Fear of Music

Fear of Music
Album by Talking Heads
Released	August 3, 1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	New wave/Art punk
Length	40 min 25 sec
Record label	Sire
Producer	Brian Eno & Talking Heads
Professional reviews
AMG	4.5 stars out of 5	link
Talking Heads Chronology
More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978)	Fear of Music (1979)	Remain in Light (1980)

Fear of Music was the third album by Talking Heads and was released in 1979. It peaked at #21 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and singles "Life During Wartime " made #80 on the Pop Singles chart, and "I Zimbra" made #28 on the Club Play Singles chart.

Track Listing

1. "I Zimbra" (Ball/Byrne/Eno) - 3:06
2. "Mind" (Byrne) - 4:12
3. "Paper" (Byrne) - 2:36
4. "Cities" (Byrne) - 4:05
5. "Life During Wartime" (Byrne/Frantz/Harrison/Weymouth) - 3:41
6. "Memories Can't Wait" (Byrne) - 3:30
7. "Air" (Byrne) - 3:33
8. "Heaven" (Byrne/Harrison) - 4:01
9. "Animals" (Byrne) - 3:29
10. "Electric Guitar" (Byrne) - 2:59
11. "Drugs" (Byrne) - 5:13

Personnel

• Band Members:
  • David Byrne
  • Jerry Harrison
  • Tina Weymouth
  • Chris Frantz

• Brian Eno: Treatments

• Gene Wilder and Ari Up : Congas on "Life During Wartime" and I Zimbra
• Robert Fripp: Guitar on "I Zimbra"
• The Sweetbreathes: Background vocals on "Air"
• Julie Last, Brian Eno, David Byrne: Background vocals on "I Zimbra"