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Talking Heads
Speaking In Tongues
Album US 1983 on Sire label
Rock and R&B/Soul (New Wave, Pop Rock, Funk)
Capitol, Winchester pressing variant Catalog number on inner labels: 1-23883 Catalog number on spine: 9 23883-1 Basic tracks recorded at Blank Tapes, NY. Final overdubbing and mixing at Compass Point Studios and Sigma Sound, NY. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY. Made in U.S.A. Includes a custom lyrics inner sleeve. Some copies are gold foil stamped "Lent for Promotional Use Only..." on the cover.
Musicians
 | Talking Heads , 1975-1991 US album by |
 | Tina Weymouth b, *1950 US backing vocals, double bass, guitar, synthesizer, music by |
 | Chris Frantz dr, *1951 US backing vocals, drums, synthesizer, music by |
 | Jerry Harrison g, key, *1949 US backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, music by |
 | David Byrne voc, g, *1952 US bass, percussion, guitar, cover, lyrics by, music by, keyboards, synthesizer, vocals |
 | Steve Scales perc, US percussion |
 | Wally Badarou syn, *1955 FR synthesizer |
 | Alex Weir bvoc, g, guitar |
 | Shankar vn, voc, *1950 IN violin |
 | Bernie Worrell key, syn, *1944 US synthesizer |
 | Raphael Dejesus perc, tim, percussion |
 | Richard Landry ss, fl, *1938 saxophone |
 | David Van Tieghem perc, *1955 US percussion |
Producers
| Frank Gibson engineer, assistant mix |
| Jay Mark engineer, assistant mix |
| John Convertino engineer, assistant recording |
| Butch Jones engineer, recording |
| Gary Kurfirst management |
| Ted Jensen mastered by |
| Alex Sadkin mixed by, engineer, mix |
| Talking Heads producer |
| Dolette McDonald backing vocals |
| Nona Hendryx backing vocals |
Composers
| David Byrne |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Burning Down The House | Talking Heads | 4:00 | |
| 2 | | Making Flippy Floppy | Talking Heads | 4:36 | |
| 3 | | Girlfriend Is Better | Talking Heads | 4:25 | |
| 4 | | Slippery People | Talking Heads | 3:30 | |
| 5 | | I Get Wild / Wild Gravity | Talking Heads | 4:06 | |
| 6 | | Swamp | Talking Heads | 5:09 | |
| 7 | | Moon Rocks | Talking Heads | 5:04 | |
| 8 | | Pull Up The Roots | Talking Heads | 5:08 | |
| 9 | This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) | Talking Heads | 4:56 |
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