Speaking in Tongues is the fifth studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released on June 1, 1983, by Sire Records. After their split with producer Brian Eno and a short hiatus, which allowed the individual members to pursue side projects, recording began in 1982. It became the band’s commercial breakthrough and produced the band’s sole US top-ten hit, “Burning Down the House”.
The album’s tour was documented in Jonathan Demme’s 1984 film Stop Making Sense, which generated a live album of the same name. The album also crossed over to the dance charts, where it peaked at number two for six weeks. It is the group’s highest-charting album on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 15. It was also their biggest-selling album in Canada, where it was certified platinum in 1983.
- “Burning Down the House” 4:01
- “Making Flippy Floppy” 4:34
- “Girlfriend Is Better” 4:22
- “Slippery People” 3:31
- “I Get Wild/Wild Gravity” 4:07
- “Swamp” 5:12
- “Moon Rocks” 5:03
- “Pull Up the Roots” 5:08
- “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” 4:53
- “Two Note Swivel” (unfinished outtake) 5:51
- “Burning Down the House” (alternate version) 5:09
David Byrne – vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass guitar, synthesizer, percussion
Chris Frantz – drums, backing vocals, synthesizer
Jerry Harrison – keyboards, synthesizer, guitars, backing vocals
Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, backing vocals, synthesizer, guitar
Wally Badarou – synthesizer on “Burning Down The House”, “Swamp” and “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)”
Raphael DeJesus – percussion on “Slippery People”, “I Get Wild/Wild Gravity” and “Pull Up the Roots”
Nona Hendryx – backing vocals on “Slippery People”
Richard Landry – saxophone on “Slippery People”
Dolette McDonald – backing vocals on “Slippery People”
Steve Scales – percussion on “Burning Down The House” and “Moon Rocks”
L. Shankar – double violin on “Making Flippy Floppy”
David Van Tieghem – percussion on “I Get Wild/Wild Gravity” and “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)”
Alex Weir – guitar on “Making Flippy Floppy”, “Swamp”, “Moon Rocks” and “Pull Up the Roots”
Bernie Worrell – synthesizer on “Girlfriend Is Better”
Remain in Light is the fourth studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980 by Sire Records. It was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia between July and August 1980 and produced by longtime collaborator Brian Eno. Following the release of their previous album Fear of Music in 1979, the quartet and Eno sought to dispel notions of the band as a mere vehicle for frontman and songwriter David Byrne. Drawing on the influence of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, the band experimented with African polyrhythms, funk, and electronics, recording instrumental tracks as a series of looping grooves. The sessions incorporated a variety of side musicians, including guitarist Adrian Belew, singer Nona Hendryx, and trumpet player Jon Hassell.
Little Creatures is the sixth studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released on June 10, 1985 by Sire Records. The album examines themes of Americana and incorporates elements of country music, with many songs featuring steel guitar. It was voted as the best album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, and is the band’s best-selling studio album, with over two million copies sold in the United States. The cover art was created by outsider artist Howard Finster, and was selected as album cover of the year by Rolling Stone.
Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass), and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar). Described by the critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine as “one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the ’80s”, the group helped to pioneer new wave music by integrating elements of punk, art rock, funk, and world music with avant-garde sensibilities and an anxious, clean-cut image.
This evening on “Great Soul Performances 2: The 80s,” on the playist will be: This evening on “Great Soul Performances 2: The 80s,” on the playist will be: Gladys Knight & the Pips, the Gap Band, Talking Heads, Anita Baker, the Bar-Kays, Richard “Dimples” Fields, Shalamar, Regina Belle, Barry White, Atlantic Starr, Oran “Juice” Jones and several others. Join us at 7PM ET, 6PM CT, 5PM MT & 4PM PT. I’ll see you this evening for “Great Soul Performances 2: The 80s” on RadioMaxMusic.Com. Later ‘Gator!
I think I’ve got a nice mixed bag of music for you, when you join me later this evening at 7PM Eastern Time for “Great Soul Performances 2: The 80s.” On the playlist I’ve got: Barry White, the Bar-Kays, Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder, Guns & Roses, Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine, Grandmaster Flash, Manhattan Transfer, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Bob Marley, Talking Heads and a whole lot more. Remember, that after the original live broadcast this evening, starting tomorrow, you can listen to the show again at your heart’s content, anytime day or night, until next Wednesday evening’s new show, by going to: 
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