Little Creatures is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on June 10, 1985, by Sire Records. The album examines themes of Americana and incorporates elements of country music, with many songs featuring steel guitar. It was voted album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, and is the band's best-selling studio album, with more than two million copies sold in the United States. The cover art was created by outsider artist Howard Finster, and was selected as album cover of the year by Rolling Stone.
Track listing
Personnel
Talking Heads
Additional musicians
- Ellen Bernfeld â backing vocals on "Perfect World" and "Walk It Down"
- Andrew Cader â washboard on "Road to Nowhere"
- Erin Dickens â backing vocals on "Television Man" and "Road to Nowhere"
- Diva Gray â backing vocals on "Road to Nowhere"
- Gordon Grody â backing vocals
- Lani Groves â backing vocals
- Jimmy Macdonell â accordion on "Road to Nowhere"
- Lenny Pickett â saxophones
- Steve Scales â percussion
- Naná Vasconcelos â percussion on "Perfect World"
- Eric Weissberg â steel guitar on "Creatures of Love" and "Walk It Down"
- Kurt Yahjian â backing vocals
Recording
- Jack Skinner â mastering
- Eric Thorngren â engineer, mixing
- Melanie West â second engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
Bibliography
External links