Track listing  (LP version)                                                           

Side one

1.       "Blind"                                                           04:58

2.        "Mr. Jones"                                                  04:18

3.        "Totally Nude"                                             04:03

4.        "Ruby Dear"                                                03:48

5.         "(Nothing But) Flowers"                             05:14

Side two

6.         "The Democratic Circus"                           05:01

7.          "The Facts of Life"                                     06:25

8.          "Mommy Daddy You and I"                        03:58

9.          "Big Daddy"                                                04:01

10.         "Cool Water"                                             05:10

All lyrics written by David Byrne, all music composed by Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth.

Personnel

Talking Heads

David Byrne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, toy piano, slide guitar

Chris Frantz – drums, keyboard percussion

Jerry Harrison – piano, keyboards, guitar, slide guitar, tambourine, backing vocals

Tina Weymouth – bass, keyboards, organ, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Johnny Marr – guitars on "Ruby Dear", "(Nothing But) Flowers", "Mommy Daddy You and I" and "Cool Water"

Brice Wassy – percussion on "Ruby Dear", "(Nothing But) Flowers", "The Facts of Life" and "Big Daddy"

Abdou M'Boup – percussion, talking drum, congas, cowbell on "Blind", "Mr. Jones", "Totally Nude" and "(Nothing But) Flowers"

Yves N'Djock – guitar on "Blind", "Totally Nude" and "(Nothing But) Flowers"

Eric Weissberg – pedal steel guitar on "Totally Nude" and "Bill", Dobro on "The Democratic Circus"

Mory Kanté – kora on "Mr. Jones" and "The Facts of Life"

Wally Badarou – keyboard on "Blind" and "The Facts of Life"

Manolo Badrena – percussion, congas on "Mr. Jones" and "Mommy Daddy You and I"

Sydney Thiam – congas on "The Democratic Circus", percussion on "Bill"

Lenny Pickett – saxophones on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"

Steve Elson – saxophones on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"

Robin Eubanks – trombone on "Blind", "Big Daddy" and "Mr. Jones"

Laurie Frink and Earl Gardner – trumpets on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"

Stan Harrison – alto saxophone on "Blind" and "Big Daddy"

Al Acosta – tenor saxophone on "Mr. Jones"

Steve Gluzband – trumpet on "Mr. Jones"

Jose Jerez – trumpet on "Mr. Jones"

Bobby Porcelli – alto saxophone on "Mr. Jones"

Steve Sacks – baritone saxophone on "Mr. Jones"

Charlie Sepulveda – trumpet on "Mr. Jones"

Dale Turk – bass trombone on "Mr. Jones"

Arthur Russell – cello on "Bill"

Moussa Cissokao – percussion on "Ruby Dear"

Nino Gioia – percussion on "The Facts of Life"

Philippe Servain – accordion on "Totally Nude"

James Fearnley – accordion on "Mommy Daddy You and I"

Phil Bodner – cor anglais on "Cool Water"

Don Brooks – harmonica on "Big Daddy"

Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals on "(Nothing But) Flowers" and "Bill"

Alex Haas – whistling on "Bill"

TitleTitolo in Italiano: “Nudo” - Piccole Creature" - Byrne disse al Record Mirror nel 1988 che molte delle canzoni di Naked parlano di "esseri umani spogliati delle loro pretese; spogliati dei loro orpelli superficiali", il che a sua volta ispirò l'idea di mettere l'immagine di uno scimpanzé sulla copertina dell'album. 

Artwork

Cover concept: David Byrne, Design M&Co. (Tibor Kalman) New York