Track listing                                                                                                                          

Side one

1.          "I Zimbra"                                                        03:09

2.          "Mind"                                                              04:13

3.          "Paper"                                                            02:39

4.          "Cities"                                                             04:10

5.          "Life During Wartime"                                     03:41

6.          "Memories Can't Wait"                                    03:30

Side two

1.          "Air"                                                                 03:34

2.          "Heaven"                                                         04:01

3.          "Animals"                                                         03:30

4.          "Electric Guitar"                                               03:03

5.          "Drugs"                                                            05:10

 All tracks are written by David Byrne, except A1: Byrne, Brian Eno, Hugo Ball / A5: Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth / A6: Byrne, Harrison / B2: Byrne, Harrison / B5; Byrne, Eno

Personnel

Talking Heads

David Byrne – lead vocals, guitar; backing vocals ("I Zimbra")

Jerry Harrison – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards

Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, backing vocals

Chris Frantz – drums

Additional musicians

Brian Eno – treatments; backing vocals ("I Zimbra"), additional vocals

Gene Wilder – congas ("I Zimbra", "Life During Wartime")

Ari – congas ("I Zimbra", "Life During Wartime")

Robert Fripp – guitar ("I Zimbra", “Life During Wartime” (Alternate version))

The Sweetbreathes (Lani Weymouth, Laura Weymouth, Tina Weymouth) – backing vocals ("Air")

Julie Last – backing vocals ("I Zimbra")

Hassam Ramzy – surdo ("I Zimbra")

Abdou M'Boup – djembe, talking drum ("I Zimbra")

Assane Thiam – percussion ("I Zimbra")[citation needed]

The birds on "Drugs" were recorded at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Australia

Technical

Brian Eno – producer

Talking Heads – producers

Jerry Harrison – cover concept

Jimmy Garcia – thermograph (heat sensitive photo)

Dr. Philip Strax – thermograph

David Byrne – concept

Spencer Drate – cover/inner sleeve typography design

Title

Titolo in Italiano: “Paura della Musica” -  Harrison suggerì il titolo alla band; secondo Weymouth, fu accettato perché "si adattava" ai temi dell'album e allo stress del quartetto durante la produzione dell'album.

Artwork

La copertina dell'LP è stata disegnata da Harrison. È completamente nera e goffrata con un motivo che ricorda l'aspetto e la consistenza del pavimento in metallo battuto, riflettendo il tema urbano dell'album.  Il resto dell'artwork è stato realizzato da Byrne e include fotografie termosensibili create da Jimmy Garcia con l'aiuto del dottor Philip Strax.  Il design è stato nominato per il Grammy Award del 1980 per il miglior pacchetto di registrazione. 

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