David Byrne (album)
David Byrne is the third studio album by British-American musician David Byrne, released in 1994. "Angels" and "Back in the Box" were the two main singles released from the album. The first one entered the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, reaching #24.
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| Studio album by David Byrne | ||||
| Released | May 24, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | November–December 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, art rock | |||
| Length | 51:06 | |||
| Label | Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Arto Lindsay, David Byrne and Susan Rogers | |||
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The album spent six weeks on the Billboard 200 chart.[2]
Part of the song "Lilies of the Valley" can be heard sampled on Talib Kweli 's "Right About Now", the leadoff track from his 2006 Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD.
Track listing
All tracks written by David Byrne.
- "A Long Time Ago" – 3:27
- "Angels" – 4:43
- "Crash" – 4:28
- "A Self-made Man" – 3:51
- "Back in the Box" – 4:24
- "Sad Song" – 3:03
- "Nothing at All" – 4:51
- "My Love Is You" – 2:01
- "Lilies of the Valley" – 4:28
- "You & Eye" – 5:08
- "Strange Ritual" – 6:51
- "Buck Naked" – 3:51
Personnel
- David Byrne – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, clavinet, bells, balafon, lap steel guitar
- Mark Edwards – drones
- Bebel Gilberto – background vocals
- Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion, bongos, chimes, conga, shaker
- Arto Lindsay – guitar
- Dolette McDonald – background vocals
- John Medeski – organ, synthesizer, Farfisa
- Valerie Naranjo – drums, percussion, marimba, shaker, talking drum, percussion sampling
- Marcus Rojas – tuba
- Paul Socolow – bass
- Todd Turkisher – drums, percussion, surdo, sampling, doumbek, roto toms, frame drum, trash cans
- Bill Ware – marimba, vibraphone
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Worldwide | 1994 | Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. | CD | 45558 |
| Cassette tape | ||||
| CD | 45666 | |||
| 1995 | 9362-45666 | |||
| 2006 | Sire | ? |
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