Little Creatures (album)
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| Little Creatures | ||
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| Studio album by Talking Heads | ||
| Released | July 15, 1985 | |
| Recorded | October 1984-March 1985 | |
| Genre | New Wave/Art punk | |
| Length | 40:25 | |
| Label | Sire Records | |
| Producer(s) | Talking Heads Reissue Producer: Andy Zax with Talking Heads |
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| Talking Heads chronology | ||
| Stop Making Sense (1983) |
Little Creatures (1985) |
True Stories (1986) |
Little Creatures is a 1985 album by Talking Heads. It was a departure from their previous music, as the album was much more accessible and poppier than their previous works, though it did not abandon the band's traditional oddities. The album examined themes of Americana and incorporated elements of country music, with many songs featuring the steel guitar. While many Talking Heads fans consider this album to be a low point in the band's career, many listeners consider this to be their best album. It was voted as the best album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll.
The cover art was created by outsider artist Howard Finster, and was selected as album cover of the year by Rolling Stone magazine.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs by David Byrne, except where noted.
- "And She Was" – 3:36
- "Give Me Back My Name" – 3:20
- "Creatures of Love" – 4:12
- "The Lady Don't Mind" (David Byrne/Chris Franz/Jerry Harrison/Tina Weymouth) – 4:03
- "Perfect World" (David Byrne/Chris Franz) – 4:26
- "Stay Up Late" – 3:51
- "Walk It Down" – 4:42
- "Television Man" – 6:10
- "Road to Nowhere" – 4:19
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Talking Heads
- David Byrne – guitar, vocals
- Chris Frantz – drums
- Jerry Harrison – keyboards, guitar, background vocals
- Tina Weymouth – bass, backing vocals
[edit] Additional musicians
- Lenny Pickett – saxophones
- Steve Scales – percussion
- Andrew Cader – washboard on "Road to Nowhere"
- Jimmy Macdonell – accordion on "Road to Nowhere"
- Nana Vasconcelos – percussion on "Perfect World"
- Eric Weissberg – steel guitar on "Little Creatures" and "Walk It Down"
- Gordon Grody – backing vocals
- Lani Groves – backing vocals
- Kurt Yahijian – backing vocals
- Ellen Bernfeld – backing vocals on "Perfect World" and "Walk It Down"
- Erin Dickens – backing vocals on "Television Man" and "Road to Nowhere"
- Diva Gray – backing vocals on "Road to Nowhere"
[edit] Recording personnel
- Eric Thorngren – engineer, mixing
- Melanie West – second engineer
- Jack Skinner – mastering
| Talking Heads |
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| David Byrne – Chris Frantz – Tina Weymouth – Jerry Harrison |
| Discography |
| Studio Albums: Talking Heads: 77 (1977) - More Songs about Buildings and Food (1978) - Fear of Music (1979) - Remain in Light (1980) - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - Little Creatures (1985) - True Stories (1986) - Naked (1988) |
| Live Albums: The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982) - Stop Making Sense (1984) |
| Filmography |
| Stop Making Sense (1984) - True Stories (1986) - Storytelling Giant (1988) |
