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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 .
Track listing
All tracks are written by
David Byrne , except where noted
Side two Title 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 Title 10. "The Lady Don't Mind" (Extended Mix) 6:51
2005 reissue bonus tracks Title 10. "Road to Nowhere" (Early version) 4:37 11. "And She Was" (Early version) 3:36 12. "Television Man" (Extended mix) 7:52
Personnel
Talking Heads
Additional musicians
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
Recording
Jack Skinner – mastering
Eric Thorngren –
engineer , mixing
Melanie West – second engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
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Simon & Schuster . pp.
802–03 .
ISBN
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ISBN
0-679-75574-8 .
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"Christgau's Consumer Guide" .
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"Austriancharts.at – Talking Heads – Little Creatures" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0564" .
RPM .
Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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"Dutchcharts.nl – Talking Heads – Little Creatures" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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"European Top 100 Albums" (PDF) .
Eurotipsheet . Vol. 2, no. 29/30. July 29, 1985. p. 14.
OCLC
29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki:
Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava .
ISBN
978-951-1-21053-5 .
^
"Offiziellecharts.de – Talking Heads – Little Creatures" (in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved April 15, 2017.
^
"Classifiche" .
Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved May 29, 2022 . Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Talking Heads" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
^
"Charts.nz – Talking Heads – Little Creatures" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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"Norwegiancharts.com – Talking Heads – Little Creatures" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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"Swisscharts.com – Talking Heads – Little Creatures" . Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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"Talking Heads Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 1, 2022.
^
"Lista prodaje 43. tjedan 2023" (in Croatian).
Top of the Shops . October 16, 2023.
Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023 .
^
"Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2023. 41. hét" .
MAHASZ . Retrieved October 18, 2023 .
^
"RPM's Top 100 Albums of 1985" . RPM . Vol. 43, no. 16. December 28, 1985. p. 14.
ISSN
0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1985" (in Dutch).
Dutch Charts . Retrieved February 1, 2022 .
^
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1985" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved February 1, 2022 .
^
"Top Selling Albums of 1985" .
Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved April 15, 2017 .
^
"Top 100 Albums (January 5–December 28, 1985)" (PDF) .
Music Week . January 18, 1986. p. 11.
ISSN
0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
^
"Top Selling Albums of 1986" . Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 1, 2022 .
^
"Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986)" (PDF) . Music Week . January 24, 1987. p. 25.
ISSN
0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
^ Barker, Glenn A. (November 9, 1985).
"Majors" . Billboard . Vol. 97, no. 45. p. A-26.
ISSN
0006-2510 – via
Google Books .
^
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Talking Heads; ' Little Creatures' )" (in German).
Bundesverband Musikindustrie .
^
"New Zealand album certifications – Talking Heads – Little Creatures" .
Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
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"British album certifications – Talking Heads – Little Creatures" .
British Phonographic Industry . November 26, 1985. Retrieved February 3, 2022 .
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"American album certifications – Talking Heads – Little Creatures" .
Recording Industry Association of America .
Bibliography
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