The Best of Talking Heads

by Talking Heads

Overview

Rhino's -- or, more accurately, Sire/Warner/Rhino's -- Best of Talking Heads follows 2003's box set Once in a Lifetime by a year, and it features the same remastering from that set. It also shares part of a title with the 1992 U.K. compilation The Best of Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime, which was released the same year as the American double-disc overview Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline. Given the similar titles, similar release dates, and similar track listings, it's easy to get confused at first, but all you need to know is that if you're looking for a comprehensive collection, get the Rhino box, and if you want a disc of hits, get this single-disc Rhino collection. Not that the 2004 Best of Talking Heads has every hit or well-known song -- "I Zimbra," "Born Under Punches," "Crosseyed and Painless," "Swamp," and "Stay Up Late" could all have been here and all are missed -- but at 18 tracks, this is a generous compilation and draws a better portrait of the band than not just the 1992 single-disc compilation, but arguably the patchwork Popular Favorites as well. For the casual fan, this is likely all they'll need to have, and for others, it's a good place to get acquainted with the band. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/17/2004
Label:	Rhino / Rhino/Warner Bros.
UPC:	0081227648824
Rank:	3226

Tracks

1. Love --> Building on Fire
2. Psycho Killer
3. Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
4. Take Me to the River
5. Found a Job
6. Life During Wartime
7. Heaven
8. Memories Can't Wait
9. Once in a Lifetime
10. Houses in Motion
11. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
12. Girlfriend Is Better
13. Burning Down the House
14. Road to Nowhere
15. And She Was
16. Wild Wild Life
17. Blind
18. (Nothing But) Flowers

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Talking Heads   Primary Artist
Bernie Worrell   Guest Artist,Synthesizer
Robert Palmer   Percussion,Guest Artist
Brian Eno   Guest Artist,Organ,Bass,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Kirsty MacColl   Vocals (Background)
Lani Groves   Vocals (Background)
Laurie Frink   Trumpet
Jon Hassell   Trumpet
David Byrne   Bass,Bells,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer Drums
Gene Wilder   Congas
Johnny Marr   Guitar (12 String)
Jose Rossy   Percussion
David Van Tieghem   Percussion
Wally Badarou   Congas,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Robin Eubanks   Trombone
Earl Gardner   Trumpet
Jerry Harrison   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer,Organ (Hammond),Vocals (Background),Bass,Organ,Piano
Nona Hendryx   Vocals (Background)
Gordon Grody   Vocals (Background)
Yves N'Djock   Guitar
Adrian Belew   Guitar
Tina Weymouth   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,String Bass,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Erin Dickens   Vocals (Background)
Ellen Bernfeld   Vocals (Background)
Jimmy Macdonell   Accordion
Steve Elfon   Sax (Baritone)
Abdou M'Boup   Congas,Cowbell,Talking Drum
Mory Kante   Kora
Stan Harrison   Sax (Alto)
Chris Frantz   Drums,Keyboards,Percussion,Tambourine,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Steve Scales   Percussion
Lenny Pickett   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Nana Vasconcelos   Percussion
Brice Wassy   Shaker
Kurt Yahijian   Vocals (Background)
Ari Wilder   Congas
Andrew Cader   Washboard
Diva Gray   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Dave Jerden   Audio Engineer,Mixing,Engineer
Talking Heads   Audio Production,Producer,Compilation Producer,Original Recording Producer
Brian Eno   Audio Production,Mixing,Composer,Producer,Treatments,Original Recording Producer
Tommy Ramone   Audio Production
Tony Bongiovi   Audio Production,Producer,Original Recording Producer
Steve Lillywhite   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Kendal Stubbs   Assistant
Bob Ludwig   Remastering
Bill Inglot   Project Assistant
Joe Barbaria   Engineer
Karen Ahmed   Artist Coordination
Lance Quinn   Producer,Horn Arrangements,Original Recording Producer
James Farber   Engineer
Ed Stasium   Mixing,Engineer
Fernando Kral   Engineer
Jon Hassell   Horn Arrangements
John Convertino   Assistant
Jay Mark   Assistant
Eric "ET" Thorngren   Mixing,Engineer
David Byrne   Mixing,Composer
Mike Engstrom   Project Assistant
Jean-Loup Morette   Assistant
Mabon "Teenie" Hodges   Composer
Johnny Potoker   Mixing,Engineer
Hugh Brown   Design,Art Direction
Mark Wallis   Engineer
Richard Manwaring   Engineer
Jerry Harrison   Composer
Brad Baker   Horn Arrangements
Yves N'Djock   Composer
Mick Guzauski   Mixing
Tina Weymouth   Composer
Alex Sadkin   Mixing,Engineer
Butch Jones   Engineer
Andy Zax   Compilation Producer
Al Green   Composer
Chris Frantz   Composer
Lenny Pickett   Horn Arrangements
Reggie Collins   Project Assistant
Rhett Davies   Engineer
Frank Gibson   Assistant
Sheryl Farber   Editorial Supervision
Stephen Stanley   Engineer
Nick Delre   Engineer,Assistant
Matt Abels   Project Assistant
Christian Martinez   Assistant
Neal Teeman   Engineer
Jack Nuber   Engineer
Gilbert Kaufman   Project Assistant
Tom Heid   Assistant
April Milek   Project Assistant
Jimmy DeSana   Photography
Leigh Hall   Project Assistant
Neil Selkirk   Inlay Photography
Melanie West   Assistant
Kathy Botich   Assistant
Rod O'Brien   Engineer
Julie Last   Assistant
Benji Armbrister   Assistant