| # | Title | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Sugar on My Tongue | 4 | 2:36 |
| 2 | I Want to Live | 4 | 3:23 |
| 3 | Love → Building on Fire | 3 | 2:58 |
| 4 | I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That | 4.5 | 2:37 |
| 5 | Psycho Killer- additional engineer:
- Matt Cohen
- engineer:
- Ed Stasium
- executive producer:
- Karen Ahmed and Robin Hurley
- producer:
- Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn and Talking Heads
- bass guitar:
- Tina Weymouth (from 1976 until 1977)
- drums (drum set):
- Chris Frantz (from 1976 until 1977)
- guitar:
- David Byrne (from 1976 until 1977) and Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- guitar and keyboard and keyboard:
- Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne (from 1976 until 1977)
- vocals:
- Jerry Harrison (from 1976 until 1977)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Inc. (in 1977)
- recorded at:
- Sundragon Studios in Flatiron District, New York, United States (from 1976 until 1977)
- mixed at:
- Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 2005)
- samples from:
- Lexicon Valley #190, "Beyond the Five Ws" by John McWhorter
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 108)
- recording of:
- Psycho Killer (from 1976 until 1977)
- lyricist:
- David Byrne , Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
- writer:
- David Byrne , Christopher Frantz and Martina Weymouth
- composer:
- David Byrne
- publisher:
- Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. , Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music
| 3.85 | 4:20 |
| 6 | Don’t Worry About the Government | 3.25 | 3:00 |
| 7 | No Compassion | 3.6 | 4:51 |
| 8 | Warning Sign | 3.25 | 3:55 |
| 9 | The Big Country | 3.6 | 5:31 |
| 10 | Take Me to the River | 3.8 | 5:03 |
| 11 | Heaven | 3.55 | 4:03 |
| 12 | Memories Can’t Wait | 3.7 | 3:32 |
| 13 | I Zimbra | 3.85 | 3:08 |
| 14 | 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, 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, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
- mixed at:
- Eldorado Studios in Burbank, United States
- part of:
- Rolling Stone: 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
| 4.3 | 4:20 |
| 15 | Crosseyed and Painless- assistant engineer:
- Kendal Stubbs
- engineer:
- Dave Jerden
- producer:
- Brian Eno
- mixer:
- David Byrne , Brian Eno, Dave Jerden and John Potoker
- background vocals:
- Brian Eno
- lead vocals:
- David Byrne
- arranger:
- Talking Heads
- vocals arranger:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Sire Records Company (in 1980)
- additionally recorded at:
- Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
- recorded at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau and Sigma Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, background vocals)
- recording of:
- Crosseyed and Painless
- lyricist:
- David Byrne and Brian Eno
- 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
| 3.85 | 4:46 |
| 16 | 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, New York, United States, Compass Point Studios in Nassau and Sigma Sound in New York, New York, United States
- mixed at:
- Compass Point Studios in Nassau and Sigma Sound in New York, New York, United States
- part of:
- Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 29) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (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
| 4.5 | 4:01 |
| 17 | Swamp | 4.25 | 5:14 |
| 18 | This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) | 3.9 | 4:56 |
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