David Byrne

by David Byrne

Overview

David Byrne took a spare, direct approach on his third song-based solo album, which lent his work an intimacy but did little to restore his commercial prospects, despite a first single, "Angels," that was a ringer for the Talking Heads song "Once in a Lifetime." In fact, the limited instrumentation and focus on Byrne's voice tended to create difficulties with his typically quirky lyrics -- with the words in close-up, one wanted them to make some kind of sense. In a denser musical structure, such as the mbaqanga-flavored "You & Eye," one might share his enjoyment, but on other tracks with less to offer aurally, the disturbing question, "What is he talking about?" became inescapable. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	05/24/1994
Label:	Sire / Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624555827

Tracks

1. A Long Time Ago
2. Angels
3. Crash
4. A Self-Made Man
5. Back in the Box
6. Sad Song
7. Nothing at All
8. My Love Is You
9. Lilies of the Valley
10. You & Eye
11. Strange Ritual
12. Buck Naked

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Byrne   Primary Artist,Bells,Guitar,Vocals,Balafon,Clavinet,Synthesizer,Lap Steel Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Bill Ware   Guest Artist,Marimba,Vibraphone
Bebel Gilberto   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
John Medeski   Guest Artist,Organ,Synthesizer,Farfisa Organ
Arto Lindsay   Guest Artist,Guitar
Mark Agostino   Temple Blocks,Blocks
Sue Hadjopoulas   Percussion
Mark Edwards   Drones
Mitchell Froom   Keyboards
Marcus Rojas   Tuba
Paul Socolow   Bass,Bass (Upright),Bass (Acoustic),Bass (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Todd Turkisher   Drums,Surdo,Doumbek,Sampling,Roto Toms,Frame Drum,Percussion,Trash Cans
Dollette McDonald   Vocals (Background)
Bashiri Johnson   Bongos,Chimes,Congas,Shaker,Percussion
Valerie Naranjo   Drums,Shaker,Marimba,Percussion,Tambourine,Talking Drum

Technical Credits

Arto Lindsay   Audio Production,Producer
Susan Rogers   Audio Production,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
David Byrne   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Mark Agostino   Assistant Engineer
Bruck Dawit   Assistant Engineer
Jean Baptiste Mondino   Photography
Steve Cohen   Production Coordination
Robert Bergman-Ungar   Design,Art Direction
Hiro Ishihara   Assistant Engineer
Michael Brauer   Mixing
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Valerie Naranjo   Percussion Sampling