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Speaking in Tongues (rendered on the album cover as SP EAK IN GI N TO NGU ES) is the fifth studio album by the band Talking Heads, released in 1983. This web-page has hi-res photos of the album covers, record label and a detailed description.
Album Summary:Speaking in Tongues (rendered on the album cover as SP EAK IN GI N TO NGU ES) is the fifth studio album by the band Talking Heads, released in 1983. The album was a commercial breakthrough that produced the band's first (and only) American Top 10 hit, "Burning Down the House", which was accompanied by a promotional video. The following tour was documented in Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense, which generated a live album of the same name. (The concert film and live album's title comes from the repeated phrase "Stop making sense!" during the song Girlfriend is Better.) In addition, the album crossed over to the dance charts, peaking at number two for six weeks. David Byrne did the cover for the general release of the album. Artist Robert Rauschenberg won a Grammy Award for his work on the limited-edition LP version. This album featured a clear vinyl disc in clear plastic packaging along with three clear plastic discs printed with similar collages in three different colors. Original cassette copies of the album have special extended versions of "Making Flippy Floppy", "Girlfriend Is Better", "Slippery People", "I Get Wild/Wild Gravity" and "Moon Rocks". |
Music Genre: New Wave Music |
Album Production: Produced by the Talking Heads |
Album Packaging / Information: Cover design David Byrne |
Record Label & Catalognr: SIRE 92-3883 |
Media Format: 12" LP Vinyl Gramophone Record |
Year & Country: 1983 Made in Germany |
Band Members and Musicians on: Talking Heads Speaking Tongues |
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Complete Track Listing of: Talking Heads Speaking Tongues |
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EMI 1C 064-24 0352 , 1985 , Germany
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Naked 12" Vinyl LP
SIRE 92-3883 , 1983 , Germany
The album was a commercial breakthrough that produced the band's first (and only) American Top 10 hit, "Burning Down the House", which was accompanied by a promotional video.
Speaking Tongues (1983, Germany) 12" Vinyl LP
EMI 1C 064-24 0243 , 1983 , EEC
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Stop Making Sense 12" Vinyl LP
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