Feelings is the fifth studio album by American musician David Byrne, released on June 17, 1997. The album is noted for Byrne's collaboration with the English electronic band Morcheeba.[6][7]
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| Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
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| Length | 48:50 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The New York Times | (favorable) [2] |
| NME | 7/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
The album's cover art was made by Stefan Sagmeister. The initial 50,000 copies of Feelings featured die-cut packaging.[8]
Track listing
editAll songs written by David Byrne and produced by Morcheeba Productions and Byrne, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Fuzzy Freaky" (Byrne, Daniele Fossati, Cristiano De André) | 4:59 | |
| 2. | "Miss America" (Byrne, Joe Galdo) | Galdo, Byrne | 4:20 |
| 3. | "A Soft Seduction" | Hahn Rowe, Byrne | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Dance on Vaseline" | 5:08 | |
| 5. | "The Gates of Paradise" | 3:31 | |
| 6. | "Amnesia" | 3:26 | |
| 7. | "You Don't Know Me" | Mark Saunders, Byrne | 2:30 |
| 8. | "Daddy Go Down" | 4:07 | |
| 9. | "Finite=Alright" | Andres Levin, Camus Celli, Byrne | 2:24 |
| 10. | "Wicked Little Doll" | Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale, Byrne | 2:55 |
| 11. | "Burnt by the Sun" | 4:21 | |
| 12. | "The Civil Wars" | Levin, Celli, Byrne | 3:40 |
| 13. | Untitled | 0:22 | |
| 14. | "They Are in Love" | Lori Goldston, Black Cat Orchestra, Byrne | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 48:50 | ||
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Carlos Baptiste – violin
- Black Cat Orchestra – Lori Goldston, Russ Meltzer, Don Crevie, Scott Granlund, Kyle Hanson, Matthew Sperry, Joseph Zajonc, Ed Pias
- David Byrne – vocals, guitar, dobro, synthesizer, loops
- Ed Calle – saxophone
- Lester Mendez - Keyboards & Programming on "Miss America"
- Gerald Casale – bass and background vocals on "Wicked Little Doll"
- Greg Cohen – bass guitar
- Paula Cole – background vocals
- Sterling Campbell - drums
- Joe Galdo – drums, percussion
- Juliet Haffner – viola
- Nicholas Holland – cello
- Ashley D. Horne – violin
- Pierre La Roux – fiddle
- Morcheeba: Skye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, and Ross Godfrey
- Mark Mothersbaugh – synthesizer and samples on "Wicked Little Doll"
- Hahn Rowe – keyboards
- Mark Saunders – keyboards
- Dana Teboe – trombone
- Betty Wright – background vocals
Technicians
edit- Michael Daube & Adele Lutz – Doll clothing
- Kat Egan & Veronica Gonzales – Production coordination
- Ted Jensen – Mastering
- Stefan Sagmeister – Design
- Tom Schierlitz – Photography
- Yuji Yoshimoto – Model design and construction
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Worldwide | 1997 | Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. | CD | 46605 |
| Cassette tape |
References
edit- ↑ Feelings at AllMusic
- ↑ New York Times review
- ↑ Fadele, Dele (7 June 1997). "David Byrne: Feelings". New Musical Express. p. 56.
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Segal, Victoria (June 1997). "David Byrne: Feelings". Uncut. No. 1. p. 107.
- ↑ "Byrne collaboration" Gil Kaufman ' David Byrne Collaborates With Morcheeba' MTV News (Addicted to Noise) December 3, 1996
- ↑ "CC interview" Bob Gourley 'Morcheeba' interview with Ross Godfrey in Chaos Control magazine 1998
- ↑ "Billboard". 17 May 1997.
External links
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