David Byrne discography
This article catalogs the ongoing discography of Scottish-American recording artist, composer, musician, and producer David Byrne, former singer for Talking Heads.
| David Byrne discography | |
|---|---|
 David Byrne speaking at the 2006 Future of Music Policy Summit hosted by the McGill University Schulich School of Music in Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Singles | 14 |
| Soundtrack albums | 12 |
| Remix albums | 1 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS[1] | UK | |||
| 1981 | My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
|
44 | 47 | 29 | Recorded with Brian Eno. Re-released in 2006 with bonus tracks. |
| 1989 | Rei Momo
|
71 | 96 | 52 | — |
| 1992 | Uh-Oh
|
125 | 67 | 26 | — |
| 1994 | David Byrne
|
139 | — | 44 | — |
| 1997 | Feelings
|
155 | — | 91 | Cover art by Stefan Sagmeister |
| 2001 | Look into the Eyeball
|
120 | — | 58 | Re-released with bonus tracks. First album with Mauro Refosco. |
| 2004 | Grown Backwards
|
178 | — | 88 | — |
| 2008 | Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
|
174 [2] |
66 | 153 | With Brian Eno. Cover art by Stefan Sagmeister. |
| 2012 | Love This Giant
|
23 | — | 40 | Recorded with St. Vincent. |
| 2018 | American Utopia
|
3 [3] |
— | 16 | |
- "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available.
Soundtracks and music for theater
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | |||
| 1981 | The Catherine Wheel
|
104 | — | Music for the 1981 Twyla Tharp dance production of the same name. |
| 1985 | Music for "The Knee Plays"
|
141 | — | Music for Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's play The Civil Wars: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down. Re-released as The Knee Plays in 2007. |
| 1986 | Sounds from True Stories
|
— | — | Soundtrack to the film True Stories. |
| 1987 | The Last Emperor
|
152 | — | Score to the film The Last Emperor, composed with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su. |
| 1999 | Your Action World
|
— | — | Music for Byrne's art presentation of the same name. |
| 1999 | In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
|
— | — | Music for the Ultima Vez dance production of the same name. |
| 2003 | E.E.E.I. (Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information)
|
— | — | Music for Byrne's speaking tour and PowerPoint presentation of the same name. |
| 2003 | Lead Us Not into Temptation
|
— | — | Soundtrack to the film Young Adam. |
| 2008 | Big Love: Hymnal
|
— | — | Soundtrack to the second season of Big Love. |
| 2010 | Here Lies Love | 96 | 76 | With Fatboy Slim. A disco song cycle occasionally given staged performances. |
| 2019 | American Utopia on Broadway Original Cast Recording
|
— | — | Original cast recording of the Broadway production of American Utopia. |
- "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available.
In addition to the scores and soundtracks that Byrne recorded have been released as albums, Byrne has written music for several other productions:
- Dead End Kids: A Story of Nuclear Power by Joanne Akalaitis
- Main title theme for Alive from Off Center season 1 (1984)
- Something Wild by Jonathan Demme: "Loco de Amor" song co-written with Johnny Pacheco; sung with Celia Cruz backed by Ray Barretto's band (1986)
- Married to the Mob by Jonathan Demme (1988)
- A Young Man's Dream and a Woman's Secret by Philip Haas (1990)
- The Giant Woman and the Lightning Man by Philip Haas (1990)
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Between the Teeth
|
Released on VHS |
| 2001 | David Byrne Live at Union Chapel
|
Released on DVD. |
| 2007 | Live from Austin, Texas
|
Recorded on 2001-11-28 for Austin City Limits. Released on DVD and Compact Disc. |
| 2009 | Everything That Happens Will Happen on This Tour – David Byrne on Tour: Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno
|
Recorded in 2008 during the Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour. Released on Compact Disc and digitally. |
| 2012 | Live at Carnegie Hall
|
Recorded in 2004 with Caetano Veloso. |
| 2018 | "...The Best Live Show of All Time" —NME
|
Recorded at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre in September 2018 |
- "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available.
Remix albums
| Year | Album details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Visible Man
|
Remixes of songs from Feelings. |
- "—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart, albums not released in a particular territory, or chart information is not available.
Singles
- "Regiment" b/w "America Is Waiting" (with Brian Eno) – 1981
- "The Jezebel Spirit" (with Brian Eno) – 1981
- "Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)" – 1981
- "The Last Emperor" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) – 1987
- "Make Believe Mambo" – 1989
- "Dirty Old Town" – 1989
- "The Forestry" – 1991
- "Hanging Upside Down" – 1992
- "She's Mad" – 1992
- "Girls on My Mind" – 1992
- "Angels" – 1994
- "Back in the Box" – 1994
- "Miss America" – 1997
- "Like Humans Do" – 2001
- "U.B. Jesus" – 2001
- "Strange Overtones" (with Brian Eno) – 2008
- "Who" (with St. Vincent) – 2012
- "Everybody's Coming to My House" – 2018
Compilation appearances
| Year | Release | Track(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Like a Girl I Want You to Keep Coming | "Song for the Trees (or) I Know Sometimes the World Is Wrong" |
| 1990 | Red Hot + Blue | "Don't Fence Me In" |
| 1993 | Caged/Uncaged: A Rock/Experimental Homage to John Cage | "Cage and the Long Island Expressway" and "Enlightened Whistler" |
| 1994 | Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson | "Just the Motion", originally by Richard Thompson |
| 1995 | Afro-Peruvian Classics: The Soul of Black Peru | "Maria Lando" |
| 1996 | Red Hot + Rio | "Waters of March" with Marisa Monte |
| Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip | "It Goes Back" | |
| 1997 | Red Hot + Latin | "Yolonda Niguas" with Café Tacuba |
| 1998 | Red Hot + Lisbon | "Dreamworld: Marco de Canavezes" with Caetano Veloso |
| 2000 | Mantra Mix | "Ain't Got So Far to Go" |
| 2002 | The Only Blip Hop Record You Will Ever Need, Vol. 1 | "Pocket Monster" |
| 2004 | The Wired CD | "My Fair Lady" |
| 2007 | Plum | "Ex-Guru", originally by The Fiery Furnaces |
| The Simpsons: Testify | "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders" medley | |
| 2009 | Dark Was the Night | "Knotty Pine", with Dirty Projectors |
| 2022 | Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono[4] | "Who Has Seen the Wind?" |
Session work
As musician
| Year | Artist | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Dinosaur | "Kiss Me Again" single | Guitar |
| 1980 | Love of Life Orchestra | "Extended Nicities" single | Guitar |
| Robert Fripp | God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners | Vocals on "Under Heavy Manners"; credited as Absalam el Habib | |
| 1984 | The Staple Singers | "Slippery People" single | Guitar, Talking Heads cover version |
| 1986 | Philip Glass | Song from Liquid Days | Lyrics on "Liquid Days" and "Open the Kingdom" |
| 1988 | Tom Tom Club | Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom | Vocals on "Femme Fatale" |
| "Femme Fatale" (Marshall Jefferson remix) | Vocals | ||
| 1990 | Margareth Menezes | Elegibô | Vocals and production on "Canto pra Subir" and "Abra a Boca" |
| Bernie Worrell | Funk of Ages | Co-writing and vocals on "Sing" | |
| 1992 | Richard Thompson | An Acoustic Evening | Recorded live at St. Ann & The Holy Trinity, Brooklyn Heights, March 24, 1992. (Red Phantom: RPCD 1100) |
| Balanescu Quartet | Byrne/Moran/Lurie/Torke | Composition on "High Life for Strings" | |
| Tom Zé | Brazil Classics, Vol. 5: The Hips of Tradition | Vocals and guitar on "Jingle do Disco", released on Luaka Bop | |
| 1994 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Sweet Revenge | Lyrics on "Psychedelic Afternoon" |
| 1995 | Selena | Dreaming of You | Vocals, co-writing, and production on "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)" |
| 1996 | Café Tacuba | Avalanche de Exitos | Vocals on "No Controles" |
| 2000 | Peret and Carol C | Tributo a Peret | Vocals on "Si Fulano" |
| 2001 | Vinicius Cantuária | Vinicius | Lyrics and vocals on "Rio" |
| 2002 | X-Press 2 | Muzikizum | Co-writing and vocals on "Lazy", later rearranged and released on Grown Backwards |
| 2004 | 10,000 Maniacs | Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings | Vocals "Let the Mystery Be", originally recorded for 1993's MTV Unplugged, along with cover versions of "Dallas" and "Jolene" |
| Thievery Corporation | The Cosmic Game | Lyrics and vocals on "The Heart's a Lonely Hunter" | |
| 2005 | Fischerspooner | Odyssey | Lyrics on "Get Confused" |
| 2006 | Forro in the Dark | Bonfires of São João | Vocals on "Asa Branca" and "I Wish (Bundle of Contradictions)" |
| La Portuaria | La Portuaria | Lyrics and vocals on "Hoy no le temo a la muerte" | |
| 2007 | Baby Elephant | Turn My Teeth Up! | Vocals on "How Does the Brainwave?" |
| Marisa Monte | Universo Ao Meu Redor | Vocals on "State of Liberty" | |
| David Shrigley | Worried Noodles | Vocals on "For You" | |
| Paul Van Dyk | In Between | Vocals on "Fall with Me" | |
| 2008 | The BPA and Dizzee Rascal | I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat | Vocals on "Toe Jam" |
| 2009 | N.A.S.A. | The Spirit of Apollo | Vocals on "The People Tree" and "Money" |
| Brazilian Girls | "I'm Losing Myself" | Vocals | |
| 2010 | If By Yes | "Salt on Sea Glass" | Vocals on "Eliza" |
| Maximum Balloon | Maximum Balloon | Vocals on "Apartment Wrestling" | |
| 2011 | Arcade Fire | The Suburbs (Deluxe Edition) | Vocals on "Speaking in Tongues" |
| 2013 | Jun Miyake | Lost Memory Theatre - act-1 | Vocals on "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | "Psychedelic Afternoon" | Re-recording of a 1994 collaboration; new lyrics and vocals | |
| 2014 | Anna Calvi | Strange Weather | Vocals on "I'm the Man, That Will Find You (Connan Mockasin)" and "Strange Weather (Keren Ann)" |
| 2016 | De La Soul | And the Anonymous Nobody... | Co-writing and vocals on "Snoopies" |
| 2022 | Montaigne | "Always Be You" single | Vocals |
| "Gravity" single | Vocals | ||
| 2022 | Son Lux | Everything Everywhere All At Once soundtrack | Co-writing and vocals on "This Is a Life" |
As producer
| Year | Artist | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The B-52's | Mesopotamia | — |
| 1983 | Fun Boy Three | Waiting | — |
| 1986 | Various artists | Something Wild | Co-produced, also co-write and sang on "Loco de Amor" |
| 1990 | Margareth Menezes | Elegibô | "Canto pra Subir" and "Abra a Boca" also performs vocals |
| 1995 | Selena | Dreaming of You | "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)" also performs vocals and co-wrote |
Compositions
- The Forest (1991) – orchestral music for the 1988 Robert Wilson theatre piece of the same name, released as an album.
Other projects
Byrne has released a handful of books, including Arboretum, a collection of sketches of some of his favorite trees, and The New Sins, a work about sin in the 21st century. He has also made several public art installations, speaking engagements on art and technology, and PowerPoint presentations. In addition to a recording career as a solo artist, he also founded the record labels Luaka Bop and Todo Mundo.
References
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 52. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "The Billboard 200 Everything That Happens Will Happen Today". Billboard. 2009-01-17. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- Caulfield, Keith (March 18, 2018). "Logic Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Bobby Tarantino II'". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- "Various Artists: Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- Discography from DavidByrne.com
- Discography from Discogs
- further reading: Sytze Steenstra: Song and Circumstance. The Work of David Byrne from Talking Heads to the Present. New York and London: Continuum, 2010.
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