Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the Vaseline

by Talking Heads

Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the Vaseline cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 13 October 1992
  • Label: Sire
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:22:12
  • Community rating: 4.16/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Jose Rossy, Ednah Holt, Dolette McDonald, Wally Badarou, Bernie Worrell, Steve Lillywhite, Al Acosta, Abdou M'Boup, Jose Jerez, Angel Fernandez, David Byrne, Alex Weir, Nick Launay, Lenny Pickett, Dale Turk, Moussa Cissokho, Johnny Marr, Lynn Mabry, Tina Weymouth, Laurie Frink, Mory Kanté, Tawatha Agee, Steve Scales, Earl Gardner, Steve Gluzband, Steve Sacks, Mark Spector, Julie Last, Ari-Up, Robin Eubanks, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Lance Quinn, Nino Gioia, David Van Tieghem, Phoebe Holmes, Nona Hendryx, Gene Wilder, Yves N'Djock, Stan Harrison, Manolo Badrena, Brice Wassy, Steve Elson, Charlie Sepulveda, Arlene Newson, Bobby Porcelli, Jimmy MacDonell, Tony Bongiovi, Mitch Frohman

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released concurrently with the official announcement of the band's dissolution, this sprawling two-disc set meticulously summarizes their peerless career. From their nervous, minimalist origins at CBGB to their expansive, polyrhythmic funk explorations produced by Brian Eno, the collection is flawless. It includes an assortment of previously unreleased early demos alongside four brand new recordings, providing definitive closure to their catalog.

Genres

Descriptors: eccentric, witty, dance, compilation, idiosyncratic

Tracklist

  1. Sugar on My Tongue (2:36)
  2. I Want to Live (3:23)
  3. Love → Building on Fire (2:57)
  4. I Wish You Wouldn't Say That (2:36)
  5. Psycho Killer (4:20)
  6. Don't Worry About the Government (3:01)
  7. No Compassion (4:49)
  8. Warning Sign (3:54)
  9. The Big Country (5:32)
  10. Take Me to the River (5:03)
  11. Heaven (4:00)
  12. Memories Can't Wait (3:30)
  13. I Zimbra (3:08)
  14. Once in a Lifetime (4:18)
  15. Crosseyed and Painless (4:47)
  16. Burning Down the House (4:03)
  17. Swamp (5:16)
  18. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (4:55)
  19. Life During Wartime - Live (5:51)
  20. Girlfriend Is Better - Live (5:06)
  21. And She Was (3:39)
  22. Stay up Late (3:43)
  23. Road to Nowhere (4:19)
  24. Wild Wild Life (3:39)
  25. Love for Sale (4:31)
  26. City of Dreams (5:09)
  27. Mr. Jones (4:20)
  28. Blind (5:00)
  29. (Nothing But) Flowers (5:34)
  30. Sax and Violins (5:18)
  31. Gangster of Love (4:29)
  32. Lifetime Piling Up (3:53)
  33. Popsicle (5:19)

Credits

  • Dolette McDonald - backing vocals
  • Nona Hendryx - backing vocals
  • Abdou M'Boup - congas, cowbell [muted], talking drum
  • Kathe Duba-Noland - edited by [copy editors]
  • Kirk Paskal - edited by [copy editors]
  • Ed Ruscha - painting [cover art, sand in the vaseline, original painting by]
  • Steve Scales - percussion, percussion [additional percussion], shaker, cabasa
  • Brad Baker - arranged by [horns arranged by]

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