Talking Heads: 77



Talking Heads: 77 is the debut album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released in September 1977. The single "Psycho Killer" reached No. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 290 on Rolling Stone magazine's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.

Release history
The album was released by Sire Records in the UK and US and Philips Records throughout continental Europe.

In 2005, it was remastered and re-released by Warner Music Group on their Warner Bros./Sire Records/Rhino Records labels in DualDisc format with five bonus tracks on the CD side (see track listing below). The DVD-Audio side includes both stereo and 5.1 surround high resolution (96 kHz/24bit) mixes, as well as a Dolby Digital version and videos of the band performing "Pulled Up" and "I Feel It in My Heart". In Europe, it was released as a CD+DVDA two disc set rather than a single DualDisc. The reissue was produced by Andy Zax with Talking Heads.

The album was re-released on vinyl on April 18, 2009 for Record Store Day.

Reception
In his 1995 book, The Alternative Music Almanac, Alan Cross placed it in the No. 5 spot on his 10 Classic Alternative Albums list.

Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.

Talking Heads
 * David Byrne – guitar, lead vocals
 * Chris Frantz – drums, steel pan
 * Jerry Harrison – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
 * Tina Weymouth – bass guitar

Production
 * Tony Bongiovi – producer
 * Lance Quinn – producer
 * Talking Heads – producers
 * Ed Stasium – engineer
 * Joe Gastwirt – mastering

Charts

 * Album


 * Singles