Little Creatures

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Little Creatures is the sixth studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released June 10, 1985, by Sire Records. The album examines themes of Americana and incorporates elements of country music, with many songs featuring steel guitar. It was voted album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, and is the band's best-selling studio album, with more than two million copies sold in the United States. The cover art was created by outsider artist Howard Finster, and was selected as album cover of the year by Rolling Stone.

Track listingEdit

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PersonnelEdit

Talking HeadsEdit

David Byrne – guitar, vocals
Chris Frantz – drums
Jerry Harrison – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional musiciansEdit

Ellen Bernfeld – backing vocals on "Perfect World" and "Walk It Down"
Andrew Cader – washboard on "Road to Nowhere"
Erin Dickens – backing vocals on "Television Man" and "Road to Nowhere"
Diva Gray – backing vocals on "Road to Nowhere"
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Jimmy Macdonell – accordion on "Road to Nowhere"
Lenny Pickett – saxophones
Steve Scales – percussion
Naná Vasconcelos – percussion on "Perfect World"
Eric Weissberg – steel guitar on "Creatures of Love" and "Walk It Down"
Kurt Yahjian – backing vocals

RecordingEdit

Jack Skinner – mastering
Eric Thorngren – engineer, mixing
Melanie West – second engineer

ChartsEdit

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Weekly chartsEdit

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Weekly chart performance for *Little Creatures*
Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)Template:Sfn	2
European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	14
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	37
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }} Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Talking Heads" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".</ref>	22

Weekly chart performance for *Little Creatures*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Croatian International Albums (HDU)<ref name=Croatia>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	12

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Year-end chartsEdit

1985 year-end chart performance for *Little Creatures*
Chart (1985)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)Template:Sfn	7
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	57
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5
UK Albums (Gallup)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	77

1986 year-end chart performance for *Little Creatures*
Chart (1986)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)Template:Sfn	17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	12
UK Albums (Gallup)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	59

Decade-end chartsEdit

Decade-end chart performance for *Little Creatures*
Chart (1980–1989)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)Template:Sfn	21

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Certifications and salesEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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