Fear of Music
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| Fear of Music | ||
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| Missing image Talking_Heads-Fear_of_Music.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Talking Heads | ||
| Released | August 3, 1979 | |
| Recorded | 1979 | |
| Genre | New wave/Art punk | |
| Length | 40 min 25 sec | |
| Record label | Sire | |
| Producer | Brian Eno & Talking Heads | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG (http://www.Allmusic.com) | 4.5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040403251443301584&sql=Adjivad5kv8w1) |
| Talking Heads Chronology | ||
| More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978) | Fear of Music (1979) | Remain in Light (1980) |
Fear of Music was the third album by Talking Heads and was released in 1979. It peaked at #21 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and singles "Life During Wartime " made #80 on the Pop Singles chart, and "I Zimbra" made #28 on the Club Play Singles chart.
Track Listing
- "I Zimbra" (Ball/Byrne/Eno) - 3:06
- "Mind" (Byrne) - 4:12
- "Paper" (Byrne) - 2:36
- "Cities" (Byrne) - 4:05
- "Life During Wartime" (Byrne/Frantz/Harrison/Weymouth) - 3:41
- "Memories Can't Wait" (Byrne) - 3:30
- "Air" (Byrne) - 3:33
- "Heaven" (Byrne/Harrison) - 4:01
- "Animals" (Byrne) - 3:29
- "Electric Guitar" (Byrne) - 2:59
- "Drugs" (Byrne) - 5:13
Personnel
- Band Members:
- Brian Eno: Treatments
- Gene Wilder and Ari Up: Congas on "Life During Wartime" and I Zimbra
- Robert Fripp: Guitar on "I Zimbra"
- The Sweetbreathes: Background vocals on "Air"
- Julie Last, Brian Eno, David Byrne: Background vocals on "I Zimbra"