American Utopia on Broadway (Original Cast Recording Live)

by David Byrne

American Utopia on Broadway (Original Cast Recording Live) cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 October 2019
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:30:40
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Documenting his celebrated Broadway residency, this recording features a wireless, eleven-piece mobile percussion ensemble reimagining Byrne's solo and Talking Heads catalog. The set highlights Byrne's optimistic and philosophical worldview, successfully bridging art-pop theatricality with high-energy rhythmic performance in a uniquely modern format.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, existential, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Here - Live (4:18)
  2. I Know Sometimes a Man Is Wrong / Don't Worry About the Government - Live (4:26)
  3. Lazy - Live (4:33)
  4. This Must Be the Place (Na茂ve Melody) - Live (4:56)
  5. I Zimbra - Live (3:08)
  6. Slippery People - Live (4:48)
  7. I Should Watch TV - Live (3:15)
  8. Everybody's Coming to My House - Live (3:46)
  9. Once in a Lifetime - Live (5:33)
  10. Glass, Concrete & Stone - Live (3:11)
  11. Toe Jam - Live (3:39)
  12. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) - Live (5:00)
  13. I Dance Like This - Live (3:58)
  14. Bullet - Live (3:30)
  15. Every Day Is a Miracle - Live (4:54)
  16. Blind - Live (5:11)
  17. Burning Down the House - Live (4:16)
  18. Hell You Talmbout - Live (4:15)
  19. One Fine Day - Live (3:36)
  20. Road to Nowhere - Live (4:30)
  21. The Great Curve - (Live) [Bonus Track] (5:46)

Credits

  • David Byrne - primary artist, guitar, lead vocals, producer, written-by
  • Bobby Wooten III - bass, vocals
  • Daniel Freedman - drums, vocals
  • Davi Vieira - drums, vocals
  • Gustavo Di Dalva - drums, vocals
  • Jacquelene Acevedo - drums, vocals
  • Mauro Refosco - drums, vocals
  • Stephane San Juan - drums, vocals
  • Tim Keiper - drums, vocals
  • Jamie Nelson - engineer [additional]
  • John Chadwick - engineer [additional]
  • Angie Swan - guitar, vocals
  • Karl Mansfield - keyboards, vocals
  • Ryan Smith - lacquer cut by
  • Greg Calbi - mastered by
  • Peter Keppler - recorded by, mixed by
  • Chris Giarmo - vocals
  • Tendayi Kuumba - vocals
  • Daniel Lopatin - written-by

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