Album
Grown Backwards
2004 · Rock
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Grown Backwards is a Rock album by David Byrne, originally released in 2004. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
Even before he departed his vaunted Talking Heads in the late '80s, David Byrne had already embarked upon a solo career that encompassed various stage projects (<i>The Catherine Wheel</i>, <i>The Knee Plays</i>, <i>The Forest</i>) and film soundtracks (<i>True Stories</i>, <i>Last Emperor</i>). But this 2004 release finds Byrne bristling with a sense of ambitious eclecticism rare even by his own elevated standards, a sensibility that carries Byrne deeper into the classical realm than he's ever been. Austin, Texas' chamber outfit the Tosca Strings inform the melancholy, post-modernist opener "Glass, Concrete & Stone," the limber 'n' loopy rap fusion "Tiny Apocalypse," and "Un Di Felice, Eterea," aria adaptations from Verdi's <i>La Traviata</i>. That operatic fixation surfaces early on in a lovely, if unlikely duet with Rufus Wainwright on "Au Fond du Temple Saint," adapted from Bizet's <i>The Pearl Fishers</i>.
via Apple Music
The Clerk says
The Clerk knows this whole record — the pressing quirks, the credits, the take.
Tracklist
- 1Glass, Concrete and Stone4:13
- 2The Man Who Loved Beer2:40
- 3Au Fond du Temple Saint4:49
- 4Empire4:12
- 5Tiny Apocalypse4:03
- 6She Only Sleeps2:58
- 7Dialog Box3:31
- 8The Other Side of This Life4:00
- 9Why2:55
- 10Pirates3:53
- 11Civilization3:17
- 12Astronaut2:55
- 13Glad1:57
- 14Un Di Felice, Eterea2:52
- 15Lazy9:36
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Art Rock
- lush
- wistful
- theatrical
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
This version is pressed by Cinram, Commerce, CA. The Cinram, Olyphant, PA version is found here Grown Backwards (US 2004) (opens in a new tab)
Packaged in a jewel box with a metallic cardboard slipcover. Track 15, "Lazy" is identified as a "bonus track"
All tracks recorded and mixed at Kampo Studios, NYC except:
Track 1 recorded and mixed at Loveshack Studio, NYC
Tracks 2, 8: basic tracks recorded at Avatar, NYC
Track 2 string & horns recorded at Tequila Mockingbird, Austin, TX
Track 3 recorded at Tequila Mockingbird, Austin,
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- David ByrneVOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR CLASSICAL GUITAR
- Alan Ford
- Alan StepanskyCELLO
- Alex FosterTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Andy WaterworthBASS
- Barry BurnsGUITAR GUITAR , ELECTRIC PIANO
- Bob StewartTUBA
- Bobby RoutchFRENCH HORN FRENCH HORN, SOLOIST SOLOIST, FRENCH HORN
- David CreswellVIOLA
- Dawn HannayVIOLA
- Donald GillanCELLO
- Earl GardnerTRUMPET
- Elaine BarberHARP
- Fiona StephenVIOLIN
- Freddie MendozaTROMBONE TROMBONE, EUPHONIUM
- Gary SmulyanBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Georgia BoydVIOLA
- Greg LawsonVIOLIN
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold
Start your shelf.
Track your pressings of Grown Backwards, get the Clerk's take, and see what the record is worth — free.
Start your shelf →Free forever. Works with 10 records or 10,000.