The Red and the Black (album)
| The Red and the Black | ||||
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| Studio album by Jerry Harrison | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Blank Tapes Studios, New York (June 3–17, 1981) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:07 | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Producer | Jerry Harrison, Dave Jerden, Nona Hendryx. | |||
| Jerry Harrison chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
The Red and the Black is the first solo album by Jerry Harrison, who rose to prominence as a member of The Modern Lovers and Talking Heads.
Track listing
All songs written by Jerry Harrison, except where noted.
| Side one | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Things Fall Apart" | 4:57 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Slink" | 4:20 | ||||||||
| 3. | "The New Adventure" | 5:05 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Magic Hymie" | Jerry Harrison, Nona Hendryx, Bernie Worrell | 4:48 | |||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Fast Karma / No Questions" | 3:55 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Worlds in Collision" | 5:09 | ||||||||
| 3. | "The Red Nights" | 3:57 | ||||||||
| 4. | "No More Reruns" | 4:21 | ||||||||
| 5. | "No Warning, No Alarm" | 3:35 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Jerry Harrison: vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, clavinet, organ, piano, melodica, percussion
- Adrian Belew: guitar solos (tracks 1-3, 6, 7 & 9)
- Yogi Horton: drums (tracks 1, 4-9)
- George Murray: bass (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 9)
- Eluriel "Tinker" Barfield: bass (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8)
- Bernie Worrell: clavinet (tracks 4 & 5); organ (track 2); synthesizer (track 4)
- John Cooksey: drums (track 2)
- Steve Scales: drums, percussion (track 3)
- Nona Hendryx: backing vocals
- Dolette McDonald: backing vocals
- Koko Mae Evans: backing vocals
Produced by Jerry Harrison with Dave Jerden. Vocals produced and arranged by Jerry Harrison and Nona Hendryx.
Engineered by Butch Jones and Dave Jerden.
Mixed by Dave Jerden and Jerry Harrison.
References
- ↑ The Red and the Black (album) at AllMusic
- ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Jerry Harrison". Retrieved July 19, 2013.