Album US 1981 on Sire label
Electronic, Rock and R&B/Soul (Avant-garde, Experimental, Funk)
℗ & © 1981 Sire Records Company Made in U.S.A. Title from a novel by Amos Tutuola. Voices: A1. Unidentified indignant radio host, San Francisco, April 1980. A2. Inflamed caller and smooth politician replying, both unidentified. Radio call-in show, New York, July 1979. A3. Dunya Yusin, Lebanese mountain singer (from 'The Human Voice in the World of Islam' Tangent Records TGS 131). A4. Reverend Paul Morton, broadcast sermon, New Orleans, June 1980. A5. Unidentified exorcist, New York, September 1980. B1. Algerian Muslims chanting Qu'ran (same source as A3). B2. The Moving Star Hall Singers, Sea Islands, Georgia (from 'The Moving Star Hall Singers' Folkways FS 3841). B3. Dunya Yusin (see A3). B4. Samira Tewfik, Egyptian popular singer (from 'Les Plus Grandes Artistes du Monde Arabe' EMI Records). B5. Unidentified radio evangelist, San Francisco, April 1980. On later editions of this album the track "Qu'Ran" was omitted for religious reasons.
Brian Eno syn, *1948 GB cover, guitar, bass, synthesizer, drums, percussion, producer, other, found objects, album by, arranged by | |
David Byrne voc, g, *1952 US guitar, bass, synthesizer, drums, percussion, producer, other, found objects, album by, arranged by | |
Peter Saville , *1955 GB typography | |
David Van Tieghem perc, *1955 US arranged by, drums, percussion | |
Tim Wright b, g, arranged by, bass, click | |
Bill Laswell b, *1955 US arranged by, bass | |
Dennis Keeley , bodhrán, bodhran | |
Busta Jones b, voc, *1951 US arranged by, bass | |
Chris Frantz dr, *1951 US arranged by, drums | |
Robert Fripp g, *1946 GB arranged by | |
Dunya Yunis voc, voice, vocal sample source | |
Steve Scales perc, US congas, percussion, metals | |
John Cooksey dr, key, drums | |
Reverend Paul Morton , voice, vocal sample source | |
Prairie Prince dr, *1950 US bass drum, percussion, can | |
Mingo Lewis perc, *1940 US bata, percussion, sticks | |
Jose Rossy perc, US congas, agogô, agong-gong | |
The Moving Star Hall Singers , voice, vocal sample source | |
سميرة توفيق voc, *1935 LB voice, vocal sample source |
Dave Jerden engineer |
Eddie Korvin engineer |
John Potoker engineer |
Neal Teeman engineer |
Stacy Baird engineer |
Don Mack engineer, assistant |
George Sloane engineer, assistant |
Howard Johnston engineer, assistant |
Hugo Dwyer engineer, assistant |
Michael Ewasko engineer, assistant |
Greg Calbi mastered by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | America Is Waiting | Brian Eno - David Byrne | 3:36 | ||
2 | Mea Culpa | Brian Eno - David Byrne | 3:35 | ||
3 | Regiment | Brian Eno - David Byrne | 3:56 | ||
4 | Help Me Somebody | Brian Eno - David Byrne | 4:18 | ||
5 | The Jezebel Spirit | Brian Eno - David Byrne | 4:55 | ||
6 | Qu'Ran | Brian Eno - David Byrne | 3:46 | ||
7 | Moonlight In Glory | Brian Eno - David Byrne | 4:19 | ||
8 | The Carrier | Brian Eno - David Byrne | 3:30 | ||
9 | A Secret Life | Brian Eno - David Byrne | 2:30 | ||
10 | Come With Us | Brian Eno - David Byrne | 2:38 | ||
11 | Mountain Of Needles | Brian Eno - David Byrne | 2:35 |
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