- new wave, rock, art rock, synth funk
- 41 min
- 9 tracks
- Columbia House
Speaking in Tongues is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on June 1, 1983, by Sire Records. After their split with producer Brian Eno and a short hiatus, which allowed the individual members to pursue side projects, recording began in 1982. It became the band's commercial breakthrough and produced the band's sole U.S. top-ten hit, "Burning Down the House", which reached No. 9 on the Billboard chart.
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Character-led, spare, cool and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.5/10
- Rolling Stone4.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Smash Hits9/10
- Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10
- Uncut9/10
- The Village VoiceA−
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Tracks
- 1Burning Down the House4:03
- 2Making Flippy Floppy4:36
- 3Girlfriend Is Better4:24
- 4Slippery People3:31
- 5I Get Wild/Wild Gravity4:11
- 6Swamp5:16
- 7Moon Rocks5:06
- 8Pull Up the Roots5:09
- 9This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)4:56
9 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Talking Heads
- Label
- Columbia House
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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