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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
Mojo[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[9]
Uncut[10]
The Village VoiceA−[11]

Talking Heads: 77 is the debut album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released in September 1977. The single "Psycho Killer" reached #92 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. In 2003, the album was ranked #290 on Rolling Stone magazine's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. In his 1995 book, The Alternative Music Almanac, Alan Cross placed it in the #5 spot on his 10 Classic Alternative Albums list.[12]

Release history

The album was released by Sire Records in the UK and US and Philips Records throughout continental Europe.[13]

In 2005, it was remastered and re-released by Warner Music Group on their Warner Bros./Sire Records/Rhino Records labels in DualDisc format with five bonus tracks on the CD side (see track listing below).[citation needed] The DVD-Audio side includes both stereo and 5.1 surround high resolution (96 kHz/24bit) mixes, as well as a Dolby Digital version and videos of the band performing "Pulled Up" and "I Feel It in My Heart". In Europe, it was released as a CD+DVDA two disc set rather than a single DualDisc. The reissue was produced by Andy Zax with Talking Heads.[citation needed]

The album was re-released on vinyl on April 18, 2009 for Record Store Day.[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Byrne,[13] except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town"2:48
2."New Feeling"3:09
3."Tentative Decisions"3:04
4."Happy Day"3:55
5."Who Is It?"1:41
6."No Compassion"4:47
Side two
No.TitleLength
7."The Book I Read"4:06
8."Don't Worry About the Government"3:00
9."First Week/Last Week…Carefree"3:19
10."Psycho Killer" (Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth)4:19
11."Pulled Up"4:29
2005 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Love → Building on Fire"3:00
13."I Wish You Wouldn't Say That"2:39
14."Psycho Killer (Acoustic version)" (Byrne, Frantz, Weymouth) (featuring Arthur Russell on cello)4:20
15."I Feel It in My Heart"3:15
16."Sugar on My Tongue"2:36

Personnel

Talking Heads[13]
Recording personnel[13]

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1978 UK Albums 60[15]
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1978 "Psycho Killer" Billboard Hot 100 92[16]

References

  1. ^ Gittins, Ian (September 1, 2004). Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime, The Stories Behind Every Song. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 39. ISBN 0634080334. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Aaron, Charles (August 2004). "New Wave". Spin. New York: 104. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  3. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Talking Heads 77 – Talking Heads". AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (May 6, 1990). "Talking Heads On The Record". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Smith, Jon (July 15, 2012). "Album Review: Talking Heads – Talking Heads 77". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-857-12595-8.
  7. ^ "Talking Heads 77 LP". CD Universe. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  8. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
  9. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 394. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  10. ^ Shapiro, Peter (February 2006). "The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth". Uncut (105): 82.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 31, 1977). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  12. ^ "Alan Cross' Ten Classic Alternative Albums". April 18, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  13. ^ a b c d Talking Heads: 77 liner notes
  14. ^ "Record Store Day releases". Recordstoreday.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  15. ^ British Hit Singles & Albums, Edition 17, 2004 Guinness World Records Limited, p.548
  16. ^ Billboard chart history. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
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