Talking Heads: 77
Talking Heads: 77 is the debut album by Talking Heads. It peaked at #97 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart and the single "Psycho Killer" made it to #92. In 2003, the album was ranked #290 on Rolling Stone magazine's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. In his 1995 book, The Alternative Music Almanac, Alan Cross placed it in the #5 spot on his 10 Classic Alternative Albums list.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by David Byrne, except where noted.
| 1. |
"Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town" |
2:48 |
| 2. |
"New Feeling" |
3:09 |
| 3. |
"Tentative Decisions" |
3:04 |
| 4. |
"Happy Day" |
3:55 |
| 5. |
"Who Is It?" |
1:41 |
| 6. |
"No Compassion" |
4:47 |
Personnel
- Talking Heads
- Recording personnel
Charts
- Album
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1978 |
Billboard Pop Albums |
97 |
| UK Albums |
60 |
- Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1978 |
"Psycho Killer" |
Billboard Pop Singles |
92 |
Release history
The album was released by Sire Records in the United Kingdom and United States and Philips Records throughout continental Europe.
In 2005, it was re-released and remastered by Warner Music Group on their Warner Bros./Sire Records/Rhino Records labels in DualDisc format with five bonus tracks on the CD side (see track listing above). The DVD-Audio side includes both stereo and 5.1 surround high resolution (96 kHz/24bit) mixes, as well as a Dolby Digital version and videos of the band performing "Pulled Up" and "I Feel It in My Heart." In Europe, it was released as a CD+DVDA two disc set rather than a single DualDisc. The reissue was produced by Andy Zax with Talking Heads.
The album was re-released on vinyl on April 18, 2009 for Record Store Day.[1]
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