True Stories

True Stories

CD, DVD

True Stories

Album by Talking Heads

Released 7 October 1986

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Tracklist

CD 1
1
Love for Sale
4:31
3.5 ★
2
Puzzlin’ Evidence
5:24
2.6 ★
3
Hey Now
3:41
3.4 ★
4
Papa Legba
5:55
2.6 ★
5
Wild Wild Life
3:39
3.6 ★
6
Radio Head
3:32
3.0 ★
7
Dream Operator
4:38
3.0 ★
8
People Like Us
4:28
2.6 ★
9
City of Dreams
5:09
3.0 ★
10
Wild Wild Life (extended mix)
5:36
3.5 ★
11
Papa Legba (Pops Staples vocal version)
6:01
3.0 ★
12
Radio Head (Tito Larriva vocal version)
3:50
3.0 ★
DVD 2
1
Love for Sale
4:31
3.5 ★
2
Puzzlin’ Evidence
5:24
2.6 ★
3
Hey Now
3:41
3.4 ★
4
Papa Legba
5:55
2.6 ★
5
Wild Wild Life
3:39
3.6 ★
6
Radio Head
3:32
3.0 ★
7
Dream Operator
4:38
3.0 ★
8
People Like Us
4:28
2.6 ★
9
City of Dreams
5:09
3.0 ★
10
Papa Legba (Pops Staples vocal version)
6:00
11
Love for Sale (5.1 mix)
4:32
12
Puzzlin’ Evidence (5.1 mix)
5:24
13
Hey Now (5.1 mix)
3:42
14
Papa Legba (5.1 mix)
5:56
15
Wild Wild Life (5.1 mix)
3:40
16
Radio Head (5.1 mix)
3:32
17
Dream Operator (5.1 mix)
4:39
18
People Like Us (5.1 mix)
4:28
19
City of Dreams (5.1 mix)
5:09
20
Papa Legba (Pops Staples vocal version) (5.1 mix)
6:07
21
Wild Wild Life (music video)
3:27
22
Love for Sale (music video)
3:38

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Stop Making Sense

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Little Creatures

Little Creatures

Little Creatures 1985

Fear of Music

Fear of Music 1979

Release credits

Bert Cross Choir
choir vocals [2.2, 1.2]
Charlie Brocco
assistant [1.1-7, 1.9, 2.1-7, 2.9]
Chris Frantz
background vocals [1.5, 2.5], drums (drum set) [1.1-12, 1.12, 2.1-9], editor [10]
David Byrne
guitar [1.1-5, 1.7-9, 1.12, 2.1-5, 2.7-9], lead vocals [1.1-10, 2.1-9]
Eric Thorngren
mix [1.1-4, 1.6-7, 1.9-12, 2.1-4, 2.6-7, 2.9], recording [1.1-12, 2.1-9]
Esteban “Steve” Jordan
accordion [12], vocal [12]
Gloria Loring
background vocals [12]
Jack Skinner
editor [10]
Jerry Harrison
background vocals [1.1-12, 1.12, 2.1-9], editor [10], guitar [1.1-12, 2.1-9], keyboard [2.1-9, 1.1-12], piano [12]
Kathy Botich
assistant [1.5, 2.5]
Lee Herschberg
mix [2.8, 1.8]
Los Vampiros
vocal [12]
Melanie West
assistant [1.1-12, 2.1-9]
Michael McClain
engineer [1.3, 1.8-9, 2.3, 2.8-9], recording [1.9, 1.12, 2.9]
Mick Guzauski
mix [1.5, 2.5]
Nick Delre
assistant [2.1-9, 1.1-12]
Patrick Dillett
mix [12]
Paul Christiensen
engineer [1.2, 2.2]
Paulinho da Costa
percussion [2.3-4, 2.6, 2.8-9, 1.3-4, 1.6, 1.8-9, 1.12]
Robin Laine
assistant [1.1-7, 1.9, 2.1-7, 2.9]
Roebuck “Pops” Staples
lead vocals [11]
St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School Choir
choir vocals [2.3, 1.3]
Talking Heads
producer [1.1-12, 2.1-9]
Tina Weymouth
background vocals [1.1-12, 1.12, 2.1-9], bass [10-12], bass guitar [1.1-9, 1.12, 2.1-9]
Tito Larriva
lead vocals [12], vocal [12]
Tom Nist
assistant [2.1-7, 2.9, 1.1-7, 1.9]
Tommy Camfield
fiddle [1.8, 2.8]
Tommy Morrell
pedal steel guitar [2.8-9, 1.8-9]

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True Stories
CD
7 October 1986
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True Stories
CD (made in Japan)
7 October 1986
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12" Vinyl
8 October 1986
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CD
1986
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1986
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12" Vinyl
1986
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1986
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12" Vinyl (Direct Metal Mastering version, DMM logo on cover but not on label. Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA. Printed on label, without the word "Stereo" above it)
1986
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True Stories
CD
26 April 2000
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DualDisc
14 February 2006
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CD, DVD
2006
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DualDisc (CD side), DualDisc (DVD-Video side)
2006
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CD
2009
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CD (TAKT Press)
2009
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Digital Media (96kHz · 24bit)
15 August 2011
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