Music for "The Knee Plays"
Music for "The Knee Plays" (1985) is an album by David Byrne composed for Robert Wilson's opera the CIVIL warS.[1][2] The album was released on vinyl; a remastered and expanded CD version was released in November 2007 under the title The Knee Plays.
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Source | Rating |
Robert Christgau | A-[3] |
Music for "The Knee Plays" | ||||
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Released | May 1985 | |||
Recorded | 1984 at One on One Studio and Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood | |||
Length | 56:53 | |||
Label | ECM (Original US release) EMI/Regal Zonophone (Original international release) Nonesuch (2007 reissue) | |||
Producer | David Byrne | |||
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Track listing
- "Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion)" (David Byrne) - 4:02
- "In the Upper Room" (David Blumberg, Byrne) - 3:35
- "The Sound of Business" (Byrne) - 6:15
- "Social Studies" (Byrne) - 4:52
- "(The Gift of Sound) Where the Sun Never Goes Down" (Blumberg, Byrne) - 2:34
- "Theadora Is Dozing"[4] (Blumberg, Byrne) - 2:59
- "Admiral Perry" (Byrne) - 5:32
- "I Bid You Goodnight" (Blumberg, Byrne) - 2:51
- "I've Tried" (Blumberg, Byrne) - 3:24
- "Winter" (Byrne) - 6:11
- "Jungle Book" (Byrne) - 3:38
- "In the Future" (Byrne) - 6:35
Re-release
The Knee Plays | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 6 November 2007 | |||
Recorded | 1983 at JAK Recording Studio, Tokyo; 1984 at One on One Studio and Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood | |||
Length | 79:42 | |||
Label | Nonesuch Records | |||
Producer | David Byrne | |||
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The Knee Plays is the title of David Byrne's remastered and expanded edition of his Music for "The Knee Plays". It is the first time the album is released on CD, and it includes eight previously unreleased bonus tracks and a DVD of the music set to a slideshow of 400 black and white photographs.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.5/10[7] |
New track listing
Tracks 1-12 consist of the original album. Tracks 13-20 are newly issued bonus tracks.
All compositions by David Byrne, except where indicated.
- "Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion)" - 4:07
- "In the Upper Room" (Traditional, arranged by the Baptist Methodist Choir Church of God, Byrne, David Blumberg) - 3:40
- "The Sound of Business" - 6:20
- "Social Studies" - 4:59
- "(The Gift of Sound) Where the Sun Never Goes Down" (Trad., arr. Clara Hudman "The Georgia Peach", Byrne, Blumberg) - 2:37
- "Theadora Is Dozing" (Trad,[4] arr. Ensemble of the Bulgarian Republic, Byrne, Blumberg) - 3:04
- "Admiral Perry" - 5:32
- "I Bid You Goodnight" (Trad., arr the Pindar Family, Byrne, Blumberg) - 2:55
- "Things to Do (I've Tried)" (Trad., arr Swan's Silvertone Singers, Byrne, Blumberg) - 3:27
- "Winter" - 6:26
- "Jungle Book" - 3:43
- "In the Future" - 6:35
- "Tree (Reprise)" - 2:36
- "(I've Tried) Things to Do" - 3:28
- "Tic Toc 2 (In the Future)" - 5:36
- "Whisper" - 3:17
- "Misterias" - 2:42
- "Faust Dance" - 2:18
- "Ghost" - 3:24
- "Super Natural" - 2:56
DVD track listing
- "Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion)" (David Byrne) - 4:07
- "In the Upper Room" (David Blumberg, Byrne) - 3:40
- "The Sound of Business" (Byrne) - 6:20
- "Social Studies" (Byrne) - 4:59
- "(The Gift of Sound) Where the Sun Never Goes Down" (Blumberg, Byrne) - 2:37
- "Theadora Is Dozing"[4] (Blumberg, Byrne) - 3:04
- "Admiral Perry" (Byrne) - 5:32
- "I Bid You Goodnight" (Blumberg, Byrne) - 2:55
- "Things to Do (I've Tried)" (Blumberg, Byrne) - 3:27
- "Winter" (Byrne) - 6:26
- "Jungle Book" (Byrne) - 3:43
- "In the Future" (Byrne) - 6:35
- "Tree (Reprise)" - 2:36
Personnel
- Garnett Brown - trombone
- Ray Brown - trumpet on tracks 1–5, 10–12
- David Byrne - vocals
- Pete Christlieb - saxophone on tracks 1–5, 10–12
- Rich Cooper - trumpet on tracks 1–5, 10–12
- Ernie Fields - baritone saxophone
- Chuck Findley - trumpet on tracks 1–4, 11
- Bill Green - baritone saxophone
- Bobbye Hall - percussion
- Dana Hughes - trombone
- Paul Humphrey - drums
- Jackie Kelso - saxophone on tracks 5–10, 12
- Harry Kim - trumpet on tracks 5–10, 12
- Don Myrick - saxophone on tracks 1–4, 11
- Nolan Smith - trumpet on tracks 1–5, 10–12
- David Stout - trombone
- Phil Teil - trombone
- Ernie Watts - saxophone on tracks 1–4, 11
- Fred Wesley - trombone
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Worldwide | 1985 | Regal Zonophone | LP | 2403811 |
ECM | 25022 | |||
2007 | Nonesuch | CD | 303228 |
References
- News, Jonathan Taylor Los Angeles Daily. "DAVID BYRNE`S `KNEE PLAYS` MAY NOT MAKE SENSE, BUT IT`S NOT NONSENSE". chicagotribune.com.
- "David Byrne". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- "Album: David Byrne: Music for The Knee Plays". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- Bulgarian title with the same theme: полегнала е тодора (Polegnala e Todora)
- AllMusic Review by Ted Mills. "The Knee Plays - David Byrne | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- "David Byrne, The Knee Plays | David Byrne". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- Eric Harvey (2007-12-06). "David Byrne: The Knee Plays Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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