Talking HeadsSpeaking In Tongues

Label:

Sire – WBC 1554

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

South Africa

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Funk

Tracklist

A1 Burning Down The House
PercussionSteve Scales
SynthesizerWally Badarou
4:00
A2 Making Flippy Floppy
GuitarAlex Weir
ViolinShankar
4:36
A3 Girlfriend Is Better
SynthesizerBernie Worrell
4:25
A4 Slippery People
Backing VocalsNona Hendryx
PercussionRaphael Dejesus
SaxophoneRichard Landry
3:30
A5 I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
PercussionRaphael Dejesus
4:06
B1 Swamp
GuitarAlex Weir
SynthesizerWally Badarou
5:09
B2 Moon Rocks
GuitarAlex Weir
PercussionSteve Scales
5:04
B3 Pull Up The Roots
GuitarAlex Weir
PercussionRaphael Dejesus
5:08
B4 This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
PercussionDavid Van Tieghem
SynthesizerWally Badarou
4:56

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Sire Records Company
  • Published ByWarner Bros. Music (SA)
  • Published ByIndex Music (2)
  • Marketed ByWEA Records (Pty) Ltd.
  • Manufactured ByWEA Records (Pty) Ltd.
  • Distributed ByWEA Records (Pty) Ltd.
  • Licensed FromWEA International Inc.
  • Recorded AtBlank Tape Studios
  • Overdubbed AtCom Point Studios
  • Overdubbed AtSigma Sound Studios, New York
  • Mixed AtCom Point Studios
  • Mixed AtSigma Sound Studios, New York
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Printed ByInterpak

Credits

  • Backing VocalsTina Weymouth
  • Bass, Cover, Lyrics By, Percussion, VocalsDavid Byrne
  • Double BassTina Weymouth
  • DrumsChris Frantz
  • Engineer [Assistant Mix]Jay Mark
  • Engineer [Assistant Recording]John Convertino (2)
  • Engineer [Recording]Butch Jones
  • GuitarTina Weymouth
  • KeyboardsJerry Harrison
  • Mastered ByTed Jensen
  • Mixed By, Engineer [Mix]Alex Sadkin
  • Music ByTina Weymouth
  • ProducerTalking Heads
  • SynthesizerTina Weymouth

Notes

℗ 1983 Sire Records Co.

Label matrices in brackets.
Runouts etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: MS
  • Other (Alt. cat. #): 1-23771
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): WBC 1554 - A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): WBC 1554 - B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): WBC 1554 - A - 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): WBC 1554 - B - 1

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Test Pressing, Allied Pressing) Sire 1-23883, 9 23883-1 US 1982
Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Winchester) Sire 1-23883, 9 23883-1 US 1983
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Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album) Sire 92-3883-1 UK & Europe 1983
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Speaking In Tongues (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear) Sire 92-3771-1 Europe 1983
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Speaking In Tongues (Cassette, Album, Dolby B-Type, XDR) Sire 9 23883-4, 4-23883 US 1983

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