Talking Heads: 77 is the debut album by Talking Heads, released in 1977. The single "Psycho Killer" reached #92 on theBillboard 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.[10]
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Release history[edit][]
The album was released by Sire Records in the UK and US and Philips Records throughout continental Europe.[11]
In 2005, it was remastered and re-released by Warner Music Group on their Warner Bros./Sire Records/Rhino Recordslabels in DualDisc format with five bonus tracks on the CD side (see track listing below).[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
The album was re-released on vinyl on April 18, 2009 for Record Store Day.[12]
Track listing[edit][]
All songs written and composed by David Byrne,[11] except where noted.
Side one | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 |
[show]2005 reissue bonus tracks |
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Personnel[edit][]
- Talking Heads[11]
- David Byrne – guitar, vocals
- Chris Frantz – drums
- Jerry Harrison – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Tina Weymouth – bass guitar
- Recording personnel[11]
- Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn and Talking Heads – producers
- Ed Stasium – engineer
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering
Charts[edit][]
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- Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1978 | UK Albums | 60 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1978 | "Psycho Killer" | Billboard Hot 100 | 92[13] |