Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978) 8122796358

Description: More Songs About Buildings and Food is the second studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released on July 14, 1978, by Sire Records. It was the first of three albums produced by collaborator Brian Eno, and saw the band move toward an increasingly danceable style, crossing singer David Byrne's unusual delivery with new emphasis on the rhythm section composed of bassist Tina Weymouth and her husband, drummer Chris Frantz. More Songs established Talking Heads as a critical success, reaching number 29 on the US Billboard Pop Albums chart and number 21 on the UK Albums Chart. The album featured the band's first top-thirty single, a cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River". Release More Songs About Buildings and Food was released on July 14, 1978. It peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The album's sole single, a cover of the Al Green hit "Take Me to the River", peaked at number 26 on the pop singles chart in 1979. The single pushed the album to gold record status. Warner Music Group re-released and remastered the album in 2005, on its Warner Bros., Sire and Rhino Records labels in DualDisc format, with four bonus tracks on the CD side—"Stay Hungry" (1977 version), alternate versions of "I'm Not in Love" and "The Big Country", and the 'Country Angel' version of "Thank You for Sending Me an Angel". 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 "Found a Job" and "Warning Sign". 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. Track listing All tracks are written by David Byrne, except where noted Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Thank You for Sending Me an Angel" 2:11 2. "With Our Love" 3:30 3. "The Good Thing" 3:03 4. "Warning Sign" Byrne, Chris Frantz 3:55 5. "The Girls Want to Be with the Girls" 2:37 6. "Found a Job" (*) 5:00 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Artists Only" Byrne, Wayne Zieve 3:34 2. "I'm Not in Love" 4:33 3. "Stay Hungry" Byrne, Frantz 2:39 4. "Take Me to the River" Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges 5:00 5. "The Big Country" 5:30 2005 reissue bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 12. "Stay Hungry" (1977 version) Byrne, Frantz 3:45 13. "I'm Not in Love" (alternate version) 5:15 14. "The Big Country" (alternate version) 5:01 15. "Thank You for Sending Me an Angel" ("Country Angel" version) 2:12 Note (*) Mixed at Mediasound Studios by Brian Eno and Ed Stasium Personnel Harrison and Byrne (right) with Talking Heads in August 1978 at Jay's Longhorn Bar, Minneapolis, Minnesota Talking Heads David Byrne – lead vocals, guitars, synthesized percussion Chris Frantz – drums, percussion Jerry Harrison – piano, organ, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals Tina Weymouth – bass guitar

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