Talking Heads: 77

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Talking Heads: 77
Studio album by Talking Heads
Released	September 16, 1977
Recorded	Sundragon Studios, New York, 1976 - 1977
Genre	Art punk/New Wave
Length	38:37
Label	Sire Records
Producer	Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn, and Talking Heads Reissue Producer Andy Zax with Talking Heads
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Piero Scaruffi (8/10) link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone (Not Rated) link
Talking Heads chronology
Talking Heads: 77 (1977) More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978)

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 #92. In 2003, the album was ranked number 290 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In his 1995 book, "The Alternative Music Almanac", Alan Cross placed the album in the #5 spot on the list of '10 Classic Alternative Albums'.

In 2005/6, 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 ("Love → Building on Fire," "I Wish You Wouldn't Say That," "Psycho Killer (acoustic version)," "I Feel It in My Heart," and "Sugar on My Tongue.") The DVD-A 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.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel 2.2 Recording personnel 3 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by David Byrne, except where noted.

[edit] Side one

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

[edit] Side two

1. "The Book I Read" – 4:06
2. "Don't Worry About the Government" – 3:00
3. "First Week/Last Week ... Carefree" – 3:19
4. "Psycho Killer" (Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth) – 4:19
5. "Pulled Up" – 4:29

[edit] Personnel

• David Byrne – guitar player, singer, bells on "Love → Buildings on Fire"
• Jerry Harrison – guitar and keyboard player, 2nd singer (does not appear on "Love → Buildings on Fire" and "Sugar on My Tongue.")
• Martina Weymouth – bass player
• Chris Frantz – drummer; tambourine on "Love → Buildings on Fire"

[edit] Additional personnel

• Brad Baker, Lance Quinn – horn arrangement on "Love → Buildings on Fire"
• Arthur Russell – cello on "Psycho Killer (Acoustic)"

[edit] Recording personnel

• Tony Bongiovi – producer
• Ed Stasium – engineer
• Joe Gastwirt – mastering
• T. Erdelyi – associate producer on "Love → Buildings on Fire"
• Mark Spector – producer on "Sugar on My Tongue"

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Billboard Pop Albums	97
1978	UK Albums	60

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Psycho Killer"	Billboard Pop Singles	92

v • d • e Talking Heads David Byrne | Jerry Harrison | Tina Weymouth | Chris Frantz Studio Albums Talking Heads: 77 (1977) | More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978) | Fear of Music (1979) | Remain in Light (1980) | Speaking in Tongues (1983) | Little Creatures (1985) | True Stories (1986) | Naked (1988) The Heads Albums No Talking, Just Head (1996) Live Albums The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982) | Stop Making Sense (1984) Compilations Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites (1992) | Once in a Lifetime (2003) | The Best of Talking Heads (2004) | Brick (2005) | Bonus Rarities and Outtakes (2006) Filmography Stop Making Sense (1984) | True Stories (1986) | Storytelling Giant (1988)