David Byrne is the fourth studio album by American musician David Byrne, released on May 24, 1994. "Angels" and "Back in the Box" were the two main singles released from the album. The first one entered the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart, reaching No. 24. The album spent six weeks on the Billboard 200 chart.
Part of the song "Lilies of the Valley" can be heard sampled on Talib Kweli's "Right About Now", the leadoff track from his 2006 '.
The music video for "Angels" appeared in an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head.
Track listing
All tracks written by David Byrne.
Personnel
- David Byrne â vocals, guitar, synthesizer, clavinet, bells, balafon, lap steel guitar
- Mark Edwards â drones
- Bebel Gilberto â background vocals
- Sue Hadjopoulos â percussion
- Bashiri Johnson â percussion, bongos, chimes, conga, shaker
- Arto Lindsay â guitar
- Dolette McDonald â background vocals
- John Medeski â organ, synthesizer, Farfisa
- Valerie Naranjo â drums, percussion, marimba, shaker, talking drum, percussion sampling
- Marcus Rojas â tuba
- Paul Socolow â bass
- Todd Turkisher â drums, percussion, surdo, sampling, doumbek, roto toms, frame drum, trash cans
- Bill Ware â marimba, vibraphone
Release history
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