''Little Creatures'' is the sixth studio album by U.S.
rock
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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
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. 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
Personnel
Talking Heads
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David Byrne
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guitar,
vocals
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Chris Frantz –
drums
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Jerry Harrison –
keyboards
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, guitar,
backing vocals
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Tina Weymouth –
bass guitar, backing vocals
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
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on "Road to Nowhere"
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Lenny Pickett –
saxophones
*Steve Scales – percussion
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Naná Vasconcelos – percussion on "Perfect World"
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Eric Weissberg –
steel guitar
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on "Creatures of Love" and "Walk It Down"
*Kurt Yahijian – 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
Bibliography
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1985 albums
Albums produced by David Byrne
Albums produced by Chris Frantz
Albums produced by Jerry Harrison
Albums produced by Tina Weymouth
Sire Records albums
Talking Heads albums