Talking Heads: 77

Talking Heads: 77
Studio album by Talking Heads
Released September 16, 1977
Recorded 1976–77,
recorded at
Sundragon Studios in NYC;
mixed at
Media Sound Recording Studios in Manhattan
Genre Art punk,[1] new wave[2]
Length 38:37
Label Sire (US, UK)
Philips (Europe, Japan)
Producer Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn, Talking Heads
Talking Heads chronology
Talking Heads: 77
(1977)		 More Songs About Buildings and Food
(1978)
Singles from Talking Heads 77
  1. "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town"
    Released: 1977
  2. "Psycho Killer"
    Released: December 1977
  3. "Pulled Up"
    Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
Mojo[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[9]
Uncut[10]
The Village VoiceA–[11]

Talking Heads: 77 is the debut album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released in September 1977. The single "Psycho Killer" reached #92 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. In 2003, the album was ranked #290 on Rolling Stone magazine's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. In his 1995 book, The Alternative Music Almanac, Alan Cross placed it in the #5 spot on his 10 Classic Alternative Albums list.[12]

Release history

The album was released by Sire Records in the UK and US and Philips Records throughout continental Europe.[13]

In 2005, it was remastered and re-released by Warner Music Group on their Warner Bros./Sire Records/Rhino Records labels in DualDisc format with five bonus tracks on the CD side (see track listing below). The DVD-Audio 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. The reissue was produced by Andy Zax with Talking Heads.

The album was re-released on vinyl on April 18, 2009 for Record Store Day.[14]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by David Byrne,[13] except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
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
Side two
No. Title Length
7. "The Book I Read"   4:06
8. "Don't Worry About the Government"   3:00
9. "First Week/Last Week…Carefree"   3:19
10. "Psycho Killer" (Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth) 4:19
11. "Pulled Up"   4:29

Personnel

Talking Heads[13]
Recording personnel[13]

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1978 UK Albums 60[15]
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1978 "Psycho Killer" Billboard Hot 100 92[16]

References

  1. ↑ Gittins, Ian (September 1, 2004). Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime, The Stories Behind Every Song. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 39. ISBN 0634080334. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ Aaron, Charles (August 2004). "New Wave". Spin (New York): 104. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Talking Heads 77 – Talking Heads". AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Kot, Greg (May 6, 1990). "Talking Heads On The Record". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ Smith, Jon (July 15, 2012). "Album Review: Talking Heads – Talking Heads 77". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-857-12595-8.
  7. ↑ "Talking Heads 77 LP". CD Universe. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  8. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
  9. ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 394. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  10. ↑ Shapiro, Peter (February 2006). "The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth". Uncut (105): 82.
  11. ↑ Christgau, Robert (October 31, 1977). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Alan Cross' Ten Classic Alternative Albums". Apr 18, 2010. Retrieved Mar 9, 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Talking Heads: 77 liner notes
  14. ↑ "Record Store Day releases". Recordstoreday.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  15. ↑ British Hit Singles & Albums, Edition 17, 2004 Guinness World Records Limited, p.548
  16. ↑ Billboard chart history. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
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