Talking Heads - Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the Vaseline

Talking Heads - Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the Vaseline
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Album Details

Title: Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the Vaseline
Artist: Talking Heads
Release Date: 10/13/1992
Re-Released On: 10/15/1992
Label: Sire
Duration: 139:08
Album Type(s): Greatest Hits
UPCs: 075992676021, 0077778046653, 075992676045
Genre: Rock
Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Post-Punk, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, Album Rock, New York Punk, American Punk, College Rock, Dance-Rock
Moods: Detached, Freewheeling, Literate, Quirky, Brittle, Cynical/Sarcastic, Nocturnal, Party/Celebratory, Tense/Anxious, Whimsical, Wry, Bright, Cerebral, Cheerful, Fun, Lively, Ominous, Playful, Refined/Mannered, Rousing, Urgent, Angst-Ridden, Eccentric, Energetic, Ironic, Light, Paranoid, Searching, Witty, Atmospheric, Intense
Total Copies: 13
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

Track Listings Disc 1

  1. Sugar on My Tongue
  2. I Want to Live
  3. Love --> Building on Fire
  4. I Wish You Wouldn't Say That
  5. Psycho Killer
  6. Don't Worry About the Government
  7. No Compassion
  8. Warning Sign
  9. The Big Country
  10. Take Me to the River
  11. Heaven
  12. Memories Can't Wait
  13. I Zimbra
  14. Once in a Lifetime
  15. Crosseyed and Painless
  16. Burning Down the House
  17. Swamp
  18. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)

Track Listings Disc 2

  1. Life During Wartime [Live]
  2. Girlfriend Is Better [Live]
  3. And She Was
  4. Stay up Late
  5. Road to Nowhere
  6. Wild Wild Life
  7. Love for Sale
  8. City of Dreams
  9. Mr. Jones
  10. Blind
  11. (Nothing But) Flowers
  12. Sax and Violins
  13. Gangster of Love
  14. Lifetime Piling Up
  15. Popsicle

Additional Releases

YearTypeLabelCatalog #
1992CDSire26760
1992CDSire2-26760

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Album Review

Featuring material from every Talking Heads album except the live The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads, Sand in the Vaseline is a terrific double-disc retrospective of the band's long and varied career. Featuring all of their hit singles and trademark songs ("Psycho Killer," "Take Me to the River," "Burning Down the House," "And She Was," "Once in a Lifetime," "Swamp," "Memories Can't Wait," "Crosseyed and Painless," "Road to Nowhere," "(Nothing But) Flowers," "Life During Wartime"), the set also includes five previously unreleased tracks. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Credits

NameCredits
Abdou M'BoupCowbell, Talking Drum, Conga
Al AcostaSax (Tenor)
Alex SadkinMixing, Engineer
Alex WeirVocals (Background), Guitar
Andrew CaderRubboard
Angel FernandezHorn Arrangements, Trumpet
AriConga
Benji ArmbristerAssistant Engineer
Bernie WorrellKeyboards
Bob LudwigRemixing, Mastering
Brad BakerHorn Arrangements
Brian EnoVocals (Background), Vocals, Producer, Mixing
Brice WassyCowbell, Percussion, Shaker
Butch JonesEngineer
Charlie SepulvedaTrumpet
Chris FrantzTimbales, Liner Notes, Percussion, Drums, Synthesizer Bass, Synthesizer, Tambourine, Mixing, Vocals (Background), Arranger
Dale TurkTrombone (Bass)
Dave JerdenEngineer, Mixing
David ByrneBass, Vocals, Bells, Liner Notes, Keyboards, Vocoder, Emulator, Percussion, Mixing, Arranger, Piano, Guitar, Mini Moog, Strings
David Van TieghemPercussion
Diva GrayVocals (Background)
Dollette McDonaldVocals (Background)
Earl GardnerTrumpet
Ed StasiumEngineer
Eddie RuschaPaintings
Edna HoltVocals (Background)
Ellen BernfeldVocals (Background)
Eric "ET" ThorngrenEngineer, Mixing
Erin DickensVocals (Background)
Fernando KralEngineer
Gene WilderConga
Glenn RosensteinAssistant Engineer
Gordon GrodyVocals (Background)
Greg CalbiMastering
Ite JerezTrumpet
Jack NuberEngineer
Jack SkinnerMastering
James FarberMixing
Jay MarkAssistant Engineer
Jean-Loup MoretteAssistant Engineer
Jerry HarrisonLiner Notes, Organ (Hammond), Keyboards, Arranger, Clavinet, Piano, Vocals, Mixing, Marimba, Organ, Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background)
Jimmy MacdonellAccordion
Joe GastwirtMastering
Joel MossEngineer
Johnny MarrGuitar (12 String)
Johnny PotokerMixing, Engineer
Jose RossyPercussion
Julie LastVocals (Background)
Kathy BotichAssistant Engineer
Kevin KillenMixing
Kirsty MacCollVocals (Background)
Kurt YahjianVocals (Background)
Lance QuinnHorn Arrangements, Producer
Lani GrovesVocals (Background)
Laurie FrinkTrumpet
Lenny PickettBrass, Sax (Tenor), Horn Arrangements
Linda RandazzoAssistant Engineer
Lynn MabryVocals (Background)
Manolo BadrenaCowbell, Shaker, Wood Block, Conga
Mark SpectorProducer
Mark WallisMixing
Mark WolfsonEngineer
Melanie WestEngineer
Mick GuzauskiMixing
Mitch FrohmanSax (Alto)
Mory KantéKora
Nick DelreAssistant Engineer
Nick LaunayEngineer, Producer
Nona HendryxVocals
OlinskyDesign, Art Direction
Rhett DaviesEngineer
Richard ManwaringEngineer
Robert FrippGuitar
Robin LaineMixing Assistant
Rod O'BrienEngineer
Stan HarrisonSax (Alto)
Steve ElfonSax (Baritone)
Steve GluzbandTrumpet
Steve LillywhiteProducer
Steve SacksSax (Baritone)
Steve ScalesPercussion
Steven StanleyEngineer
T. ErdeyliProducer
Talking HeadsProducer
Tawatha AgeeVocals (Background)
Tina WeymouthArranger, Vocals (Background), Synthesizer Bass, Flute, Guitar, Bass, Liner Notes, Keyboards, String Bass
Tom MorrellPedal Steel
Tom NistMixing Assistant
Tony BongioviProducer
Wally BadarouConga, Keyboards, Synthesizer
Yves N'DjockGuitar

Member Reviews

Jim & Sue C. (JimC) wrote on 9/3/2009...

Solid collection. Sound is excellent.

Bob P. (Desorow) wrote on 12/1/2008...

0 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Two-disc set

Disc One:
1 Sugar on My Tongue
2 I Want to Live
3 Love - Building on Fire
4 I Wish You Wouldn't Say That
5 Psycho Killer
6 Don't Worry about the Government
7 No Compassion
8 Warning Sign
9 The Big Country
10 Take Me to the River
11 Heaven
12 Memories can't Wait
13 I Zimbra
14 Once in a Lifetime
15 Crosseyed and Painless
16 Burning Down the House
17 Swamp
18 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)

Disc Two
1 Life During Wartime (live)
2 Girlfriend is Better (live)
3 And She Was
4 Stay Up Late
5 Road to Nowhere
6 Wild Wild Life
7 Love for Sale
8 City of Dreams
9 Mr. Jones
10 Blind
11 (Nothing But) Flowers
12 Sax and Violins
13 Gangster of Love
14 Lifetime Piling Up
15 Popsicle

Toni B. (twintoni) wrote on 2/25/2007...

0 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
No UPC on this one....it is a BMG Music club issue and the playlist is identical.