Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues

Released in 1983, Speaking in Tongues became Talking Heads' highest-charting album, reaching number 15, and delivered their biggest hitsingle, "Burning Down the House," which peaked at number nine and drew heavy rotation on MTV. The band toured behind it with an expanded lineup that included guitarist Alex Weir of the Brothers Johnson, documented in Jonathan Demme's acclaimedconcert film Stop Making Sense. The original limited edition of 50,000 copies featured a complex cover designed by artist Robert Rauschenberg, before subsequent repressings switched to this simpler design by David Byrne himself.

Features

• Talking Heads' highest-charting album, reaching number 15
  
• Includes their biggest hit single, "Burning Down the House"
  
• Original 1983 edition featured artwork by Robert Rauschenberg
  
• Toured with an expanded band, documented in the film Stop Making Sense
• 180 Gram Black Vinyl

Tracklist

Side One

1.  Burning Down The House
2.  Making Flippy Floppy
3.  Girlfriend Is Better
4.  Slippery People
5.  I Get Wild / Wild Gravity

Side Two

1.  Swamp
2.  Moon Rocks
3.  Pull Up The Roots
4.  This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)