Remain in Light
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Remain in Light is an album by
Talking Heads, released on
October 8,
1980 (see
1980 in music). Featuring funky
African rhythms, the album became an influential
post punk,
world music and
New Wave recording.
Remain in Light uniquely blended
African-American, continental African and white American musical forms;
Rolling Stone magazine's Ken Tucker noted about the time that there had rarely been "a larger gap between what black and white audiences were listening to".
Living Colour's Vernon Reid describes its African polyrhythms: "Instead of alienation turning into dark angst it turns into celebration, the dance".
The single "Once in a Lifetime" sold poorly upon its original release but a quirky music video and its presence on the soundtrack to Down and Out in Beverly Hills helped make it a charting single and minor hit in 1986 (see 1986 in music).
Track listing
- "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" (Byrne/Eno/Talking Heads) - 5:46
- "Crosseyed and Painless" (Byrne/Eno) - 4:45
- "The Great Curve" (Byrne/Eno/Talking Heads) - 6:26
- "Once in a Lifetime" (Byrne/Eno/Frantz/Harrison/Weymouth) - 4:19
- "Houses in Motion" (Byrne/Eno/Talking Heads) - 4:30
- "Seen and Not Seen" (Byrne/Eno/Talking Heads) - 3:20
- "Listening Wind" (Byrne/Eno/Frantz/Harrison/Weymouth) - 4:42
- "The Overload" (Byrne/Eno/Talking Heads) - 6:00
Personnel
- Jon Hassell - Trumpet, Horn, Horn Arrangements, Trumpet Arrangement
- Adrian Belew - Guitar
- David Byrne - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals, Voices, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing
- Jerry Harrison - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals
- Robert Palmer - Percussion
- Nona Hendryx - Vocals, Voices
- Greg Calbi - Mastering
- Brian Eno - Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals, Voices, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing
- Chris Frantz - Percussion, Drums, Keyboards
- Dave Jerden - Engineer, Mixing
- Jack Nuber - Engineer
- Johnny Potoker - Engineer, Mixing
- Jose Rossy - Percussion
- Steven Stanley - Engineer
- Tina Weymouth - Bass, Percussion, Keyboards
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts - album
1980 Pop Albums No. 19
Billboard Music Charts - singles
1980 Cross Eyed and Painless/Born Under Punches/Once in a Lifetime Club Play Singles No. 20
1986 Once in a Lifetime The Billboard Hot 100 No. 91
External links
