Fear of Music
Studio album by Talking Heads
Released	August 3, 1979
Recorded	Long Island City, NY, April 22, 1979 and May 6, 1979. The Hit Factory, Atlantic Studios, RPM Sound Studios, The Record Plant, New York
Genre	New Wave/Post-punk
Length	40:25
Label	Sire Records
Producer	Brian Eno & Talking Heads Reissue Producer Andy Zax with Talking Heads
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone (Not Rated) link
Talking Heads chronology
More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978) Fear of Music (1979) Remain in Light (1980)

Fear of Music was the third album by Talking Heads, released in 1979. It peaked at #21 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and singles "Life During Wartime " made #80 on the Pop Singles chart, and "I Zimbra" made #28 on the Club Play Singles chart. CD cover of Fear of Music by Talking Heads This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... The Talking Heads was an American rock band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Long Island City, New York, often abbreviated L.I.C., is an area in the borough of Queens in New York City. ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... The Hit Factory was a recording studio in New York City famous for its clientele. ... Record Plant Studios (also known as just The Record Plant) is a famous recording studio, first opening in New York City at 321 West 44th Street map, in 1968. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... New Wave was a music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Brian Eno (pronounced IPA: ) born on 15 May 1948 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) is an English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer. ... Andy Zax is a former co-star of the Comedy Central game show Beat the Geeks on which he played the Music Geek. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The Talking Heads was an American rock band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991. ... More Songs About Buildings and Food is a July 14, 1978 (see 1978 in music) art punk album by Talking Heads. ... Remain in Light is an album by Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... The Talking Heads was an American rock band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

The song "I Zimbra" was adapted from the poem "Gadji beri bimba" by Dadaist poet Hugo Ball. Its polyrhythms presaged the direction the band would take on its next album, Remain in Light. DaDa is a concept album by Alice Cooper, released in 1983. ... Hugo Ball (February 22, 1886 - September 14, 1927) was a German author and poet. ... Polyrhythm is the simultaneous sounding of two or more independent rhythms. ... Remain in Light is an album by Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980 (see 1980 in music). ...

The original LP sleeve was all-black and embossed with a pattern that resembled the appearance and texture of metal flooring [1]. A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... Embossing is the process of creating a three-dimensional image or design in paper. ...

In 2005, the album was re-released and remastered by Warner Music Group on their Warner Bros./Sire Records/Rhino Records labels in DualDisc format, with four bonus tracks on the CD side ("Dancing for Money" and alternate versions of "Life During Wartime", "Cities" and "Mind"). The DVD-A side includes both stereo and 5.1 surround high resolution (96 kHz/24bit) mixes, as well as a Dolby Digital 5.1 version of the album and the videos for "Cities" and "I Zimbra". In Europe, it was released as a CD+DVDA two disc set rather than a single DualDisc. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “WB” redirects here. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ... Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ... DualDisc is a type of double-sided optical disc product developed by a group of record companies including EMI Music, Universal Music Group, Sony/BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and 5. ...

The alternate "Life During Wartime" is a full-length version with a guitar part by Robert Fripp. The "Cities" alternate contains verses and musical elements not used in the album version. Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a guitarist, record producer and a composer, perhaps best known for being the guitarist for, and only constant member of, the progressive rock band King Crimson. ...

Track listing

All songs written by David Byrne, except where noted. David Byrne (born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a Grammy Award, Academy Award and Golden Globe winning musician best known as a founding member and the principal songwriter of the New Wave band Talking Heads. ...

Side one

1. "I Zimbra" (Byrne, Brian Eno, Hugo Ball) – 3:06
2. "Mind" – 4:12
3. "Paper" – 2:36
4. "Cities" – 4:05
5. "Life During Wartime" (Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth) – 3:41
6. "Memories Can't Wait" – 3:30

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Side two

1. "Air" – 3:33
2. "Heaven" (Byrne, Harrison) – 4:01
3. "Animals" – 3:29
4. "Electric Guitar" – 2:59
5. "Drugs" – 5:13

Personnel

• David Byrne – vocals, guitars
• Chris Frantz – drums
• Jerry Harrison – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
• Tina Weymouth – bass, backing vocals

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Additional personnel

• Brian Eno – backing vocals, treatments
• Gene Wilder and Ari Up – congas on 1 and 5
• Robert Fripp – guitar on 1
• The Sweetbreathes – backing vocals on 7
• Julie Last – backing vocals on 1

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Recording personnel

• Brian Eno – producer
• Rod O'Brian – engineer
• Joe Barbaria – engineer
• Neil Teeman – engineer
• Greg Calbi – mastering

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Charts

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