| # | Title | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Psycho Killer | 3.7 | 4:21 |
| 2 | Take Me to the River | 3.8 | 5:03 |
| 3 | Once in a Lifetime- assistant engineer:
- Kendal Stubbs
- engineer:
- Dave Jerden
- producer:
- Brian Eno
- mixer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Dave Jerden and John Potoker
- background vocals:
- Brian Eno and Nona Hendryx
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- arranger:
- Talking Heads
- vocals arranger:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1980)
- additionally recorded at:
- Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 28), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 35) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 54)
- recording of:
- Once in a Lifetime
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. and Index Music
| 4.55 | 4:20 |
| 4 | Burning Down the House | 4.45 | 4:02 |
| 5 | This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) | 3.4 | 4:55 |
| 6 | Slippery People (live) | 3.5 | 4:14 |
| 7 | Life During Wartime (live) | 4 | 5:05 |
| 8 | And She Was | 4.15 | 3:39 |
| 9 | Road to Nowhere | 4.2 | 4:20 |
| 10 | Wild Wild Life | 3.65 | 3:42 |
| 11 | Blind- assistant recording engineer:
- Nick Delre (lead vocals, background vocals) and Jean-Loup Morette
- recording engineer:
- Fernando Kral (lead vocals, background vocals) and Richard Manwaring
- producer:
- Steve Lillywhite and Talking Heads
- mixer:
- Mark Wallis
- alto saxophone:
- Stan Harrison
- baritone saxophone:
- Steve Elfon
- bass guitar and background vocals:
- Tina Weymouth
- congas, cowbell and talking drum:
- Abdou M’Boup
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz
- guitar:
- David Byrne and Yves N'Djock
- keyboard [conga bass]:
- Wally Badarou
- kora:
- Mory Kanté
- piano [French piano]:
- Jerry Harrison
- tenor saxophone:
- Lenny Pickett
- trombone:
- Robin Eubanks
- trumpet:
- Laurie Frink and Earl Gardner
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- brass [horns] arranger:
- Lenny Pickett
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals) and Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France
- mixed at:
- Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- Blind
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Index Music, Inc.
| 3.25 | 5:00 |
| 12 | (Nothing but) Flowers- assistant recording engineer:
- Nick Delre (lead vocals, background vocals) and Jean-Loup Morette
- recording engineer:
- Fernando Kral (lead vocals, background vocals) and Richard Manwaring
- producer:
- Steve Lillywhite and Talking Heads
- mixer:
- Mark Wallis
- 12 string guitar:
- Johnny Marr
- bass guitar:
- Tina Weymouth
- congas:
- Abdou M’Boup
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz
- guitar:
- David Byrne and Yves N'Djock
- Hammond organ:
- Jerry Harrison
- shakers:
- Brice Wassy
- background vocals:
- David Byrne , Kirsty MacColl and Tina Weymouth
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1988)
- recorded at:
- Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals) and Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France
- mixed at:
- Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recording of:
- (Nothing but) Flowers
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Index Music, Inc.
| 4.25 | 5:34 |
| 13 | Sax and Violins | 3.65 | 5:18 |
| 14 | Lifetime Piling Up | 4.5 | 3:52 |
