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Recording the album

Wanting to try something different after their use of regional American music and the pop song format on their previous two albums, True Stories and Little Creatures, Talking Heads decided to record their final album in Paris with a group of international musicians. Prior to leaving for France, the band recorded about 40 improvisational tracks that would serve as the foundation for the sessions in Paris. For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... True Stories is a popular album released by the band Talking Heads at the time of the True Stories movie release. ... Little Creatures is a 1985 album by Talking Heads. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Improvisation is the practice of acting and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of ones immediate environment. ...

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In the interest of freedom for the musicians, it was decided that lyrics and melodies would be left until later. The lyrics were not overdubbed until the band returned to New York. Many of David Byrne's lyrics were improvisations sung along with the prerecorded tracks until he found something that he felt worked. In this way, the melodies and lyrics evolved in a similar fashion as the songs themselves. Lyrics are the words in songs. ... Look up melody in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Les Paul, a pioneer of multi-track recording. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ...

Track listing

Lyrics by David Byrne. Music by David Byrne, Chris Franz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth.

1. "Blind" – 4:58
2. "Mr. Jones" – 4:18
3. "Totally Nude" – 4:10
4. "Ruby Dear" – 3:48
5. "(Nothing But) Flowers" – 5:31
6. "The Democratic Circus" – 5:01
7. "The Facts of Life" – 6:25
8. "Mommy Daddy You and I" – 3:58
9. "Big Daddy" – 5:37
10. "Bill" – 3:21
11. "Cool Water" – 5:10

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Personnel

Talking Heads

• David Byrne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, toy piano, slide guitar
• Chris Franz – drums, keyboard percussion
• Jerry Harrison – French piano, keyboards, tambourine, guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
• Tina Weymouth – bass, keyboards, electric organ, backing vocals

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Additional musicians

• Johnny Marr – guitars on "Ruby Dear", "(Nothing But) Flowers", "Mommy Daddy You and I", and "Cool Water"
• Brice Wassy – percussion on "Ruby Dear", "(Nothing But) Flowers", "The Facts of Life", and "Big Daddy"
• Abdou M'Boup – percussion, talking drum, congas, cowbell on "Blind", "Mr. Jones", "Totally Nude", and "(Nothing But) Flowers"
• Yves N'Djock – guitar on "Blind", "Totally Nude", and "(Nothing But) Flowers"
• Eric Weisberg – pedal steel guitar on "Totally Nude" and "Bill", dobro on "The Democratic Circus"
• Mory Kanté – kora on "Mr. Jones" and "The Facts of Life"
• Wally Badarou – keyboard on "Blind" and "The Facts of Life"
• Manolo Badrena – percussion, congas on "Mr. Jones" and "Mommy Daddy You and I"
• Sydney Thiam – congas on "The Democratic Circus", percussion on "Bill"
• Lenny Pickett – saxophones on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"
• Steve Elson – saxophones on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"
• Robyn Eubanks – trombone on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"
• Laurie Frink and Earl Gardner – trumpets on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"
• Stan Harrison – alto saxophone on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"
• Al Acosta – tenor saxophone on "Mr. Jones"
• Steve Gluzband – trumpet on "Mr. Jones"
• Jose Jerez – trumpet on "Mr. Jones"
• Bobby Porcelli – alto saxophone on "Mr. Jones"
• Steve Sachs – baritone saxophone on "Mr. Jones"
• Charlie Sepulveda – trumpet on "Mr. Jones"
• Dale Turk – bass trombone on "Mr. Jones"
• Moussa Cissokao – percussion on "Ruby Dear"
• Nino Gioia – percussion on "The Facts of Life"
• Philippe Servain – accordion on "Totally Nude"
• James Fearnley – accordion on "Mommy Daddy You and I"
• Phil Bodner – cor anglais on "Cool Water"
• Don Brooks – harmonica on "Big Daddy"
• Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals on "(Nothing But) Flowers" and "Bill"
• Alex Haas – whistling on "Bill"

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Recording personnel

• Richard Manwaring – recording engineer
• Jean Loup Morette – assistant engineer
• Fernando Kral – overdubbing engineer; mixing on "Cool Water"
• Nick Delre – assistant overdubbing engineer; mixing on "Mommy Daddy You and I"
• Mark Wallis – mixing on "Blind", "The Democratic Circus", "Ruby Dear", "(Nothing But) Flowers"
• James Farber – mixing on "The Facts of Life", "Totally Nude", "The Democratic Circus", "Big Daddy", "Mr. Jones"
• Jack Skinner – mastering

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Chart performance

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