Fear of Music

Fear of Music

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Fear of Music

Album by Talking Heads

Released 3 August 1979

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new wave post-punk

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Tracklist

1
I Zimbra
3:09
3.9 ★
2
Mind
4:13
4.2 ★
3
Paper
2:39
3.8 ★
4
Cities
4:18
4.2 ★
5
Life During Wartime
3:41
4.3 ★
6
Memories Can’t Wait
3:30
3.7 ★
7
Air
3:34
4.2 ★
8
Heaven
4:01
3.6 ★
9
Animals
3:30
4.0 ★
10
Electric Guitar
3:01
4.0 ★
11
Drugs
5:21
4.0 ★
12
Dancing for Money (unfinished outtake)
2:42
5.0 ★
13
Life During Wartime (alternate version)
4:07
5.0 ★
14
Cities (alternate version)
5:30
5.0 ★
15
Mind (alternate version)
4:26
5.0 ★

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Talking Heads: 77 1977

Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense 1984

The Collection

The Collection 2007

Talking Heads

Talking Heads 2005

Release credits

Abdou M’Boup
djembe [1], guest [1], talking drum [1]
Ari Up
congas [1, 5, 7], guest [1, 5]
Assane Tham
guest [1], percussion [1]
Brian Eno
background vocals [1], electronic instruments [1, 4], performer [5-6, 8], producer
Chris Frantz
drums (drum set) [1, 4-6, 8]
Chris Martinez
assistant [5-6, 8]
David Byrne
guitar [1, 4-6, 8], lead vocals [1, 4-6, 8]
Gene Wilder
congas [1, 5, 7], guest [1, 5]
Hossam Ramzy
guest [1], surdo [1]
Jerry Harrison
background vocals [1, 4], guitar [1, 4, 6, 8], keyboard [1, 4, 6, 8], synthesizer [5], vocal [5-6, 8]
Joe Barbaria
engineer [5-6, 8]
Julie Last
assistant [5-6, 8], background vocals [1], guest [1]
Neal Teeman
engineer [5-6, 8]
Robert Fripp
guest [1, 13], guitar [1, 13]
Rod O’Brien
engineer
Talking Heads
producer
The Sweetbreathes
background vocals [7], guest [7]
Tina Weymouth
background vocals [1, 4], bass [6, 8], electric bass guitar [1, 4-5]
Tom Heid
assistant [5-6, 8]

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Fear of Music
12" Vinyl
3 August 1979
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Fear of Music
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1979
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Fear of Music
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1981
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12" Vinyl
27 March 1982
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Cassette
1982
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12" Vinyl
1983
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Fear of Music
CD
9 July 1984
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Fear of Music
CD (target)
September 1984
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12" Vinyl
1985
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Cassette
1985
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12" Vinyl
1986
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Cassette
1986
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CD
1987
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CD
25 August 1990
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1990
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1990
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CD
1998
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Fear of Music
DualDisc (CD side), DualDisc (DVD-Audio side)
10 January 2006
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Fear of Music
CD, DVD
16 January 2006
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Fear of Music
CD
22 February 2006
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Fear of Music
Digital Media (deluxe version)
2006
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Fear of Music
SHM-CD
14 January 2009
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Fear of Music
12" Vinyl
1 July 2013
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Fear of Music
12" Vinyl
6 August 2013
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Fear of Music
12" Vinyl (reissue, green, 180 gram)
6 August 2013
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Fear of Music
12" Vinyl
9 October 2020
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CD
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Digital Media
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Fear of Music
CD (Made in the E.U. (on disc). Made in Germany (back jewel case))
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Fear of Music
12" Vinyl
1983
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CD
2005
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Fear of Music
CD
2006
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Fear of Music
Digital Media (5.1 downmix)
24 September 2007