True Stories

~ Release by Talking Heads (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Tracklist

▼12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Love for Sale assistant recording engineer: Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer) recording engineer and mixer: Eric "E.T." Thorngren producer: Talking Heads assistant mixer: Charles Brocco, Robin Laine and Tom Nist (engineer) bass guitar [bass]: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set) [drums]: Chris Frantz guitar: David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) background vocals: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth lead vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) recorded at: Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States mixed at: Village Recorder Studios (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Love for Sale lyricist and composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads)	3.5	4:30
A2	Puzzlin' Evidence assistant recording engineer: Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer) recording engineer and mixer: Eric "E.T." Thorngren engineer: Paul Christiensen producer: Talking Heads assistant mixer: Charles Brocco, Robin Laine and Tom Nist (engineer) bass guitar: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz guitar: David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) background vocals: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth choir vocals: Bert Cross Choir lead vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) recording of: Puzzlin' Evidence lyricist and composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads)	2.65	5:23
A3	Hey Now assistant recording engineer: Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer) recording engineer and mixer: Eric "E.T." Thorngren engineer: Michael McClain producer: Talking Heads assistant mixer: Charles Brocco, Robin Laine and Tom Nist (engineer) bass guitar: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz guitar: David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) percussion: Paulinho da Costa background vocals: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth choir vocals: St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School Choir lead vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) recording of: Hey Now lyricist and composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads)	3.35	3:42
A4	Papa Legba assistant recording engineer: Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer) recording engineer and mixer: Eric "E.T." Thorngren producer: Talking Heads assistant mixer: Charles Brocco, Robin Laine and Tom Nist (engineer) bass guitar: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz guitar: David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) percussion: Paulinho da Costa background vocals: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth lead vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) recording of: Papa Legba lyricist and composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads)	2.65	5:55
B1	Wild Wild Life assistant recording engineer: Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer) recording engineer: Eric "E.T." Thorngren producer: Talking Heads mixer: Mick Guzauski bass guitar [bass]: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set) [drums]: Chris Frantz guitar: David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) background vocals: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth lead vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) recorded at: Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States mixed at: Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Wild Wild Life lyricist and composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads)	3.65	3:39
B2	Radio Head recording engineer and mixer: Eric Thorngren mastering: Jack Skinner (engineer) engineer: Michael McClain accordion: Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) bass: Tina Weymouth guitar: David Byrne (Talking Heads) keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) membranophone: Chris Frantz percussion: Paulinho da Costa background vocals: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) recording of: Radio Head lyricist and composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads)	3	3:14
B3	Dream Operator assistant recording engineer: Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer) recording engineer and mixer: Eric "E.T." Thorngren producer: Talking Heads assistant mixer: Charles Brocco, Robin Laine and Tom Nist (engineer) bass guitar: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz guitar: David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) background vocals: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth lead vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) recording of: Dream Operator lyricist and composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads)	3	4:39
B4	People Like Us assistant recording engineer: Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer) recording engineer: Eric "E.T." Thorngren engineer: Michael McClain producer: Talking Heads mixer: Lee Herschberg bass guitar: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz fiddle: Tommy Camfield guitar: David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) pedal steel guitar: Tommy Morrell percussion: Paulinho da Costa background vocals: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth lead vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) recording of: People Like Us lyricist and composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads)	2.65	4:26
B5	City of Dreams assistant recording engineer: Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer) recording engineer: Eric "E.T." Thorngren and Michael McClain engineer: Michael McClain producer: Talking Heads assistant mixer: Charles Brocco, Robin Laine and Tom Nist (engineer) mixer: Eric "E.T." Thorngren bass guitar [bass]: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set) [drums]: Chris Frantz guitar: David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) pedal steel guitar: Tommy Morrell percussion: Paulinho da Costa background vocals: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth lead vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) recorded at: Studio Southwest in Dallas County, Texas, United States mixed at: Village Recorder Studios (aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: City of Dreams lyricist and composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads)	3	5:06

Credits

Release

design/illustration:	Jeff Ayeroff Michael Hodgson (art director/designer)
photography:	David Byrne (Talking Heads) George Hurrell

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1327751 [info]

Release Group

included in:	Talking Heads

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/39386 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Talking-heads/True-stories [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/talking_heads/true_stories/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000192119 [info]
Wikidata:	Q3271604 [info]

Release information

Barcode:: 50999240612164
Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 40:34

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

EMI
062 24 0612 1

Release events

[Worldwide]
1986-10-08

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