Once in a Lifetime

Tracklist

• 1
  Sugar on My Tongue
  2:34
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Love → Building on Fire
  2:57
• 3
  I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That
  2:36
  4.5 ★
• 4
  Don’t Worry About the Government
  2:59
  3.2 ★
• 5
  Uh‐Oh, Love Comes to Town (alternate version)
  2:54
• 6
  New Feeling (alternate version)
  3:02
• 7
  Pulled Up
  4:29
• 8
  Psycho Killer
  4:19
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Warning Sign
  3:53
  3.2 ★
• 10
  Artists Only
  3:34
• 11
  Tentative Decisions
  3:05
  2.6 ★
• 12
  No Compassion
  4:48
  3.6 ★
• 13
  Stay Hungry
  2:38
  3.0 ★
• 14
  I’m Not in Love
  4:33
  2.6 ★
• 15
  The Book I Read
  4:08
  3.5 ★
• 16
  Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
  2:11
  3.4 ★
• 17
  Found a Job
  5:00
  3.0 ★
• 18
  A Clean Break (live)
  4:54
  5.0 ★
• 19
  Take Me to the River
  5:01
  3.8 ★
• 20
  The Big Country
  5:33
  3.6 ★
• 21
  Heaven
  4:01
  3.6 ★
• 22
  I Zimbra
  3:07
  3.9 ★
• 23
  Cities (alternate version)
  5:26
  5.0 ★
• 24
  Life During Wartime
  3:41
  4.3 ★
• 25
  Air
  3:32
  4.2 ★
• 26
  Memories Can’t Wait
  3:30
  3.7 ★
• 27
  Drugs (alternate version)
  3:33
• 28
  Once in a Lifetime
  4:20
  4.4 ★
• 29
  Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
  5:46
  4.4 ★
• 30
  Listening Wind
  4:41
  3.2 ★
• 31
  Houses in Motion
  4:30
  4.0 ★
• 32
  Crosseyed and Painless
  4:45
  3.9 ★
• 33
  Burning Down the House
  4:02
  4.5 ★
• 34
  Making Flippy Floppy
  5:54
  4.5 ★
• 35
  Girlfriend Is Better
  5:45
  4.4 ★
• 36
  Slippery People
  5:05
  4.5 ★
• 37
  Swamp
  5:10
  4.2 ★
• 38
  This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
  4:56
  3.9 ★
• 39
  And She Was
  3:37
  4.2 ★
• 40
  Stay Up Late
  3:42
  4.5 ★
• 41
  Creatures of Love
  4:14
  3.4 ★
• 42
  The Lady Don’t Mind
  4:04
• 43
  Road to Nowhere
  4:19
  4.2 ★
• 44
  Wild Wild Life
  3:39
  3.6 ★
• 45
  Love for Sale
  4:30
  3.5 ★
• 46
  People Like Us
  4:28
  2.6 ★
• 47
  Puzzlin’ Evidence
  5:22
  2.6 ★
• 48
  City of Dreams
  5:06
  3.0 ★
• 49
  Blind
  4:58
  3.2 ★
• 50
  Mr. Jones
  4:20
  3.2 ★
• 51
  The Democratic Circus
  5:02
  3.0 ★
• 52
  (Nothing but) Flowers
  5:32
  4.2 ★
• 53
  In Asking Land (outtake)
  3:57
• 54
  Sax and Violins
  5:17
• 55
  Lifetime Piling Up
  3:53
  4.5 ★

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Stop Making Sense

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Fear of Music

Fear of Music 1979

The Collection

The Collection 2007

Release credits

• Abdou M’Boup
  congas [49, 52], cowbell [49-50], djembe [22], guest [22], talking drum [22, 49]
• Adrian Belew
  guitar [35]
• Al Acosta
  tenor saxophone [50]
• Alex Sadkin
  engineer [34-37], mix [33-38], task [33, 38]
• Alex Weir
  guest [34, 37], guitar [34, 37]
• Andrew Cader
  guest [43], washboard [43]
• Ari Up
  congas [22, 24, 24-25], guest [22, 24]
• Assane Tham
  guest [22], percussion [22]
• Benjamin Armbrister
  assistant [9, 13-14, 16-17, 19-20]
• Bernie Worrell
  synthesizer [35]
• Bert Cross Choir
  choir vocals [47]
• Bobby Porcelli
  alto saxophone [50]
• Brian Eno
  background vocals [17, 19, 22, 28-29, 31-32, 35], bass guitar [35], electronic instruments [22], guitar [17, 19], keyboard [35], mix [17, 28-32], percussion [17, 19, 35], performer [21, 24, 26], piano [17, 19], producer [9, 13-14, 16-17, 19-26, 28-32], synthesizer [17, 19], vocal arranger [28-32]
• Brice Wassy
  additional [55], cowbell [55], ganzá [55], shakers [52], wood block [55]
• Butch Jones
  engineer [33-38]
• Charlie Brocco
  assistant [44-45, 47-48]
• Charlie Sepulveda
  trumpet [50]
• Chris Frantz
  arranger [39-41, 43], background vocals [33, 35, 37, 44], drums (drum set) [8, 17, 19, 21-22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 37-41, 43-52, 55], keyboard [35], membranophone [35], percussion [17, 19, 35], synthesizer [33, 35, 37]
• Chris Martinez
  assistant [21, 24, 26]
• Dale Turk
  bass trombone [50]
• Dave Jerden
  engineer [28-32], mix [28-32]
• David Byrne
  arranger [39-41, 43], background vocals [52], bass guitar [33, 35, 37-38], guitar [8, 17, 19, 21-22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 35, 37-41, 43-52, 55], keyboard [33, 35, 37-38, 51], lead vocals [4, 8-9, 11-17, 19-22, 24, 26, 28-32, 35, 39-41, 43-49, 51-52, 55], mix [28-32], percussion [33, 35, 37], piano [55], synthesizer [17, 19, 55], vocal [33, 37-38, 43, 50], vocal arranger [28-32]
• David Van Tieghem
  guest [38], percussion [38]
• Dickie Landry
  guest [36], saxophone [36]
• Diva Gray
  background vocals [43], guest [43]
• Dolette McDonald
  additional [55], background vocals [36, 55], guest [36]
• Earl Gardner
  trumpet [49]
• Ed Stasium
  engineer [4, 8, 11-12, 15], mix [17]
• Ellen Bernfeld
  background vocals [43], guest [43]
• Eric Thorngren
  mix [39-41, 43, 45, 47-48], recording [39-41, 43-48]
• Eric Weissberg
  guest [41], pedal steel guitar [41], resonator guitar [51]
• Erin Dickens
  background vocals [43], guest [43]
• Fernando Kral
  additional [55], background vocals [49-52], lead vocals [49-52]
• Frank Gibson
  assistant [33-38]
• Gene Wilder
  congas [22, 24, 24-25], guest [22, 24]
• Gordon Grody
  background vocals [43], guest [43]
• Hossam Ramzy
  guest [22], surdo [22]
• Jack Nuber
  additional [28]
• James A. Farber
  mix [50-51]
• Jay Mark
  assistant [33-37]
• Jean-Loup Morette
  assistant [49-52]
• Jerry Harrison
  Hammond organ [52], arranger [39-41, 43], background vocals [17, 19, 22, 33, 35, 37, 39-41, 43-48], bass guitar [35], guitar [8, 17, 19, 21-22, 26, 33, 35, 37, 39-41, 43, 43-48, 51, 55], keyboard [8, 21-22, 26, 28, 33, 35, 37-38, 40-41, 43, 43-48, 50-51], organ [17, 19, 55], percussion [35], piano [17, 19, 49], synthesizer [17, 19, 24, 55], vocal [8, 21, 24, 26]
• Jimmy MacDonell
  accordion [43], guest [43]
• Joe Barbaria
  engineer [21, 24, 26]
• John Convertino
  assistant [33-37]
• John Potoker
  additional [28], mix [28-32]
• Johnny Marr
  12 string guitar [52]
• Jon Hassell
  brass [31], trumpet [31]
• Jose "Ite" Jerez
  performer [50]
• José Rossy
  percussion [35]
• Julie Last
  assistant [21, 24, 26], background vocals [22], guest [22]
• Karen Ahmed
  executive [8]
• Kathy Botich
  assistant [44]
• Kendal Stubbs
  assistant [28-32]
• Kirsty MacColl
  background vocals [52]
• Kurt Yahijian
  background vocals [43], guest [43]
• Lance Quinn
  producer [4, 8, 11-12, 15]
• Lani Groves
  background vocals [43], guest [43]
• Laurie Frink
  trumpet [49]
• Lee Herschberg
  mix [46]
• Lenny Pickett
  brass [49], guest [43], saxophone [43], tenor saxophone [49]
• Manolo Badrena
  congas [50], cowbell [50], shakers [50], wood block [50]
• Mark Wallis
  mix [49, 51-52]
• Matt Cohen
  additional [8]
• Melanie West
  assistant [39-41, 43-48], task [39, 43]
• Michael McClain
  engineer [46, 48], recording [48]
• Mick Guzauski
  mix [44]
• Mitchell Frohman
  alto saxophone [50]
• Mory Kanté
  kora [49-50]
• Moussa Cissokho
  additional [55], congas [55]
• Neal Teeman
  engineer [21, 24, 26]
• Nick Delre
  assistant [44-49, 49-50, 50-51, 51-52, 52], background vocals [49-52], lead vocals [49-52]
• Nick Launay
  additional [55], mix [55]
• Nona Hendryx
  additional [55], background vocals [28, 31, 35-36, 55], guest [36]
• Paul Christiensen
  engineer [47]
• Paulinho da Costa
  percussion [46, 48]
• Raphael DeJesus
  guest [36], percussion [36]
• Rhett Davies
  engineer [9, 13-14, 16-17, 19-20]
• Richard Manwaring
  recording [49-52, 55]
• Robert Fripp
  guest [22], guitar [22]
• Robert Palmer
  percussion [35]
• Robin Eubanks
  trombone [49]
• Robin Hurley
  executive [8]
• Robin Laine
  assistant [44-45, 47-48]
• Rod O’Brien
  engineer [21-26]
• Shankar
  guest [34], violin [34]
• Stan Harrison
  alto saxophone [49]
• Steve Elfon
  baritone saxophone [49]
• Steve Gluzband
  trumpet [50]
• Steve Lillywhite
  producer [49-52, 55]
• Steve Sacks
  baritone saxophone [50]
• Steve Scales
  bongos [40-41, 43], congas [40-41, 43], guest [33, 40, 40-41, 41, 43], percussion [33], tambourine [40-41, 43]
• Steven Stanley
  additional [28]
• Sydney Thiam
  congas [51]
• Talking Heads
  arranger [28-32], producer [4, 8-9, 11-17, 19-26, 28, 33-41, 43-52, 55]
• Tawatha Agee
  additional [55], background vocals [55]
• The Sweetbreathes
  background vocals [25], guest [25]
• Tina Weymouth
  arranger [39-41, 43], background vocals [22, 33, 35, 37-41, 43-49, 51-52], bass [17, 19, 21, 26, 28], bass guitar [8, 35, 37, 39-41, 44-52, 55], bass synthesizer [33, 39, 43], double bass [35], electric bass guitar [22, 24], guitar [35, 37-38], keyboard [35, 50, 55], percussion [35], synthesizer [35, 37]
• Tom Heid
  assistant [21, 24, 26]
• Tom Nist
  assistant [44-45, 47-48]
• Tommy Camfield
  fiddle [46]
• Tommy Morrell
  pedal steel guitar [46, 48]
• Tony Bongiovi
  producer [4, 8, 11-12, 15]
• Wally Badarou
  guest [33, 37-38], keyboard [49], synthesizer [33, 37-38]
• Yves N'Djock
  guitar [49, 52]
• Ángel Fernández
  brass [50], trumpet [50]
• Show all credits (106)

Issues

• 

  O
  (Combined release view)
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  O
  Once in a Lifetime

  3x CD, DVD
  17 November 2003
• 

  O
  Once in a Lifetime

  3x CD
  18 November 2003
• 

  O
  Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box

  Digital Media (remastered)
• 

  O
  Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box

  3x Digital Media (US release remastered)