| Grown Backwards | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 16, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Kampo Studios, New York City; strings recorded at Tequila Mockingbird, Austin, Texas and several other locations | |||
| Genre | Art pop, chamber pop, orchestral pop, baroque pop, opera | |||
| Length | 57:46 | |||
| Language | English, French ("Au fond du Temple Saint"), Italian ("Un Dì, Felice, Eterea") | |||
| Label | Nonesuch/Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | David Byrne and Patrick Dillett | |||
| David Byrne chronology | ||||
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Grown Backwards is the seventh studio album by musician David Byrne, released on March 16, 2004.
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Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.6/10[3] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Grown Backwards received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 17 critic scores.[1]
In 2010, Byrne wrote in his book How Music Works it has sold 127,000 physical albums, 8,000 digital albums and 53,000 digital singles (overall 140,000 units sold of albums).[4] The album peaked at #178 and #88 in the US and UK respectively.[5][6] The album was released on vinyl for the first time on March 15, 2019.[7]
Track listing
All tracks written by David Byrne, except where noted.
- "Glass, Concrete & Stone" – 4:13
- "The Man Who Loved Beer" (Donald Charles Book and Kurt Wagner of Lambchop) – 2:41
- "Au fond du temple saint" (From Les pêcheurs de perles) – 4:49
- "Empire" – 4:12
- "Tiny Apocalypse" – 4:03
- "She Only Sleeps" – 2:57
- "Dialog Box" – 3:30
- "The Other Side of this Life" – 4:00
- "Why" – 2:54
- "Pirates" – 3:52
- "Civilization" – 3:17
- "Astronaut" – 2:55
- "Glad" – 1:58
- "Un Dì, Felice, Eterea" (Giuseppe Verdi, from La Traviata) – 2:51
- "Lazy" (bonus track) (Byrne/X-Press 2) – 9:35
Bonus tracks on 2019 vinyl edition
- "Strange Enough" – 2:35
- "50212" – 3:40
- "Ausencia" – 3:51
- "Dreamworld" – 5:01
- "Show and Tell" – 2:41
- "The Bumps" – 3:25
Personnel
"Glass, Concrete & Stone"
- David Byrne – vocals, nylon-string guitar
- David Hilliard – hi-hat
- Mauro Refosco – marimba, percussion
- Jane Scarpantoni – cello
Recorded at Loveshack Studio, New York City
"The Man Who Loved Beer"
- Elaine Barber – harp
- David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar
- Paul Frazier – bass guitar
- Mike Maddox – accordion
- Freddie Mendoza – trombone, euphonium
- John Mills – clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
- Mauro Refosco – percussion
- The Tosca Strings:
Recorded at Avatar, New York City
"Au Fond du Temple Saint"
- Elaine Barber – harp
- Stephen Barber – prepared piano
- Tom Burritt – marimba, tympani
- David Byrne – vocals
- Pamelia Kurstin – theremin
- Mike Maddox – accordion
- Freddie Mendoza – trombone, euphonium
- John Mills – clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
- The Tosca Strings
- Rufus Wainwright – vocals
"Empire"
- Ray Anderson – trombone
- David Byrne – vocals, dobro
- Alex Foster – tenor saxophone
- Earl Gardner – trumpet
- Vincent Herring – alto saxophone
- Karen Mantler – organ
- Keith O'Quinn – trombone
- Bob Routch – French horn
- Gary Smulyan – baritone saxophone
- Lew Soloff – trumpet
- Bob Stewart – tuba
- Steve Swallow – bass guitar
Recorded RPM Studio, New York City
"Tiny Apocalypse"
- Lisa Aferiat – violin
- Georgia Boyd – viola
- Barry Burns – spacey guitar, Rhodes
- David Byrne – vocals, Rhodes
- Donald Gillan – cello
- Robert Irvine – cello
- Greg Lawson – violin
- Una McGlone – bass
- Johnny Quinn – drum kit
- Fiona Stephen – violin
Recorded at CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow
"She Only Sleeps"
- David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar
- Joe Cooper – percussion
- Paul Godfrey – sequencing
- Ross Godfrey – keyboards
- Andy Waterworth – bass guitar
Recorded at Cheeba Central, London Produced by Morcheeba Productions
"Dialog Box"
- Jon Blondell – trombone
- David Byrne – vocals, electric guitars
- Paul Frazier – bass guitar
- John Mills – baritone sax
- Mauro Refosco – percussion
- Steve Williams – drum kit
Recorded at Avatar, New York City, horns recorded at Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas
"The Other Side of This Life"
- Elaine Barber – harp
- David Byrne – vocals, semi-nylon guitar
- Paul Frazier – bass guitar
- Mauro Refosco – percussion, samples, kitchen implements
- The Tosca Strings
- Steve Williams – drum kit, cowbell
Recorded at Avatar, New York City
"Why"
- David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar, programming
- Paul Frazier – bass guitar
- Mauro Refosco – percussion
- Jon Spurney – keyboards
- The Tosca Strings
- Kenny Wollesen – drum kit
Drums recorded at Skyline, New York City
"Pirates"
- Jon Blondell – trombone
- David Byrne – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Paul Frazier – bass
- John Mills – baritone sax
- Mauro Refosco – percussion
- The Tosca Strings
- Kenny Wollesen – drum kit
Drums recorded at Skyline, New York City, horns recorded at Congress House Studio
"Civilization"
- David Byrne – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Paul Frazier – bass
- Alan Ford – vacuum cleaner
- John Linnell – accordion
- Mauro Refosco – percussion
- Kenny Wollesen – drum kit, slit drum
Drums recorded at Skyline, New York City
"Astronaut"
- David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar
- Paul Frazier – bass guitar
- Pamelia Kurstin – theremin
- Mauro Refosco – percussion
- Steve Williams – percussion
"Glad"
- Jon Blondell – trombone
- David Byrne – vocals, nylon-string guitar
- Paul Frazier – bass
- John Mills – clarinet, bass clarinet
- Mauro Refosco – percussion
- The Tosca Strings
- Steve Williams – spaghetti percussion
Horns recorded at Congress House Studio
"Un di Felice, Eterea"
- David Byrne – vocals
- David Creswell – viola
- Katherine Fong – violin
- Soo Hyun Kwon – violin
- Dawn Hannay – viola
- Philip Myers – French horn
- Mark Nuccio – clarinet
- Sandra Park – violin
- John Patitucci – bass guitar
- Alan Stepansky – cellos
- Jeremy Turner – cellos
- Jon Vercesi – Rhodes
- Shelly Woodworth – oboe, English horn
- Sharon Yamada – violin
Recorded at Sound on Sound, New York City
"Lazy"
- David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, drum programming
- Patrick Dillett – background vocals
- Paul Frazier – bass
- Mauro Refosco – percussion
- The Tosca Strings
- Steve Williams – drum triggers
References
- ^ a b "Grown Backwards by David Byrne". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ link
- ^ link
- ^ Byrne, David (2 May 2017). How Music Works (2nd ed.). Crown/Archetype. p. 251. ISBN 978-0804188944.
- ^ "David Byrne". Billboard. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "DAVID BYRNE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "David Byrne's Nonesuch Debut Album, "Grown Backwards," to Get First Vinyl Release with Six Bonus Tracks, March 15". Nonesuch Records. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Press release from Nonesuch on the vinyl re-release
- Grown Backwards at Discogs (list of releases)
- Grown Backwards at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
This page was last edited on 20 August 2023, at 22:16