Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads
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Once in a Lifetime – The Best of Talking Heads | ||||
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Released | October 12, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1977–1991 | |||
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Length | 63:20 | |||
Label | EMI/Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Tony Bongiovi, Lance Quinn, Brian Eno, Nick Launay, Gary Goetzman, Steve Lillywhite, Talking Heads | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads is a compilation album by Talking Heads, released in 1992. The single disc version of Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites, it was released outside of the US and UK in place of that album.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release (Year) | Length |
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1. | "Psycho Killer" | Byrne, Frantz, Weymouth | Talking Heads: 77 (1977) | 4:21 |
2. | "Take Me to the River" | Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges | More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978) | 5:01 |
3. | "Once in a Lifetime" | Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth, Brian Eno | Remain in Light (1980) | 4:19 |
4. | "Burning Down the House" | Speaking in Tongues (1983) | 4:01 | |
5. | "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" | Speaking in Tongues | 4:55 | |
6. | "Slippery People" (Live) | Stop Making Sense (1984) | 4:14 | |
7. | "Life During Wartime" (Live) | Stop Making Sense | 5:04 | |
8. | "And She Was" | Byrne | Little Creatures (1985) | |
9. | "Road to Nowhere" | Byrne | Little Creatures | 4:20 |
10. | "Wild Wild Life" | Byrne | True Stories (1986) | 3:41 |
11. | "Blind" | Naked (1988) | 5:00 | |
12. | "(Nothing But) Flowers" | Naked | 5:34 | |
13. | "Sax and Violins" | Until the End of the World Soundtrack (1991) | 5:18 | |
14. | "Lifetime Piling Up" | Previously unreleased | 3:52 | |
Total length: | 63:20 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 35 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] | 66 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 3 |
UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 7 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)[6] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Prato, Greg. "Best of Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads". AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime: The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 7 June 2019.