Once in a Lifetime

~ Release by Talking Heads (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

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1And She Was
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric “E.T.” Thorngren
assistant engineer:
Melanie West (engineer) (task: second engineer)
producer:
Talking Heads
bass guitar and bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
arranger:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Talking Heads Tours Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
And She Was (video) by Talking Heads
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 453)
recording of:
And She Was
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
4.153:40
2Stay Up Late
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric Thorngren
assistant engineer:
Melanie West (engineer)
producer:
Talking Heads
bass guitar:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guest bongos, guest congas and guest tambourine:
Steve Scales
guitar and lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
arranger:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Talking Heads Tours Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Stay Up Late
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
4.53:44
3Creatures of Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric Thorngren
assistant engineer:
Melanie West (engineer)
producer:
Talking Heads
bass guitar:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guest bongos, guest congas and guest tambourine:
Steve Scales
guest pedal steel guitar:
Eric Weissberg
guitar and lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
arranger:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Talking Heads Tours Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Creatures of Love
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3.354:16
4The Lady Don’t Mind
recording of:
The Lady Don’t Mind
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
4:05
5Road to Nowhere
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric “E.T.” Thorngren
assistant engineer:
Melanie West (engineer) (task: second engineer)
producer:
Talking Heads
bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guest accordion:
Jimmy MacDonell
guest bongos, guest congas and guest tambourine:
Steve Scales
guest saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone)
guest washboard:
Andrew Cader
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
guitar and keyboard and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
guest background vocals:
Ellen Bernfeld, Erin Dickens, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves and Kurt Yahijian
lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
arranger:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985), Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Talking Heads Tours Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Road to Nowhere (music video) by Talking Heads
recording of:
Road to Nowhere
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
4.24:21
6Wild Wild Life
assistant recording engineer:
Kathy Botich, Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer)
recording engineer:
Eric “E.T.” Thorngren
producer:
Talking Heads
assistant mixer:
Charles Brocco, Robin Laine and Tom Nist (engineer)
mixer:
Mick Guzauski
bass guitar [bass]:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chris Frantz
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
additionally recorded at:
O’Henry Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recorded at:
Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Wild Wild Life
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Index Music, Inc.
3.653:41
7Love for Sale
assistant recording engineer:
Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
producer:
Talking Heads
assistant mixer:
Charles Brocco, Robin Laine and Tom Nist (engineer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chris Frantz
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorder Studios (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Index Music, Inc.
3.54:32
8People Like Us
recording of:
People Like Us
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Index Music, Inc.
4:29
9Puzzlin’ Evidence
assistant recording engineer:
Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
engineer:
Paul Christiensen
producer:
Talking Heads
assistant mixer:
Charles Brocco, Robin Laine and Tom Nist (engineer)
bass guitar:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
choir vocals:
Bert Cross Choir
lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Puzzlin’ Evidence
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Index Music, Inc.
2.655:24
10City of Dreams
assistant recording engineer:
Nick Del Re and Melanie West (engineer)
recording engineer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren and Michael McClain
engineer:
Michael McClain
producer:
Talking Heads
assistant mixer:
Charles Brocco, Robin Laine and Tom Nist (engineer)
mixer:
Eric "E.T." Thorngren
bass guitar [bass]:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Chris Frantz
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
pedal steel guitar:
Tommy Morrell
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1986) and Talking Heads Tours Inc. (in 1986)
recorded at:
Studio Southwest in Dallas County, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorder Studios (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
City of Dreams
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Index Music, Inc.
35:09
11Blind
assistant recording engineer:
Nick Delre (lead vocals, background vocals) and Jean-Loup Morette (Sound engineer)
recording engineer:
Fernando Kral (lead vocals, background vocals) and Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Steve Lillywhite and Talking Heads
mixer:
Mark Wallis
alto saxophone:
Stan Harrison (American saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Steve Elfon
bass guitar and background vocals:
Tina Weymouth
congas, cowbell and talking drum:
Abdou M’Boup
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Yves N'Djock
keyboard [conga bass]:
Wally Badarou
kora:
Mory Kanté
piano [French piano]:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone)
trombone:
Robin Eubanks
trumpet:
Laurie Frink and Earl Gardner
lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
brass [horns] arranger:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals) and Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Blind
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Index Music, Inc.
3.255:00
12Mr. Jones
assistant recording engineer:
Nick Delre (lead vocals, background vocals) and Jean-Loup Morette (Sound engineer)
recording engineer:
Fernando Kral (lead vocals, background vocals) and Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Steve Lillywhite and Talking Heads
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer)
alto saxophone:
Mitch Frohman and Bobby Porcelli
baritone saxophone:
Steve Sacks (jazz, sax/flute, US)
bass guitar and keyboard [flute]:
Tina Weymouth
bass trombone:
Dale Turk
congas, cowbell, shakers and wood block:
Manolo Badrena
cowbell [muted cowbells]:
Abdou M’Boup
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
keyboard [marimba]:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
kora:
Mory Kanté
tenor saxophone:
Al Acosta (woodwind player)
trumpet:
Ángel Fernández (Trumpet player), Steve Gluzband and Charlie Sepulveda
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
performer:
Jose "Ite" Jerez
brass [horns] arranger:
Ángel Fernández (Trumpet player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals) and Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Mr. Jones
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Index Music, Inc.
3.254:22
13The Democratic Circus
assistant recording engineer:
Nick Delre (lead vocals, background vocals) and Jean-Loup Morette (Sound engineer)
recording engineer:
Fernando Kral (lead vocals, background vocals) and Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Steve Lillywhite and Talking Heads
mixer:
James A. Farber (sound engineer) and Mark Wallis
bass guitar and background vocals:
Tina Weymouth
congas:
Sydney Thiam
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
keyboard [cello]:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
keyboard [space cha-cha] and lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Eric Weisberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals) and Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Democratic Circus
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Index Music, Inc.
35:04
14(Nothing but) Flowers
assistant recording engineer:
Nick Delre (lead vocals, background vocals) and Jean-Loup Morette (Sound engineer)
recording engineer:
Fernando Kral (lead vocals, background vocals) and Richard Manwaring (Producer)
producer:
Steve Lillywhite and Talking Heads
mixer:
Mark Wallis
12 string guitar:
Johnny Marr
bass guitar:
Tina Weymouth
congas:
Abdou M’Boup
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Yves N'Djock
Hammond organ:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
shakers:
Brice Wassy
background vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Kirsty MacColl and Tina Weymouth
lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals) and Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
(Nothing but) Flowers
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Index Music, Inc.
4.255:34
15In Asking Land (outtake)
recording of:
In Asking Land
3:59
16Sax and Violins
recording engineer:
Richard Manwaring (Producer)
engineer:
Fernando Kral (task: overdub)
producer:
Steve Lillywhite and Talking Heads
mixer:
Kevin Killen
additional cowbell and additional percussion:
Brice Wassy
additional keyboard:
Wally Badarou
additional timbales:
Nina Gioia
bass guitar [bass]:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guitar, vocoder and lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
additionally recorded at:
Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Skyline Studios in New York, United States
recording of:
Sax and Violins
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Index Music, Inc.
3.655:18
17Lifetime Piling Up
additional recording engineer:
Fernando Kral and Nick Launay
recording engineer:
Richard Manwaring (Producer)
additional producer:
Nick Launay
producer:
Steve Lillywhite and Talking Heads
mixer:
Nick Launay
additional congas:
Moussa Cissokao
additional cowbell, additional ganzá [fanza] and additional wood block:
Brice Wassy
bass guitar [bass] and keyboard:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
organ and synthesizer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
piano, synthesizer [emulator], synthesizer [strings] and lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
additional background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Nona Hendryx (American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author and actress) and Dolette McDonald
additionally recorded at:
Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recorded at:
Studios Davout in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Electric Lady in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Lifetime Piling Up
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Index Music, Inc.
4.53:53