- new wave, post-punk, rock, electronic
- 40 min
- 8 tracks
- Sire Records
Remain in Light is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980, by Sire Records. The band's third and final album to be produced by Brian Eno, Remain in Light was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in New York in July and August 1980.
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Character-led, contemporary, grave and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune4/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA
- The Irish Times5/5 ★
- Mojo5/5 ★
- Pitchfork10/10
- Rolling Stone5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide10/10
- Uncut5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)5:49
- A2Crosseyed and Painless4:48
- A3The Great Curve6:28
- B1Once in a Lifetime4:23
- B2Houses in Motion4:33
- B3Seen and Not Seen3:25
- B4Listening Wind4:43
- B5The Overload6:01
8 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Talking Heads
- Label
- Sire Records
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- FR
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