| # | Title | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Psycho Killer | 4.05 | 4:21 |
| 2 | Take Me to the River | 3.8 | 5:03 |
| 3 | Once in a Lifetime- additional engineer:
- Jack Nuber, John Potoker and Steven Stanley
- assistant engineer:
- Kendal Stubbs
- engineer:
- Dave Jerden
- producer:
- Brian Eno and Talking Heads
- mixer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Dave Jerden and John Potoker
- bass:
- Tina Weymouth
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz
- guitar and lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison
- background vocals:
- Brian Eno and Nona Hendryx
- arranger:
- Talking Heads
- vocals arranger:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1980)
- additionally recorded at:
- Eldorado Studios in Burbank, United States and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, United States
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Eldorado Studios in Burbank, United States (lead vocals, background vocals) and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
- mixed at:
- Eldorado Studios in Burbank, United States
- part of:
- The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 28), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 35) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 54)
- recording of:
- Once in a Lifetime
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., E.G. Music Ltd. and Index Music
| 4.55 | 4:20 |
| 4 | Burning Down the House- assistant engineer:
- John Convertino , Franklin Gibson and Jay Mark
- engineer:
- Butch Jones and Alex Sadkin (task: final overdubs)
- producer:
- Talking Heads
- mixer:
- Alex Sadkin
- bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion:
- David Byrne
- bass synthesizer:
- Tina Weymouth
- drums (drum set) and synthesizer:
- Chris Frantz
- guest percussion:
- Steve Scales
- guest synthesizer:
- Wally Badarou
- guitar and keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison
- background vocals:
- Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- vocals:
- David Byrne
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1983)
- recorded at:
- Blank Tapes in New York, United States, Compass Point Studios in Nassau and Sigma Sound in New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau and Sigma Sound in New York, United States
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 29)
- recording of:
- Burning Down the House
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. , Index Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
| 4.45 | 4:02 |
| 5 | This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) | 3.75 | 4:55 |
| 6 | Slippery People (live)- recording engineer:
- Record Plant Mobile and Allen Chinowsky (in 1983-12)
- additional engineer:
- Joel Moss (task: overdubs) and Mark Wolfson (task: overdubs)
- producer:
- Talking Heads
- assistant mixer:
- Robin Laine, Nick Del Re, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein
- mixer:
- Eric “E.T.” Thorngren, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison
- additional guitar:
- Alex Weir (in 1983-12)
- additional keyboard:
- Bernie Worrell (in 1983-12)
- additional percussion:
- Steve Scales (in 1983-12)
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Tina Weymouth (in 1983-12)
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz (in 1983-12)
- guitar and lead vocals:
- David Byrne (in 1983-12)
- keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison (in 1983-12)
- additional background vocals:
- Ednah Holt (in 1983-12), Lynn Mabry (in 1983-12) and Alex Weir (in 1983-12)
- additionally recorded at:
- Can Am in Tarzana, United States, Ocean Way in Hollywood, United States and Right Track in Manhattan, United States
- recorded at:
- Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, United States (in 1983-12)
- mixed at:
- Sigma Sound in New York, United States and Soundworks in New York, United States
- live recording of:
- Slippery People (in 1983-12)
- lyricist:
- David Byrne
- composer:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. and Index Music, Inc.
| 3.5 | 4:14 |
| 7 | Life During Wartime (live)- recording engineer:
- Record Plant Mobile
- additional engineer:
- Joel Moss (task: overdubs) and Mark Wolfson (task: overdubs)
- producer:
- Talking Heads
- assistant mixer:
- Robin Laine, Nick Del Re, Linda Randazzo and Glenn Rosenstein
- mixer:
- Eric “E.T.” Thorngren
- additional guitar:
- Alex Weir (in 1983-12)
- additional keyboard:
- Bernie Worrell (in 1983-12)
- additional percussion:
- Steve Scales (in 1983-12)
- bass guitar [bass]:
- Tina Weymouth (in 1983-12)
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz (in 1983-12)
- guitar and lead vocals:
- David Byrne (in 1983-12)
- keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison (in 1983-12)
- additional background vocals:
- Edna Holt (in 1983-12), Lynn Mabry (in 1983-12) and Alex Weir (in 1983-12)
- additionally recorded at:
- Can Am in Tarzana, United States, Ocean Way in Hollywood, United States and Right Track in Manhattan, United States
- recorded at:
- Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, United States (from 1983-12 to present)
- mixed at:
- Sigma Sound in New York, United States and Soundworks in New York, United States
- edit of:
- Life During Wartime by Talking Heads
- live recording of:
- Life During Wartime (in 1983-12)
- writer:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. and Index Music, Inc.
| 4 | 5:05 |
| 8 | And She Was | 4.15 | 3:39 |
| 9 | Road to Nowhere | 4.2 | 4:20 |
| 10 | Wild Wild Life | 3.65 | 3:42 |
| 11 | Blind | 3.25 | 5:00 |
| 12 | (Nothing but) Flowers | 4.25 | 5:34 |
| 13 | Sax and Violins | 3.65 | 5:18 |
| 14 | Lifetime Piling Up | 4.5 | 3:52 |
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