Speaking in Tongues

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Deluxe Version - as available on Deezer

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Tracklist

▼Digital Media 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Burning Down the House assistant engineer: John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark engineer: Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin producer: Talking Heads mixer: Alex Sadkin bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion: David Byrne (Talking Heads) bass guitar, keyboard and percussion: Brian Eno double bass, guitar and synthesizer: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set) and synthesizer: Chris Frantz guest percussion: Steve Scales guest synthesizer: Wally Badarou guitar and keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) background vocals: Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983) part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 29) recording of: Burning Down the House lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth publisher: index music, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部	4.45	4:02
2	Making Flippy Floppy assistant engineer: John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark engineer: Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin producer: Talking Heads mixer: Alex Sadkin guest guitar: Alex Weir guest violin: Shankar (L. Shankar) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983) recording of: Making Flippy Floppy lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth	4.5	5:54
3	Girlfriend Is Better assistant engineer: John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark engineer: Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin producer: Talking Heads mixer: Alex Sadkin bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion: David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) bass guitar, keyboard and percussion: Brian Eno and Tina Weymouth double bass, guitar and synthesizer: Tina Weymouth guitar: Adrian Belew guitar and keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) keyboard, membranophone and percussion and membranophone and synthesizer: Chris Frantz percussion: Robert Palmer (English singer-songwriter) and José Rossy synthesizer: Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer) background vocals: Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), Nona Hendryx (American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author and actress) and Tina Weymouth lead vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983) recording of: Girlfriend Is Better lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth	4.35	5:43
4	Slippery People assistant engineer: John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark engineer: Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin producer: Talking Heads mixer: Alex Sadkin guest percussion: Raphael DeJesus guest saxophone: Richard Landry guest background vocals: Nona Hendryx (American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author and actress) and Dolette McDonald phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983) recording of: Slippery People lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth	4.5	5:06
5	I Get Wild / Wild Gravity assistant engineer: John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark engineer: Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin producer: Talking Heads mixer: Alex Sadkin guest percussion: Raphael DeJesus and David Van Tieghem phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983) recording of: I Get Wild/Wild Gravity lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth	4	5:17
6	Swamp assistant engineer: John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark engineer: Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin producer: Talking Heads mixer: Alex Sadkin bass guitar, guitar and synthesizer: Tina Weymouth bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion: David Byrne (Talking Heads) drums (drum set) and synthesizer: Chris Frantz guest guitar: Alex Weir guest synthesizer: Wally Badarou guitar and keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) background vocals: Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983) recording of: Swamp lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth	4.25	5:13
7	Moon Rocks assistant engineer: John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark engineer: Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin producer: Talking Heads mixer: Alex Sadkin guest guitar: Alex Weir guest percussion: Steve Scales phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983) recording of: Moon Rocks lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth	4	5:46
8	Pull Up the Roots assistant engineer: John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark engineer: Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin producer: Talking Heads mixer: Alex Sadkin bass guitar, guitar and synthesizer: Tina Weymouth bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion: David Byrne (Talking Heads) drums (drum set) and synthesizer: Chris Frantz guest guitar: Alex Weir guest percussion: Raphael DeJesus guitar and keyboard: Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) background vocals: Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1983) recording of: Pull Up the Roots lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth	4	5:10
9	This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) assistant engineer: John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark engineer: Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin producer: Talking Heads mixer: Alex Sadkin guest percussion: David Van Tieghem guest synthesizer: Wally Badarou recording of: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) writer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth	4.5	5:04
10	Two Note Swivel (unfinished outtake) recording of: Two Note Swivel lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth	3	5:52
11	Burning Down the House (alternate version) assistant engineer: John Convertino (engineer), Franklin Gibson (recording engineer) and Jay Mark engineer: Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin producer: Talking Heads mixer: Alex Sadkin recording of: Burning Down the House lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth publisher: index music, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部	4	5:10

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Release Group

associated singles/EPs:	This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
included in:	Talking Heads

supporting tours:	Speaking in Tongues Tour

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/39336 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/talking_heads/speaking_in_tongues/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000196011 [info]
Wikidata:	Q236304 [info]

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Release information

Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 58:17

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Type:: Album
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

Sire Records

Release events

[Worldwide]
2009-01-14

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