Feelings is the fifth studio album by David Byrne, released on June 17, 1997. The album is noted for Byrne's collaboration with the British band Morcheeba.[5][6]
| Feelings | ||||
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| Studio album by David Byrne | ||||
| Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Art rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 48:50 | |||
| Label | Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | David Byrne, Black Cat Orchestra, Gerald Casale, Camus Celli, Joe Galdo, Lori Goldston, Andres Levin, Mark Mothersbaugh, Hahn Rowe, Mark Saunders, and Morcheeba production (Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey, and Pete Norris) | |||
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| Singles from Feelings | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The New York Times | (favorable) [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [3] |
| Uncut | [4] |
The album's cover art was made by Stefan Sagmeister. Initial 50,000 copies of Feelings have featured die cut packaging.[7]
Track listing
editAll songs written by David Byrne and produced by Morcheeba Productions and Byrne, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, keyboards, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 1997 | Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. | CD | 46605 |
| Cassette tape |
References
edit- ^ Feelings at AllMusic
- ^ New York Times review
- ^ 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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