Stop Making Sense

~ Release by Talking Heads (see all versions of this release, 36 available)

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The CD & vinyl versions have greatly different track times. Do not merge.

Annotation last modified on 2010-08-01 03:15 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Psycho Killer mastering: Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer) and Jack Skinner (engineer) assistant engineer: Nick Delre, Robin Laine, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein engineer: Joel Moss and Mark Wolfson producer: Talking Heads additional mixer: Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) mixer: Eric Thorngren vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads) live recording of: Psycho Killer lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads) publisher: Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)		4:20
A2	Swamp mastering: Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer) and Jack Skinner (engineer) assistant engineer: Nick Delre, Robin Laine, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein engineer: Joel Moss and Mark Wolfson producer: Talking Heads additional mixer: Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) mixer: Eric Thorngren bass: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth live recording of: Swamp lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth		3:50
A3	Slippery People mastering: Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer) and Jack Skinner (engineer) assistant engineer: Nick Delre, Robin Laine, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein engineer: Joel Moss and Mark Wolfson producer: Talking Heads additional mixer: Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) mixer: Eric Thorngren bass: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth live recording of: Slippery People lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth publisher: Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Index Music, Inc.		3:35
A4	Burning Down the House mastering: Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer) and Jack Skinner (engineer) assistant engineer: Nick Delre, Robin Laine, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein engineer: Joel Moss and Mark Wolfson producer: Talking Heads additional mixer: Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) mixer: Eric Thorngren bass: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth live recording of: Burning Down the House lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth publisher: Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部		4:10
A5	Girlfriend Is Better mastering: Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer) and Jack Skinner (engineer) assistant engineer: Nick Delre, Robin Laine, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein engineer: Joel Moss and Mark Wolfson producer: Talking Heads additional mixer: Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) mixer: Eric Thorngren bass: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth live recording of: Girlfriend Is Better lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth	4	3:32
B1	Once in a Lifetime mastering: Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer) and Jack Skinner (engineer) assistant engineer: Nick Delre, Robin Laine, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein engineer: Joel Moss and Mark Wolfson producer: Talking Heads additional mixer: Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) mixer: Eric Thorngren bass: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth live recording of: Once in a Lifetime lyricist: David Byrne (Talking Heads) composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth publisher: Bleu Disque Music Co., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) and Index Music		4:34
B2	What a Day That Was mastering: Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer) and Jack Skinner (engineer) assistant engineer: Nick Delre, Robin Laine, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein engineer: Joel Moss and Mark Wolfson producer: Talking Heads additional mixer: Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) mixer: Eric Thorngren bass: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth live recording of: What a Day That Was lyricist and composer: David Byrne (Talking Heads)		5:08
B3	Life During Wartime mastering: Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer) and Jack Skinner (engineer) assistant engineer: Nick Delre, Robin Laine, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein engineer: Joel Moss and Mark Wolfson producer: Talking Heads additional mixer: Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) mixer: Eric Thorngren bass: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth live recording of: Life During Wartime writer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth publisher: Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Index Music, Inc.		4:52
B4	Take Me to the River mastering: Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer) and Jack Skinner (engineer) assistant engineer: Nick Delre, Robin Laine, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein engineer: Joel Moss and Mark Wolfson producer: Talking Heads additional mixer: Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) mixer: Eric Thorngren bass: Tina Weymouth drums (drum set): Chris Frantz vocals: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth live recording of: Life During Wartime writer: David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Tina Weymouth publisher: Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Index Music, Inc.		5:36

Credits

Release

design/illustration and graphic design:	David Byrne (Talking Heads)
additional photography:	Hugh Brown (US art director and photographer) Dave Friedman
photography:	Adelle Lutz
additional liner notes:	Jeff Ayeroff
liner notes:	David Byrne (Talking Heads) Michael Hodgson (art director/designer)
additional graphic design:	Jeff Ayeroff Michael Hodgson (art director/designer)
guitar:	David Byrne (Talking Heads) Alex Weir
guitar and keyboard:	Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
keyboard:	Bernie Worrell (keyboardist, composer and record producer)
percussion:	Steve Scales
background vocals:	Ednah Holt Lynn Mabry
vocals:	Alex Weir

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/266391 [info]

Release group

part of:	Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 345) (order: 345) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 345) (order: 345)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/39350 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/n4d3 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/talking_heads/stop_making_sense/ [info] https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-213 [info] https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=30325 [info]
IMDb:	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088178/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191998 [info]
Wikidata:	Q7619740 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 075992512114
Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 39:37

Additional details

Type:: Album + Live + Soundtrack
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Sire Records
9 25121-1 E

Release events

United States
1984

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