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David Byrne
Grown Backwards

Album US 2004 on Nonesuch label
Rock (Art Rock, Indie Rock)

Packaged in a jewel box with a metallic cardboard slipcover. Track 15, "Lazy" is identified as a "bonus track" All tracks recorded and mixed at Kampo Studios, NYC except: Track 1 recorded and mixed at Loveshack Studio, NYC Tracks 2, 8: basic tracks recorded at Avatar, NYC Track 2 string & horns recorded at Tequila Mockingbird, Austin, TX Track 3 recorded at Tequila Mockingbird, Austin, TX Track 4 recorded at RPM Studio, NYC Track 5 recorded at CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow, additional recording at Kampo, NYC Track 6 recorded at Cheeba Central, London, mixed at Room with a View, NYC Track 7 recorded at Avatar, NYC & Kampo NYC Tracks 7, 10, 13: horns recorded at Congress House Studio, Austin TX Track 8 string overdubs recorded at Tequila Mockingbird, Austin TX Tracks 9, 10, 11: drums recorded at Skyline, NYC Tracks 9, 10, 13, 15: strings recorded at Tequila Mockingbird, Austin TX Track 14 recorded and mixed at Sound on Sound, NYC Track 15 arrangements based on arrangements by Dan Foster, Steven Hussey and Anu Pillai for Freeform Five "Au Fond du Temple Saint" from "Le Pêchuers de Perles" "Un di Felice, Eterea" from "La Travita" Rufus Wainwright appears courtesy of Dreamworks Records (p)&(c)2004 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the United States.

     
Musicians
PortraitDavid Byrne voc, g, *1952 US
acoustic guitar, design, electric guitar, guitar, nylon-string, illustration, drawings, producer, vocals, written by, album by, resonator guitar, dobro, electric piano, rhodes, guitar, semi-nylon, programmed by, programming, keyboards, drum programming
PortraitMichael Maddux acc, key,
accordion
PortraitStephen Barber key, syn, *1952 US
arranged by, piano, prepared, arranged by, horn arrangement
PortraitJohn Mills ts, US
baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, arranged by, horn arrangement
PortraitPaul Frazier b,
bass
PortraitKenny Wollesen dr, *1966 US
drums, drums, slit drum
PortraitSteve Williams dr,
drums
PortraitElaine Barber , US
harp
PortraitMauro Refosco perc, BR
percussion, performer, kitchen implements, sampler, samples
PortraitThe Tosca Strings ,
strings
PortraitPamelia Kurstin g, p, *1976 AT
theremin
PortraitJon Blondell tb, b, US
trombone
PortraitFreddie Mendoza tb, bs, perc, US
trombone, euphonium
PortraitJane Scarpantoni vc, US
cello
PortraitDavid Hilliard ,
hihat
PortraitThomas Burritt ,
marimba, timpani, tympani
PortraitRufus Wainwright voc, p, *1973 US
vocals
PortraitVincent Herring as, ss, *1964 US
alto saxophone
PortraitCarla Bley p, org, *1936 US
arranged by
PortraitGary Smulyan bs, *1956 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitSteve Swallow b, eb, *1940 US
bass
PortraitBobby Routch alp, US
french horn, soloist
PortraitKaren Mantler org, h, voc, *1966 US
organ
PortraitAlex Foster as, US
tenor saxophone
PortraitKeith O'Quinn tb,
trombone
PortraitRay Anderson tb, *1952 US
trombone
PortraitEarl Gardner tr, *1950 US
trumpet
PortraitLew Soloff tr, fh, 1944-2015 US
trumpet
PortraitBob Stewart tu, *1945 US
tuba
PortraitUna McGlone ,
bass
PortraitDonald Gillan vc, GB
cello
PortraitRobert Irvine vc,
cello
PortraitJohnny Quinn ,
drums
PortraitBarry Burns p, voc, GB
electric piano, rhodes, guitar, spacey
PortraitGeorgia Boyd vl,
viola
PortraitFiona Stephen ,
violin
PortraitGreg Lawson vn, GB
violin
PortraitLise Aferiat vn, FR
violin
PortraitAndy Waterworth str, GB
bass
PortraitRoss Godfrey , *1976 GB
keyboards
PortraitJoe Cooper ,
percussion
PortraitPaul Godfrey dr, bvoc, *1972 GB
sequenced by, sequencing
PortraitSteve Williams dr, *1980
cowbell, percussion, percussion, spaghetti, drums, drum triggers
PortraitJon Spurney ,
keyboards
PortraitJohn Linnell voc, key, *1959 US
accordion
PortraitAlan Ford ,
performer, vacuum cleaner
PortraitTony Finno , US
arranged by
PortraitJohn Patitucci b, eb, *1959 US
bass
PortraitAlan Stepansky vc, US
cello
PortraitJeremy Turner vc, *1975 US
cello
PortraitMark Nuccio , US
clarinet
PortraitJon Vercesi p,
electric piano, rhodes
PortraitPhilip Myers frh, alp, FR
french horn
PortraitShelly Woodworth , US
oboe, english horn
PortraitDavid Creswell vl, US
viola
PortraitDawn Hannay , US
viola
PortraitKatherine Fong vn, US
violin
PortraitSandra Park vn, US
violin
PortraitSharon Yamada vn, US
violin
PortraitSoo Hyun Kwon vn,
violin
Producers
Danielle Spencer design
Greg Calbi mastered by
Mark Saunders mixed by, recorded by
Patrick Dillett mixed by, producer, recorded by, backing vocals, background
Matthias Clamer photography by, back
Michael Wilson photography by, cover
Tom Mark recorded by
Tony Doogan recorded by
Pete Norris engineer
Morcheeba Productions producer
Kevin Killen recorded by, mixed by
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Glass, Concrete & StoneDavid Byrne4:13
2The Man Who Loved BeerDavid ByrneDonald Charles Book, Kurt Wagner2:41
3Au Fond Du Temple SaintDavid ByrneGeorges Bizet4:49
4EmpireDavid Byrne4:12
5Tiny ApocalypseDavid Byrne4:03
6She Only SleepsDavid Byrne2:57
7Dialog BoxDavid Byrne3:30
8The Other Side Of This LifeDavid Byrne4:00
9WhyDavid Byrne2:54
10PiratesDavid Byrne3:52
11CivilizationDavid Byrne3:17
12AstronautDavid Byrne2:55
13GladDavid Byrne1:58
14Un Di Felice, EtereaDavid ByrneGiuseppe Verdi2:51
15LazyDavid ByrneX-Press 29:35

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