TALKING HEADS - LITTLE CREATURES

again another in a series of sounds purchased when they came out and the Talking Heads were no exception and I determined to buy every album as they came out. This their sixth  is still one of my favourites and the single from this 'Stay Up Late' about babies and parenthood is presumably the little creatures they speak of . . it always made me smile and musically is exceptional as ever 

On this day in music history: June 10, 1985 - “Little Creatures”, the sixth album by Talking Heads is released. Produced by Talking Heads, it is recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in New York City from October 1984 - March 1985. Following the tour in support of “Speaking In Tongues”, Talking Heads spend much of 1984 writing and rehearsing material for their next studio album. For their next project, the band work with engineer Eric “E.T. Thorngren after mixing the audio for their live concert film and album "Stop Making Sense”. Recorded under the working titles of “Wild Infancy” and “In Defense Of Television, "Little Creatures” marks a shift away from the poly rhythmic sound of the previous album and its predecessors “Remain In Light” and “Fear Of Music”, instead writing material that explores elements of country music and Americana. The albums colorful and idiosyncratic artwork is illustrated by artist Howard Finster, a Baptist minister from Georgia who has also painted the cover art for R.E.M.’s second album “Reckoning. "Creatures” is another critical and commercial success for Talking Heads, becoming their best selling studio album. It spins off two singles including “Road To Nowhere” (#105 Pop) and “And She Was” (#54 Pop). The album is remastered and reissued in 2005 as a DualDisc CD with the standard stereo redbook CD on one side, and a DVD-A side with a 5.1 surround mix of the album as well as the music videos for “Road To Nowhere” and “And She Was”. “Little Creatures” peaks at number twenty on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified 2x Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

David remains a major influence like Brian Eno and Gavin Bryars but artistically the whole band influenced me and I bought all their work separately and together, the husband and wife team of Tina and Chris but Jerry's solo stuff also . . . . . .I miss the height of their creative output and still listen to it all now. Rea Momo anyone? I think so but mean time here's 'Stay Up Late'!
with thanks to Jeff Harris' wonderful blog 'Behind The Grooves  On this day in Music History