David Byrne discography
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David Byrne David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of ...
, former singer for
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Albums


Studio albums


Soundtracks and music for theater

In addition to the scores and soundtracks that Byrne recorded have been released as albums, Byrne has written music for several other productions: *''Dead End Kids: A Story of Nuclear Power'' by
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*Main title theme for '' Alive from Off Center'' season 1 (1984) *'' Something Wild'' by
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: "Loco de Amor" song co-written with Johnny Pacheco; sung with Celia Cruz backed by Ray Barretto's band (1986) *'' Married to the Mob'' by
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(1988) *''A Young Man's Dream and a Woman's Secret'' by Philip Haas (1990) *''The Giant Woman and the Lightning Man'' by Philip Haas (1990)


Live albums


Remix albums


Singles

*"Regiment" b/w "America Is Waiting" (with Brian Eno) – 1981 *"
The Jezebel Spirit "The Jezebel Spirit" is the fifth song from the 1981 album '' My Life in the Bush of Ghosts'' by David Byrne and Brian Eno. It was released as a single the same year. Content The song includes a " found sound"—an exorcism performed by an anony ...
" (with Brian Eno) – 1981 *"Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)" – 1981 *"The Last Emperor" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)  – 1987 *" Make Believe Mambo" – 1989 *"Dirty Old Town" – 1989 *" The Forestry" – 1991 *"Hanging Upside Down" – 1992 *"
She's Mad "She's Mad" is a single by David Byrne. It was released in 1992 in support of Byrne's solo album '' Uh-Oh''. The song reached No. 3 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. Music video A music video was released for the song, featuring Byrne being ...
" – 1992 *"Girls on My Mind" – 1992 *"Angels" – 1994 *"Back in the Box" – 1994 *"Miss America" – 1997 *"
Like Humans Do "Like Humans Do" is the fourth track from David Byrne's '' Look into the Eyeball'' and was also released as a single in 2001. Most notably, the radio edit version of the song (which omits the line referring to cannabis) was selected by Microsoft ...
" – 2001 *" U.B. Jesus" – 2001 *" Strange Overtones" (with Brian Eno) – 2008 *"Who" (with St. Vincent) – 2012 *"Everybody's Coming to My House" – 2018


Compilation appearances


Session work


As musician


As producer


Compositions

* '' The Forest'' (1991) – orchestral music for the 1988 Robert Wilson theatre piece of the same name, released as an album.


Other projects

Byrne has released a handful of books, including ''Arboretum'', a collection of sketches of some of his favorite trees, and ''The New Sins'', a work about
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in the 21st century. He has also made several public art installations, speaking engagements on art and technology, and
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presentations. In addition to a recording career as a solo artist, he also founded the record Label Luaka Bop and Todo Mundo.


Notes


References


Discography from DavidByrne.comDiscography from Discogs
* further reading: Sytze Steenstra: ''Song and Circumstance. The Work of David Byrne from Talking Heads to the Present''. New York and London: Continuum, 2010. {{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, David Discography Alternative rock discographies Discographies of American artists Production discographies Discographies of British artists