Perfect World
~ Recording by Talking Heads
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures (made in West Germany) | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | 9 25305-2 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures (made in Japan) | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | 9 25305-2 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures (made in U.S.A.) | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | 9 25305-2 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | 9 25305-1 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:28 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46158 2 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:26 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | TAH 2 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:28 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | 25305 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| Sire Records | CD 25305 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 1C 064 24 0352 1 |
| 2.5 | Perfect World | 4:28 | Talking Heads | The Originals | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 7243 8 35113 2 7, CDOMB003 |
| 11.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Talking Heads | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 74722 |
| 12.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Talking Heads | Talking Heads | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 74722 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 76454 |
| 2.14 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 76454 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI United Kingdom (~1993-1998) | |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0946 3 48660 2 6, 348 6602 |
| 2.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 0946 3 48660 2 6, 348 6602 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 50999 3 08694 2 4 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CD FA 3301, CDP 7 46158 2 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:28 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures (barcode inside back picture, approx. 1990-1993) | Talking Heads | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDP 7 46158 2 |
| 1.5 | Perfect World | 4:27 | Talking Heads | Little Creatures | Talking Heads | Album | Warner Records (2019–present; circle imprint with “Warner Records” next to it) | ||
Relationships
| recording engineer and mixer: | Eric Thorngren |
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| assistant engineer: | Melanie West (engineer) |
| producer: | Talking Heads |
| bass guitar: | Tina Weymouth |
| drums (drum set): | Chris Frantz |
| guest saxophone: | Lenny Pickett |
| guest Tibetan water drum [water drum]: | Naná Vasconcelos |
| guitar and lead vocals: | David Byrne (Talking Heads) |
| guitar and keyboard: | Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) |
| background vocals: | Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) Tina Weymouth |
| guest background vocals: | Ellen Bernfeld Gordon Grody Lani Groves Kurt Yahijian |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985) |
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| recording of: | Perfect World |
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Related works
Perfect World
| lyricist: | David Byrne (Talking Heads) Chris Frantz |
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| composer: | David Byrne (Talking Heads) |