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Still Life (Talking) is an album by Pat Metheny Group, released in 1987 on Geffen Records. It was the group's first album to be released by the label. It features jazz fusion and crossover jazz, combining Brazilian jazz-influenced harmonies with jazz, folk and pop elements and, along with the previous First Circle and the following Letter from Home, is considered part of the so-called "Brazilian Trilogy".
The piece "Last Train Home" was used in a Christmas commercial by the Florida-based supermarket chain Publix, featuring relatives traveling to Florida by train for Christmas. Metheny even joked about it when he performed in the Tampa Bay area, referring to it as "the Publix song". The commercial aired every holiday season from 1987 to 1996. The NPR radio show "Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli" uses the tune as its closing theme. The composition has also been featured during The Weather Channel's "Local on the 8s" playlist since roughly the late 1980s. "(It's Just) Talk" has also been featured on the local forecasts on The Weather Channel since about the same time. [citation needed]
Track listing
All music composed by Pat Metheny, except where noted.
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| 1. |
"Minuano (Six Eight)" (Metheny, Lyle Mays) |
9:28 |
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"So May It Secretly Begin" |
6:25 |
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"Last Train Home" |
5:41 |
| 4. |
"(It's Just) Talk" |
6:17 |
| 5. |
"Third Wind" (Metheny, Mays) |
8:37 |
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"Distance" (Mays) |
2:45 |
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"In Her Family" |
3:17 |
Personnel
Charts
Album - Billboard
| Year |
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Position |
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| 1987 |
Black Albums |
43 |
| 1987 |
Jazz Albums |
1 |
| 1987 |
Pop Albums |
50 |
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Awards
Grammy Awards
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