David Byrne - David Byrne - Music & Performance - CD

David Byrne's self-titled album was released in 1994. "Angels" and "Back in the Box" were the two main singles released from the album. [Note: This product is an authorized CD-R and is manufactured on demand].

David Byrne took a spare, direct approach on his third song-based solo album, which lent his work an intimacy but did little to restore his commercial prospects, despite a first single, "Angels," that was a ringer for The Talking Heads song "Once in a Lifetime." In fact, the limited instrumentation and focus on Byrne's voice tended to create difficulties with his typically quirky lyrics -- with the words in close-up, one wanted them to make some kind of sense. But when, for example, on "Strange Ritual," Byrne delivered a series of images -- "a French corporation that doesn't make anything / an ambulance driver--wakes up in a dairy queen" -- he didn't really mean anything by them. When he noted, "saw a young Indonesian girl-- / possessed by the spirit of / mutant ninja turtles," it was just because he liked the sound of the words. In a denser musical structure, such as the mbaqanga-flavored "You & Eye," one might share his enjoyment, but on other tracks with less to offer aurally, the disturbing question "What is he talking about?" became inescapable. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Performer	David Byrne
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	CD - Rock
Music release type	Album
Media format	CD
Original release date	1994
Edition	Standard Edition
Language	English
Number of tracks	11
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	David Byrne - David Byrne COMPACT DISCS
Track listing	A Long Time Ago, Angels, Crash, A Self-Made Man, Back in the Box, Sad Song, Nothing at All, My Love Is You, Lilies of the Valley, You & Eye, Strange Ritual, Buck Naked
Record label	Sire / London/Rhino
Target audience	Adult
Composer	David Byrne
Songwriter	David Byrne
Music producer	David Byrne
Number in series	1
Occasion	All Occasion
Track name	Angels
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N