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1985 studio album by Talking Heads
Little Creatures is the sixth studio album by American rock band Talking Heads , released 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 .
All tracks are written by David Byrne , except where noted
Side two Titel 6. "Stay Up Late" 3:51 7. "Walk It Down" 4:42 8. "Television Man" 6:10 9. "Road to Nowhere " 4:19
1985 UK CD Bonus Track Titel 10. "The Lady Don't Mind" (Extended Mix) 6:51
2005 reissue bonus tracks Titel 10. "Road to Nowhere" (Early version) 4:37 11. "And She Was" (Early version) 3:36 12. "Television Man" (Extended mix) 7:52
Additional musicians [ edit ]
Ellen Bernfeld – backing vocals on "Perfect World" and "Walk It Down"
Andrew Cader – washboard on "Road to Nowhere"
Erin Dickens – backing vocals on "Television Man" and "Road to Nowhere"
Diva Gray – backing vocals on "Road to Nowhere"
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Jimmy Macdonell – accordion on "Road to Nowhere"
Lenny Pickett – saxophones
Steve Scales – percussion
Naná Vasconcelos – percussion on "Perfect World"
Eric Weissberg – steel guitar on "Creatures of Love" and "Walk It Down"
Kurt Yahjian – backing vocals
Jack Skinner – mastering
Eric Thorngren – engineer , mixing
Melanie West – second engineer
Certifications and sales [ edit ]
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