- new wave, rock, post-punk, art punk
- 39 min
- 11 tracks
- Sire Records
Talking Heads: 77 is the debut studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on September 16, 1977, by Sire Records. The recording took place in April 1977 at New York's Sundragon Studios. The single "Psycho Killer" reached No. 92 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
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Character
Character-led, cool, spare and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Irish Times5/5 ★
- Mojo3/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.6/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
- Uncut5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Uh‐oh, Love Comes to Town2:48
- A2New Feeling3:09
- A3Tentative Decisions3:04
- A4Happy Day3:55
- A5Who Is It?1:41
- A6No Compassion4:47
- B1The Book I Read4:06
- B2Don’t Worry About the Government3:00
- B3First Week / Last Week… Carefree3:19
- B4Psycho Killer4:19
- B5Pulled Up4:29
11 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Talking Heads
- Label
- Sire Records
- Released
- 1977
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Cassette
- Country
- NZ
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