The Knee Plays

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The Knee Plays
Studio album by David Byrne
Released	November 6, 2007
Genre	Rock
Label	Nonesuch Records
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Guardian link Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) [1]
David Byrne chronology
Live from Austin, Texas (2004) The Knee Plays (2007) Big Love Soundtrack (TBA)

The Knee Plays is the title of David Byrne's remastered and expanded edition of his Music for "The Knee Plays" album, originally released in 1985, containing music composed for Robert Wilson's opera the CIVIL warS. It's the first time the album is released on CD, and it includes 8 previously unreleased bonus tracks and a DVD of the music set to a slideshow of 400 black and white photographs.

An official site with information about the album was created to promote the reissue: http://www.kneeplays.com/ It will also include tourdates soon.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Tree (Today Is an Important Occasion)"
2. "In the Upper Room"
3. "The Sound of Business"
4. "Social Studies"
5. "(The Gift of Sound) Where the Sun Never Goes Down"
6. "Theadora Is Dozing"
7. "Admiral Perry"
8. "I Bid You Goodnight"
9. "Things to Do (I've Tried)"
10. "Winter"
11. "Jungle Book"
12. "In the Future"
13. "Tree" (Reprise)
14. "(I've Tried) Things to Do"
15. "Tic Toc 2 (In the Future)"
16. "Whisper"
17. "Misterias"
18. "Faust Dance"
19. "Ghost"
20. "Super Natural"