Lead Us Not into Temptation

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Lead Us Not into Temptation
Soundtrack album by David Byrne
Released	September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)
Recorded	CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow
Genre	Score
Length	51:02 (CD), 40:50 (LP)
Label	Thrill Jockey
Producer	David Byrne
David Byrne chronology
Look into the Eyeball (2001) Lead Us Not into Temptation (2003) Grown Backwards (2004)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Independent	(favorable) 2003
Pitchfork	7.9/10

Lead Us Not into Temptation is an album by David Byrne, released in 2003 for the movie Young Adam, a film directed by David MacKenzie.

Track listing

All songs written by David Byrne except where noted.

CD tracklist

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Body in a River"	2:53
2.	"Mnemonic Discordance"	2:43
3.	"Seaside Smokes"	3:08
4.	"Canal Life"	2:28
5.	"Locks & Barges"	2:00
6.	"Haitian Fight Song" (Charles Mingus)	2:50
7.	"Sex on the Docks"	4:25
8.	"Inexorable"	2:20
9.	"Warm Sheets"	3:01
10.	"Dirty Hair"	4:48
11.	"Bastard"	2:57
12.	"The Lodger"	4:16
13.	"Ineluctable"	4:20
14.	"Speechless"	4:04
15.	"The Great Western Road"	4:44

LP tracklist

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Body in a River"	2:53
2.	"Mnemonic Discordance"	2:43
3.	"Seaside Smokes"	3:08
4.	"Canal Life"	2:28
5.	"Locks & Barges"	2:00
6.	"Warm Sheets"	3:01
7.	"Inexorable"	2:20
8.	"Sex on the Docks"	4:25
9.	"Dirty Hair"	4:48
10.	"The Lodger"	4:16
11.	"Speechless"	4:04
12.	"The Great Western Road"	4:44

"Haitian Fight Song," "Bastard" and "Ineluctable" were not included on the vinyl edition.

Personnel

• Lisa Aferiat – violin
• Caroline Barber – cello
• Georgia Boyd – viola
• Barry Burns – keyboards, piano, guitar, Hammond organ, Rhodes
• David Byrne: vocals and guitar
• Richard Colburn – percussion, Drum kit on "Speechless"
• Donald Gillan – cello
• Hung Drawn Quartet on "Haitian Fight Song"
• Allon Beauvoisin: baritone saxophone
• Stuart Brown: drums
• Keith Edwards: alto saxophone
• George Lyle: bass guitar
• Raymond MacDonald: alto saxophone
• Graeme Wilson: tenor saxophone

• Robert Irvine – cello
• Greg Lawson – violin
• Una McGlone – bass guitar
• Gregor Philp – samples
• Johnny Quinn – drum kit, percussion on "Bastard", and tympani on "Inexorable"
• Alasdair Roberts – hurdy-gurdy on "Sex on the Docks"
• John Somerville – accordion
• Fiona Stephen – violin
• Malcolm Lindsay & David Byrne - string arrangements

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Worldwide	2003-09-30	Thrill Jockey	CD	133
			LP

External links

• DavidByrne.com on Lead Us Not into Temptation