Talking Heads: 77

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Talking Heads: 77
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Studio album by Talking Heads
Released September 16, 1977
Recorded 1976–77,
recorded at
Sundragon Studios in NYC;
mixed at
Media Sound Recording Studios in Manhattan
Genre Art punk,[1] new wave[2]
Length 38:37
Label Sire (US, UK)
Philips (Europe, Japan)
Producer Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn, Talking Heads
Talking Heads chronology
Talking Heads: 77
(1977)		 More Songs About Buildings and Food
(1978)More Songs About Buildings and Food1978
Singles from Talking Heads 77
  1. "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town"
    Released: 1977
  2. "Psycho Killer"
    Released: December 1977
  3. "Pulled Up"
    Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 5/5 stars[3]
BBC Music (favorable)[4]
Robert Christgau A−[5]
Drowned in Sound 8/10[6]
Mojo 3/5 stars[7]
Rolling Stone favorable[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3.5/5 stars[9]
Uncut 5/5 stars[7]

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.[10]

Release history

The album was released by Sire Records in the UK and US and Philips Records throughout continental Europe.[11]

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.[12]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by David Byrne,[11] except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
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. Title Length
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

Personnel

Talking Heads[11]
Recording personnel[11]

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1978 UK Albums 60[13]
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1978 "Psycho Killer" Billboard Hot 100 92[14]

References

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  13. ↑ British Hit Singles & Albums, Edition 17, 2004 Guinness World Records Limited, p.548
  14. ↑ Billboard chart history. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
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