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- Talking Heads
- Solo career Studio albums Soundtracks and music for theater Live albums Remix albums Singles Collaborations Compilation appearances Production
- Other projects
- References
{{Infobox artist discography |Artist = David Byrne |Image = David Byrne 2006.jpg |Caption = David Byrne speaking at the 2006 Future of Music Policy Summit hosted by the McGill University Schulich School of Music in Montreal, Quebec, Canada |Studio = 9 |Live = 5 |Compilation = |Video = |Tribute = |EP = |Singles = 14 |Music videos = |B-sides = |Soundtrack = 12 |Option = 1 |Option name = Remix albums }}This page contains a comprehensive collection of information related to recordings by Scottish-American composer, musician, and producer David Byrne, former singer for Talking Heads. Talking Heads{{Main|Talking Heads discography}}Byrne appeared on every release by Talking Heads, including their studio albums: Year | Album details |
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1977 | 77- Released: September 16, 1977
| 1978 | More Songs About Buildings and Food | 1979 | Fear of Music | 1980 | Remain in Light- Released: October 8, 1980
| 1983 | Speaking in Tongues | 1985 | Little Creatures | 1986 | True Stories- Released: October 7, 1986
| 1988 | Naked | |
And the live albums: Year | Album details |
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1982 | The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads | 1984 | Stop Making Sense- Released: October 15, 1984
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Solo careerWhile recording with Talking Heads, Byrne started working on collaborations and albums with the band. Studio albumsYear | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes | US | UK |
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1981 | My Life in the Bush of Ghosts- Released: February 1981
- Labels: Sire
| 44 | 29 | Recorded with Brian Eno. Re-released in 2006 with bonus tracks. | 1989 | Rei Momo- Released: 1989-10-03
- Labels: Luaka Bop/Sire
| 71 | 52 | — | 1992 | Uh-Oh- Released: 1992-03-03
- Labels: Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.
| 125 | 26 | — | 1994 | David Byrne- Released: 1994-05-24
- Labels: Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.
| 139 | 44 | — | 1997 | Feelings- Released: 1997-06-17
- Labels: Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.
| 155 | 91 | Cover art by Stefan Sagmeister | 2001 | Look into the Eyeball- Released: 2001-05-08
- Labels: Virgin
| 120 | 58 | Re-released with bonus tracks. First album with Mauro Refosco. | 2004 | Grown Backwards- Released: 2004-03-16
- Labels: Nonesuch/Warner Bros.
| 178 | 88 | — | 2008 | Everything That Happens Will Happen Today- Released: 2008-08-18
- Labels: Self-released
| 174 [1] | 153 | With Brian Eno. Cover art by Stefan Sagmeister. | 2012 | Love This Giant- Released: September 10, 2012
- Labels: 4AD, Todo Mundo
| 23 | 40 | Recorded with St. Vincent. | 2018 | American Utopia- Released: March 9, 2018
- Label: Nonesuch
| 3 [2] | 16 |
- "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available.
Soundtracks and music for theaterYear | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes | US | UK |
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1981 | The Catherine Wheel- Released: December 1981
- Labels: Sire
| 104 | — | Music for the 1981 Twyla Tharp dance production of the same name. | 1985 | Music for "The Knee Plays"- Released: May 1985
- Labels: ECM
| 141 | — | Music for Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's play A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down. Re-released as The Knee Plays in 2007. | 1986 | Sounds from True Stories- Released: 1986
- Labels: Sire
| — | — | Soundtrack to the film True Stories. | 1987 | The Last Emperor- Released: 1987
- Labels: Virgin
| 152 | — | Score to the film The Last Emperor, composed with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su. | 1991 | The Forest- Released: June 1991
- Labels: Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.
| — | — | Music for the 1988 Robert Wilson theatre piece of the same name. | 1999 | Your Action World- Released: 1999-01-01
- Labels: Self-released
| — | — | Music for Byrne's art presentation of the same name. | 1999 | In Spite of Wishing and Wanting- Released: 1999
- Labels: Self-released
| — | — | Music for the Ultima Vez dance production of the same name. | 2003 | E.E.E.I. (Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information)- Released: 2003-07-02
- Labels: Self-released
| — | — | Music for Byrne's speaking tour and PowerPoint presentation of the same name. | 2003 | Lead Us Not into Temptation- Released: 2003-09-30
- Labels: Thrill Jockey
| — | — | Soundtrack to the film Young Adam. | 2008 | Hymnal- Released: 2008-08-19
- Labels: Todo Mundo/HBO/Play Tone
| — | — | Soundtrack to the second season of Big Love. | 2010 | Here Lies Love- Released: April 6, 2010
- Labels: Todomundo/Nonesuch
| 96 | 76 | With Fatboy Slim. A disco song cycle occasionally given staged performances. | |
- "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available.
In addition to the scores and soundtracks that have been released as albums, Byrne has written music for several other productions: - Dead End Kids: A Story of Nuclear Power by Joanne Akalaitis
- Main title theme for Alive from Off Center season 1 (1984)
- Something Wild by Jonathan Demme: "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 Jonathan Demme (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 albumsYear | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes | US
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1993 | Between the Teeth | — | — | Released on VHS | 2001 | David Byrne Live at Union Chapel- Released: 2004-10-26
- Labels: Nonesuch
| — | — | Released on DVD. | 2007 | Live from Austin, Texas- Released: 2007-10-02
- Labels: New West
| — | — | Recorded on 2001-11-28 for Austin City Limits. Released on DVD and Compact Disc. | 2009 | Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno- Released: May 11, 2009
- Labels: Todo Mundo
| — | — | Recorded in 2008 during the Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour. Released on Compact Disc and digitally. | 2012 | Live at Carnegie Hall- Released: 2012-03-12
- Labels: Nonesuch
| — | — | Recorded in 2004 with Caetano Veloso. | 2018 | '"...The Best Live Show Of All Time" —NME- Released: December 11, 2018
- Labels: Nonesuch, Todo Mundo
| — | — | Recorded at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre in September 2018 |
- "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available.
Remix albumsYear | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes | US | UK |
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1998 | The Visible Man | — | — | Remixes of songs from Feelings. | |
- "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available.
Singles- "Regiment" b/w "America Is Waiting" (with Brian Eno) – 1981
- "The Jezebel Spirit" (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" – 1992
- "Girls on My Mind" – 1992
- "Angels" – 1994
- "Back in the Box" – 1994
- "Miss America" – 1997
- "Like Humans Do" – 2001
- "U.B. Jesus" – 2001
- "Strange Overtones" (with Brian Eno) – 2008
- "Who" (with St. Vincent) – 2012
- "Everybody's Coming to My House" – 2018
CollaborationsYear | Artist | Release | Notes | 1978 | Dinosaur | "Kiss Me Again" single | Guitar | 1980 | Love of Life Orchestra | "Extended Nicities" single | Guitar | Robert Fripp | God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners | Vocals on "Under Heavy Manners" | 1984 | The Staple Singers | "Slippery People" single | Guitar, Talking Heads cover version | 1986 | Philip Glass | Song from Liquid Days | Lyrics on "Liquid Days" and "Open the Kingdom" | 1988 | Tom Tom Club | Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom | Vocals on "Femme Fatale" | Tom Tom Club | "Femme Fatale" | Vocals, also features Marshall Jefferson remix | 1990 | Margareth Menezes | Elegibô | Vocals and production on "Canto pra Subir" and "Abra a Boca" | Bernie Worrell | Funk of Ages | Co-writing and vocals on "Sing" | 1992 | Richard Thompson | An Acoustic Evening | Recorded live at St. Ann & The Holy Trinity, Brooklyn Heights, March 24, 1992. (Red Phantom: RPCD 1100) | Balanescu Quartet | Byrne/Moran/Lurie/Torke | Composition on "High Life for Strings" | Tom Zé | The Hips of Tradition | Vocals and guitar on "Jingle do Disco", released on Luaka Bop | 1995 | Selena | Dreaming of You | Vocals, co-writing, and production on "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)" | 1996 | Café Tacuba | Avalanche de Exitos | Vocals on "No Controles" | 2000 | Peret and Carol C | Tributo a Peret | Vocals on "Si Fulano" | 2001 | Vinicius Cantuária | Vinicius | Lyrics and vocals on "Rio" | 2002 | X-Press 2 | Lazy (X-Press 2 song) | Co-writing and vocals, later released on Grown Backwards | 2004 | 10,000 Maniacs | The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings | Vocals "Let the Mystery Be", originally recorded for 1993's MTV Unplugged, along with cover versions of "Dallas" and "Jolene" | Thievery Corporation | The Cosmic Game | Lyrics and vocals on "The Heart's a Lonely Hunter" | 2005 | Fischerspooner | Odyssey | Lyrics on "Get Confused" | 2006 | Forro in the Dark | Bonfires of São João | Vocals on "Asa Branca" and "I Wish (Bundle of Contradictions)" | La Portuaria | La Portuaria | Lyrics and vocals on "Hoy no le temo a la muerte" | 2007 | Baby Elephant | Turn My Teeth Up! | Vocals on "How Does the Brainwave?" | Marisa Monte | Universo Ao Meu Redor | Vocals on "State of Liberty" | David Shrigley | Worried Noodles | Vocals on "For You" | Paul Van Dyk | In Between | Vocals on "Fall with Me" | 2008 | The BPA and Dizzee Rascal | "Toe Jam" | Vocals | 2009 | N.A.S.A. | The Spirit of Apollo | Vocals on "The People Tree" and "Money" | Brazilian Girls | "I'm Losing Myself" | Vocals | 2010 | If By Yes | "Salt on Sea Glass" | Vocals on "Eliza" | Maximum Balloon | "Maximum Balloon" | Vocals on "Apartment Wrestling" | 2011 | Arcade Fire | The Suburbs (Deluxe Edition) | Vocals on "Speaking in Tongues" | 2014 | Anna Calvi | Strange Weather | Vocals on "I’m the Man, That Will Find You (Connan Mockasin)" and "Strange Weather (Keren Ann)" | 2016 | De La Soul | "Snoopies" (song) | Vocals |
Compilation appearancesYear | Release | Track(s) | 1982 | Music and Rhythm | "His Wife Refused" | 1989 | The 20th Anniversary Album | "America Is Waiting" | Like a Girl I Want You to Keep Coming | "Song for the Trees (or) I Know Sometimes the World Is Wrong" | 1990 | Red Hot + Blue | "Don't Fence Me In" | 1993 | Caged/Uncaged: A Rock/Experimental Homage to John Cage | "Cage and the Long Island Expressway" and "Enlightened Whistler" | 1994 | Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson | "Just the Motion", originally by Richard Thompson | 1995 | Blue in the Face soundtrack | Co-wrote "Mi Barrio", performed by La Casa, released by Luaka Bop | The Soul of Black Peru | "Maria Lando", released by Luaka Bop and compiled by Byrne | 1996 | Red Hot + Rio | "Waters of March" with Marisa Monte | A Red Hot Soundtrip | "It Goes Back" | 1997 | Red Hot + Latin | "Yolonda Niguas" with Café Tacuba | 1998 | Red Hot + Lisbon | "Dreamworld: Marco de Canavezes" with Caetano Veloso | 2000 | Mantra Mix | "Ain't Got so Far to Go" | 2002 | The Only Blip Hop Record You Will Ever Need, Vol. 1 | "Pocket Monster" | Waking | "Walk on Water" | 2004 | In Good Company soundtrack | "Glass, Concrete & Stone" | Future Soundtrack for America | "Ain't Got so Far to Go" | The Wired CD | "My Fair Lady" | 2005 | Ripped. Sampled. Mashed. Shared. | "My Fair Lady" | 2007 | Plum | "Ex-Guru", originally by The Fiery Furnaces | Testify | "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders" medley | 2009 | Dark Was the Night | "Knotty Pine", with Dirty Projectors | 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | "Sleeping Up", "Tiny Apocalypse", and "Lazy"; "Home", "I Feel My Stuff", "Life Is Long", "My Big Nurse", and "Strange Overtones" with Eno; and "This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)" by Talking Heads | |
ProductionTalking Heads produced or co-produced all their own music; in addition, Byrne has produced: Year | Artist | Release | Notes | 1982 | The B-52's | Mesopotamia | — | 1983 | Fun Boy Three | Waiting | — | 1986 | Various artists | Something Wild | Co-produced, also co-write and sang on "Loco de Amor" | 1990 | Margareth Menezes | Elegibô | "Canto pra Subir" and "Abra a Boca" also performs vocals | 1995 | Selena | Dreaming of You | "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)" also performs vocals and co-wrote | |
Other projectsByrne 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 sin in the 21st century. He has also made several public art installations, speaking engagements on art and technology, and PowerPoint presentations. In addition to a recording career as a solo artist, he also founded the record labels Luaka Bop and Todo Mundo. References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-01-17/billboard-200 |title=The Billboard 200 Everything That Happens Will Happen Today |publisher=Billboard |date=2009-01-17 |accessdate=2009-04-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101050403/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-01-17/billboard-200 |archivedate=January 1, 2015 }} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8251069/logic-bobby-tarantino-ii-debuts-no1-billboard-200-chart|title=Logic Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Bobby Tarantino II'|work=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=March 18, 2018|accessdate=March 19, 2018}}
- Discography from DavidByrne.com
- Discography 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.
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