Talking Heads: 77

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{{Album infobox | Name = Talking Heads: 77 | Type = Album | Artist = Talking Heads | Cover = Talking_Heads-77.gif | Background = Orange | Released = September 16, 1977 | Recorded = Sundragon Studios, New York, 1976 - 1977 | Genre = New wave/Art punk | Length = 38:37 | Label = Sire | Producer = Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn, and Talking Heads | Reviews =

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• Robert Christgau (A-) link

| Last album = | This album = Talking Heads: 77
(1977) | Next album = More Songs about Buildings and Food
(1978) }}

Talking Heads: 77 is the debut album by Talking Heads. It peaked at #97 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and the single "Psycho Killer" made #92. Template:RS500

Track listing

All songs by David Byrne, except where noted.

1. "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town" – 2:48
2. "New Feeling" – 3:09
3. "Tentative Decisions" – 3:04
4. "Happy Day" – 3:55
5. "Who Is It?" – 1:41
6. "No Compassion" – 4:47
7. "The Book I Read" – 4:06
8. "Don't Worry About the Government" – 3:00
9. "First Week/Last Week ... Carefree" – 3:19
10. "Psycho Killer" (David Byrne/Chris Frantz/Tina Weymouth) – 4:19
11. "Pulled Up" – 4:29

Personnel

Talking Heads

• David Byrne – guitar, vocals
• Jerry Harrison – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Chris Frantz – drums
• Tina Weymouth – bass guitar

Recording personnel

• Tony Bongiovi – producer
• Ed Stasium – engineer
• Joe Gastwirt – masteringsv:Talking Heads: 77