Still Life (Talking)

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Still Life (Talking)
Studio album by Pat Metheny Group
Released 1987
Recorded April 1987
Genre Jazz fusion, world fusion
Length 42:14
Label Geffen
Producer Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny Group chronology
The Falcon and the Snowman
(1984)
Still Life (Talking)
(1987)
Letter from Home
(1989)
Pat Metheny chronology
Song X
(1986)
Still Life (Talking)
(1987)
Letter from Home
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Still Life (Talking) is an album by Pat Metheny Group, released in 1987. This is the first group's album released by Geffen Records. It features fusion and crossover jazz, combining Brazilian jazz-influenced harmonies with jazz, folk, and pop elements. With previous studio album First Circle and following Letter from Home, These albums were sometimes considered as a "Brazilian Trilogy".

The album was recorded at Power Station, New York, New York from March to April 1987.[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All music composed by Pat Metheny, except where noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Minuano (Six Eight)" (Metheny, Lyle Mays) 9:27
2. "So May It Secretly Begin"   6:26
3. "Last Train Home"   5:41
4. "(It's Just) Talk"   6:17
5. "Third Wind" (Metheny, Mays) 8:37
6. "Distance" (Mays) 2:45
7. "In Her Family"   3:18

[edit] Personnel


[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1988 Pat Metheny Group Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

[edit] Trivia

  • The song "Last Train Home" was used in a Christmas commercial by the Florida-based supermarket chain Publix, featuring relatives traveling to Florida by train for Christmas.[citation needed] The commercial aired every holiday season from 1987 to 1996. "Last Train Home" was also featured during The Weather Channel's "Local on the 8s" playlist in April 2000.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex (2011 [last update]). "Still Life (Talking) - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r143837. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 
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