The Catherine Wheel (album)
The Catherine Wheel is David Byrne's musical score commissioned by Twyla Tharp for her dance project.[3][4] The Catherine Wheel premiered September 22, 1981, at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.
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Released | December 1981 | |||
Genre | Art rock, worldbeat, funk | |||
Length | 68:53 | |||
Label | Sire | |||
Producer | David Byrne | |||
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Robert Christgau | A-[2] |
The tracks "Big Blue Plymouth", "My Big Hands", "Big Business", and "What a Day That Was", were performed live by Talking Heads in 1982 and 1983; the latter two appear in their Stop Making Sense film, and "What a Day That Was" appears on the album.
Track listing
LP track listing
All songs written by David Byrne, except as indicated.
- Side one
- "His Wife Refused" – 4:26
- "Two Soldiers" (music: Byrne, Brian Eno) – 4:45
- "The Red House" – 3:17
- "My Big Hands (Fall Through the Cracks)" – 2:45
- "Big Business" (lyrics: Byrne, music: Byrne, John Chernoff) – 5:16
- Side two
- "Eggs in a Briar Patch" – 3:31
- "Poison" – 2:38
- "Cloud Chamber" – 2:42
- "What a Day That Was" – 5:32
- "Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)" – 4:45
- "Light Bath" – 1:08
Cassette and CD track listing
All songs written by David Byrne, except as indicated.
- "Light Bath" – 1:09
- "His Wife Refused" – 4:31
- "Ade" (music: Byrne, Eno) – 3:22
- "Walking" (music: Byrne, John Chernoff) – 0:52
- "Two Soldiers" (music: Byrne, Brian Eno) – 3:31
- "Under the Mountain" – 0:53
- "Dinosaur" – 2:36
- "The Red House" – 3:17
- "Wheezing" – 3:12
- "Eggs in a Briar Patch" – 3:31
- "Poison" – 2:31
- "Cloud Chamber" – 2:50
- "Black Flag" – 2:29
- "My Big Hands (Fall Through the Cracks)" – 2:46
- "Combat" (music: Byrne, Chernoff) – 2:45
- "Leg Bells" (lyrics: Byrne, music: Byrne, Chernoff) – 2:40
- "The Blue Flame" – 3:25
- "Big Business" (lyrics: Byrne, music: Byrne, Chernoff) – 5:06
- "Dense Beasts" – 3:11
- "Five Golden Sections" – 2:53
- "What a Day That Was" – 5:30
- "Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)" – 4:43
- "Light Bath" – 1:10
Personnel
- "His Wife Refused"
- Adrian Belew – steel drum guitar
- David Byrne – vocals, bass, guitars
- John Chernoff – gung gong
- Yogi Horton – drums
- Bernie Worrell – mini Moog, piano
- "Two Soldiers"
- Adrian Belew – guitars
- David Byrne – basses, guitar, OBX, primetime
- John Chernoff – congas
- Brian Eno – bass, piano
- Yogi Horton – drums
- "The Red House"
- David Byrne – basses, guitars, Prophet synthesizer
- Brian Eno – Prophet synthesizer, scream
- Yogi Horton – drums
- "My Big Hands"
- David Byrne – vocals, bass, guitars, percussion, Prophet synthesizer
- Yogi Horton – drums
- "Big Business"
- David Byrne – vocals, bass, fierce and high guitars
- John Chernoff – galloping guitar
- Bernie Worrell – clavinet
- "Eggs in a Briar Patch"
- Adrian Belew – floating guitars
- David Byrne – guitars, horses
- John Chernoff – gung gong
- Brian Eno – bass, vibes
- Jerry Harrison – clavinet
- Yogi Horton – drums
- "Poison"
- David Byrne – vocals, bass, guitars, mini synthesizer, Prophet synthesizer strings
- Dolette McDonald – vocals
- "Cloud Chamber"
- David Byrne – kitchen metals
- Jerry Harrison – large drum
- Twyla Tharp – water pot
- "What a Day That Was"
- David Byrne – vocals, bass, guitars, synthesizers
- John Cooksey – drums
- Steve Scales – congas
- "Big Blue Plymouth"
- David Byrne – vocals, guitars
- Sue Halloran – vocals
- Yogi Horton – concert toms, drums
- "Light Bath"
- David Byrne – triggered flutes
- John Chernoff – percussion
CD credits
- Adrian Belew – electric guitar, steel guitar, sound effects, steel drums, beats
- David Byrne – synthesizer, bass guitar, flute, guitar, piano, sound effects, vocals, clavinet, Prophet synthesizer, Oberheim synthesizer
- John Chernoff – guitar, percussion, piano, conga, gung gong, drums
- John Cooksey – drums
- Brian Eno – bass guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards, background vocals, vibraphone, Prophet synthesizer, screams
- Doug Gray – double bell euphonium
- Sue Halloran – vocals
- Jerry Harrison – organ, drums, clavinet
- Richard Horowitz – ney
- Yogi Horton – drums, concert toms
- Dolette McDonald – vocals
- Steve Scales – percussion, conga
- Bernie Worrell – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, clavinet, Moog synthesizer
Charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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1982 | Billboard 200 | 104[5] |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Worldwide | 1981 | Warner Bros. | LP | 3645 |
Sire | Cassette tape | M5S-3645 | ||
1987 | Luaka Bop | CD | 3645 | |
1990 | Warner Bros. | Cassette tape | 3645 | |
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References
- Anderson, Rick. The Catherine Wheel at AllMusic
- "Robert Christgau: CG: David Byrne". www.robertchristgau.com.
- Kisselgoff, Anna (September 23, 1981). "Dance: Twyla Tharp's New 'Wheel'" – via NYTimes.com.
- "David Byrne".
- "David Byrne". Billboard.
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