| Product Summary | | Label: Rhino Records | | UPC: 00081227648824 | | Release Date: 8/17/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 61702898 | | Item#: MR9LSF | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 26050 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Love -> Building On Fire ~ Talking Heads |  | | 2. Psycho Killer ~ Talking Heads | | | 3. Uh-oh, Love Comes To Town ~ Talking Heads | | | 4. Take Me To The River ~ Talking Heads | | | 5. Found A Job ~ Talking Heads | | | 6. Life During Wartime ~ Talking Heads | | | 7. Heaven ~ Talking Heads | | | 8. Memories Can't Wait ~ Talking Heads | | | 9. Once In A Lifetime ~ Talking Heads | | | 10. Houses In Motion ~ Talking Heads | | | 11. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) ~ Talking Heads | | | 12. Girlfriend Is Better ~ Talking Heads | | | 13. Burning Down The House ~ Talking Heads | | | 14. Road To Nowhere ~ Talking Heads | | | 15. And She Was ~ Talking Heads | | | 16. Wild Wild Life ~ Talking Heads | | | 17. Blind ~ Talking Heads | | | 18. Flowers, (Nothing But) ~ Talking Heads | |
| | Produced in association with the band, this single-disc collection gathers 18 hits and signature tracks, including "Psycho Killer," "Once In A Lifetime," "Burning Down The House," and "Wild Wild Life." Booklet includes rare photos and commentary by Moby, Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan, and Sire Records founder Seymour Stein. Formed in NYC in the mid-'70s by David Byrne, Chris Franz, Tina Weymouth, and ex-Modern Lover Jerry Harrison, the Talking Heads evolved out of their now-legendary humble beginnings at CBGB's to become one of the most adventurous and influential bands ever. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, the Heads' visionary, polyrhythmic sound daringly combined funk and punk, African beats, avant-garde minimalism, and pure pop. From their 1977 debut through their Brian Eno-produced classics to their '88 farewell, Naked, they both pushed artistic boundaries and delivered indelible radio hits like "Once In A Lifetime" and "Burning Down The House."
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Talking Heads: Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, David Byrne (bass instrument); Chris Frantz. | | Personnel: Jerry Harrison (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals); David Byrne (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, bells); Brian Eno (guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals); Tina Weymouth (guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals); Yves N'Djock, Adrian Belew (guitar); Johnny Marr (12-string guitar); Mory Kant? (kora); Jimmy Macdonell (accordion); Lenny Pickett (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Stan Harrison (alto saxophone); Steve Elfon (baritone saxophone); Laurie Frink, Jon Hassell , Earl Gardner (trumpet); Robin Eubanks (trombone); Chris Frantz (keyboards, synthesizer, drums, tambourine, percussion, background vocals); Wally Badarou (keyboards, synthesizer, congas); Bernie Worrell (synthesizer); Abdou M'Boup (congas, talking drum, cowbells); Gene Wilder, Ari Wilder (congas); Andrew Cader (washboard); Brice Wassy (shaker); David Van Tieghem, Jose Rossy, Nan Vasconcelos, Steve Scales (percussion); Ellen Bernfeld, Erin Dickens, Gordon Grody, Diva Gray, Kurt Yahijian, Kirsty MacColl, Lani Groves, Nona Hendryx (background vocals). | | Additional personnel: Brian Eno (organ, bass instrument); Robert Palmer (percussion); Bernie Worrell. | | Audio Mixers: David Byrne; Brian Eno; Dave Jerden; Ed Stasium; Eric "ET" Thorngren; Johnny Potoker; Alex Sadkin; Mick Guzauski. | | Audio Remasterer: Bob Ludwig. | | Recording information: Atlantic Studios, New York, NY; Blank Tapes, New York, NY; Chris & Tina's Loft, Long Island City, NY; Compass Point Studios, Nassau, The Bahamas; Hit Factory, New York, NY; O'Henry Sound Studios, Toluca Lake, CA; Record Plant, New York, NY; RPM Sound Studios, New York, NY; Sigma Sound, New York, NY; Studio Davout, Paris, France; Studio Southwest, Sunnyvale, TX; Sundragon Studios, New York, NY; The Arcadia Theater, Dallas, TX. | | Authors: Dave Schools; Douglas McCombs; El-P; Matt Safer; Ira Kaplan; Kate Pierson; Moby; Dustin Hawthorne. | | Photographer: Jimmy DeSana. | | In the mid-1970s, a band of well-scrubbed art-school graduates appeared on the CBGB's scene in New York City. The name of this band was Talking Heads, and from '77 to '88, they released eight studio albums of inventive and utterly catchy avant-garde pop that turned the rock world on its ear. Fueled by vocalist/guitarist David Byrne's quirky, "I'm tense and nervous, and I can't relax" personality, the group seemed fully formed from the get-go, as evidenced by the martial rhythms and chiming guitars of "Love -> Building on Fire" and the deranged funk of "Psycho Killer." | | Following this early era, THE BEST OF TALKING HEADS moves into the quartet's lengthy collaboration with sonic scientist Brian Eno, including the herky-jerky funk of their take on Al Green's "Take Me to the River," the desperate story-song "Life During Wartime," and the transcendent avant-pop masterpiece "Once in a Lifetime." Rounding out this BEST OF are the Heads' poppier, post-Eno songs ("Road to Nowhere," "And She Was," and others). Although there are more extensive Talking Heads collections out there (the two-disc POPULAR FAVORITES 1976-1992/SAND IN THE VASELINE and the three-CD/one-DVD box set ONCE IN A LIFETIME), this concise, single-disc compilation is an ideal introduction to the utterly unique sounds of this pioneering band. |
Producer: Tony Bongiovi; Brian Eno; Talking Heads; Lance Quinn; Steve Lillywhite; Tony Bongiovi; Tommy Ramone; Brian Eno; Talking Heads; Talking Heads (Compilation); Andy Zax (Compilation) |
Engineer: Dave Jerden; Ed Stasium; Eric "E.T." Thorngren; Fernando Kral; Jack Nuber; Neal Teeman; Nick Delre; Stephen Stanley; James Farber; Joe Barbaria; John Potoker; Alex Sadkin; Mark Wallis; Rhett Davies; Richard Manwaring; Rod O'Brien; Butch Jones; Dave Jerden |
Musical Guests | | Brian Eno | | Robert Palmer | | Bernie Worrell |
| | Artist Overview | | Proving you could rock despite having attended the Rhode Island School of Design, Talking Heads' innovative brand of downtown art-pop featured David Byrne's manic yelp, pointed lyrics about mundane subjects, and R&B-meets-Velvet Underground grooves, all without ever tipping over into pretension. The group began making twitchy pop in the punk era, but by the early-1980s the Heads had graduated to a dense, funky style incorporating a phalanx of additional musicians including Adrian Belew and P-Funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell. They made a slight return to their pop/rock roots before imploding at the end of the '80s, moving on to solo projects and production work. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 08/17/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 76488 | | Label : Rhino Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227648824 |
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