Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Burning Down The House Percussion – Steve ScalesSynthesizer – Wally Badarou	4:00
A2	Making Flippy Floppy Guitar – Alex WeirViolin – Shankar	4:36
A3	Girlfriend Is Better Synthesizer – Bernie Worrell	4:25
A4	Slippery People Backing Vocals – Dolette McDonald, Nona HendryxPercussion – Raphael DejesusSaxophone – Richard Landry	3:30
A5	I Get Wild / Wild Gravity Percussion – David Van Tieghem, Raphael Dejesus	4:06
B1	Swamp Guitar – Alex WeirSynthesizer – Wally Badarou	5:09
B2	Moon Rocks Guitar – Alex WeirPercussion – Steve Scales	5:04
B3	Pull Up The Roots Guitar – Alex WeirPercussion – Raphael Dejesus	5:08
B4	This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) Percussion – David Van TieghemSynthesizer – Wally Badarou	4:56

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sire Records Company
• Copyright (c) – Sire Records Company
• Marketed By – Warner Bros. Records Inc. – 9 23883-1
• Recorded At – Blank Tape Studios
• Overdubbed At – Compass Point Studios
• Mixed At – Compass Point Studios
• Overdubbed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
• Mixed At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

• Backing Vocals, Double Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer, Music By – Tina Weymouth
• Backing Vocals, Drums, Synthesizer, Music By – Chris Frantz
• Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Music By – Jerry Harrison
• Bass, Percussion, Guitar, Cover, Lyrics By, Music By, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – David Byrne
• Engineer [Assistant Mix] – Franklin Gibson*, Jay Mark
• Engineer [Assistant Recording] – John Convertino
• Engineer [Recording] – Butch Jones
• Mastered By – Ted Jensen
• Mixed By, Engineer [Mix] – Alex Sadkin
• Producer – Talking Heads

Notes

Differs from Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues in that it has no rim text on the labels.

Catalog number on inner labels: 1-23883
Catalog number on spine: 9 23883-1

Specialty pressing denoted by SRC logo in runout

Basic tracks recorded at Blank Tapes, NY.
Final overdubbing and mixing at Compass Point Studios and Sigma Sound, NY.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY.
Made in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 7599-23883-1
• Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching): STERLING 1-2 3883 A SR1 (SRC)
• Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching): STERLING (SRC)1-2 3883 B SR2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
1-23883, 9 23883-1	Talking Heads	Speaking In Tongues ‎(LP, Album)	Sire, Sire	1-23883, 9 23883-1	US	1983
92 38831	Talking Heads	Speaking In Tongues ‎(LP, Album)	Sire	92 38831	Sweden	1983
759 92-3883-1	Talking Heads	Speaking In Tongues ‎(LP, Album)	Sire	759 92-3883-1	Portugal	1983
923883-1	Talking Heads	Speaking In Tongues ‎(LP, Album)	Sire, WEA Records (Greece)	923883-1	Greece	1983
923883-1	Talking Heads	Speaking In Tongues ‎(LP, Album)	Sire	923883-1	Ireland	1983

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