompson – brass arrangements
- Jon Altschuler – engineer
- Yuki Takahashi – engineer
- Patrick Dillett– mixing, drum programming
- Greg Calbi– mastering
- Gabe Bartalos – prosthetics
- Catalina Kulczar, Juan Marin, LeeAnn Rossi – art work
- Steve Powers – type design
- Noah Wall – package design, art work
- Richard Burbridge – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by David Byrne and Annie Clark, except where noted
- Who
- Weekend in the Dust
- Dinner for Two
- Ice Age – Annie Clark
- I Am an Ape
- The Forest Awakes – David Byrne, Annie Clark, Walt Whitman
- I Should Watch TV
- Lazarus
- Optimist
- Lightning
- The One Who Broke Your Heart
- Outside of Space & Time – David Byrne