Little Creatures

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This article is about the Talking Heads album. For the Australian brewery, see Little Creatures Brewery.

Little Creatures
Studio album by
Talking Heads
ReleasedJune 10, 1985
RecordedOctober 1984 – March 1985
StudioSigma Sound, New York City
Genre
Length38:38
LabelSire
ProducerTalking Heads
Talking Heads chronology
Stop Making Sense
(1984) 		Little Creatures
(1985) 		True Stories
(1986)
Singles from Little Creatures
  1. "The Lady Don't Mind"
    Released: May 1985
  2. "Road to Nowhere"
    Released: June 1985
  3. "And She Was"
    Released: August 1985[2]
  4. "Stay Up Late"
    Released: 1985 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
Chicago TribuneStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[5]
Hot Press11/12[6]
Pitchfork8.0/10[7]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[9]
Tom Hull – on the WebA[10]
Uncut9/10[11]
The Village VoiceA[12]

Little Creatures is the sixth studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released June 10, 1985, by Sire Records. The album examines themes of Americana and incorporates elements of country music, with many songs featuring steel guitar. It was voted album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, and is the band's best-selling studio album, with more than two million copies sold in the United States. The cover art was created by outsider artist Howard Finster, and was selected as album cover of the year by Rolling Stone.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by David Byrne, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."And She Was" 3:36
2."Give Me Back My Name"Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth3:20
3."Creatures of Love" 4:12
4."The Lady Don't Mind"Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth4:03
5."Perfect World"Byrne, Frantz4:26
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Stay Up Late"3:51
7."Walk It Down"4:42
8."Television Man"6:10
9."Road to Nowhere"4:19
1985 UK CD Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
10."The Lady Don't Mind" (Extended Mix)6:51
2005 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Road to Nowhere" (Early version)4:37
11."And She Was" (Early version)3:36
12."Television Man" (Extended mix)7:52

Personnel

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Talking Heads

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Additional musicians

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Recording

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  • Jack Skinner – mastering
  • Eric Thorngren – engineer, mixing
  • Melanie West – second engineer

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Little Creatures
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia — 150,000[39]
Germany (BVMI)[40] Gold 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[41] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[43] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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