The Talking Animals

by T Bone Burnett

The Talking Animals cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:13
  • Community rating: 3.08/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The highly regarded American songwriter's solo effort delivers a fiercely intelligent, subtly experimental take on late-eighties alternative pop rock. The production leverages a glossy, art-pop-inflected studio finish to deliver sharply observed, frequently cynical narratives on human nature and societal behavior. The intricate recording features guest appearances from a stellar cast including David Rhodes and Peter Case.

Genres

Descriptors: animals

Tracklist

  1. The Wild Truth (3:35)
  2. Monkey Dance (4:38)
  3. Image (4:01)
  4. Dance, Dance, Dance (2:44)
  5. The Killer Moon (4:56)
  6. Relentless (3:22)
  7. Euromad (4:20)
  8. Purple Heart (4:35)
  9. You Could Look It Up (2:39)
  10. The Strange Case Of Frank Cash And The Morning Paper (5:23)

Credits

  • Jerry Scheff - bass
  • T-Bone Wolk - bass
  • Tony Levin - bass
  • Mitchell Froom - clavinet, electric piano, harmonium
  • Mickey Curry - drums
  • Jan McComas - painting [cover painting]
  • Tom Canning - piano
  • Bono - vocals, written-by

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