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{{short description|2004 album by David Byrne}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{use list-defined references|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = Grown Backwards | type = studio | artist = [[David Byrne]] | cover = DavidByrneGrownBackwards.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2004|03|16}} | recorded = [[Kampo Studios]], [[New York City]]; strings recorded at [[Tequila Mockingbird]], [[Austin, Texas]] and [[#Personnel|several other locations]] | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Art pop]], [[chamber pop]], [[orchestral pop]], [[baroque pop]], [[opera]] | length = {{Duration|m=57|s=46}} | language = English, [[French language|French]] ("Au fond du Temple Saint"), [[Italian language|Italian]] ("Un DΓ¬, Felice, Eterea") | label = [[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]]/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] | producer = David Byrne and [[Patrick Dillett]] | prev_title = [[Lead Us Not into Temptation]] | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = [[David Byrne Live at Union Chapel]] | next_year = 2004 }} '''''Grown Backwards''''' is the seventh studio album by the American musician [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]], released on March 16, 2004. ==Reception== {{Music ratings | MC = 78/100<ref name="mc" /> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="amg" /> | rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev2Score = 7.6/10<ref name="pm" /> | noprose = yes }} {{Metacritic album prose|Grown Backwards|positive|78|17}}<ref name="mc" /> In 2010, Byrne wrote in his book ''[[How Music Works]]'' it has sold 127,000 physical albums, 8,000 digital albums and 53,000 digital singles (overall 140,000 units sold of albums).<ref name="hmw" /> The album peaked at #178 and #88 in the US and UK respectively.<ref name="bb" /><ref name="chartgb" /> The album was released on vinyl for the first time on March 15, 2019.<ref name="vinyl" /> ==Track listing== All tracks written by David Byrne, except where noted. #"Glass, Concrete & Stone" β 4:13 #"The Man Who Loved Beer" ([[Donald Charles Book]] and [[Kurt Wagner (musician)|Kurt Wagner]] of [[Lambchop (band)|Lambchop]]) β 2:41 #"{{lang|fr|[[Au fond du temple saint]]}}" (From ''{{lang|fr|[[Les pΓͺcheurs de perles]]}}'') β 4:49 #"Empire" β 4:12 #"Tiny Apocalypse" β 4:03 #"She Only Sleeps" β 2:57 #"Dialog Box" β 3:30 #"The Other Side of this Life" β 4:00 #"Why" β 2:54 #"Pirates" β 3:52 #"Civilization" β 3:17 #"Astronaut" β 2:55 #"Glad" β 1:58 #"{{lang|it|Un DΓ¬, Felice, Eterea}}" ([[Giuseppe Verdi]], from ''{{lang|it|[[La Traviata]]}}'') β 2:51 #"[[Lazy (X-Press 2 song)|Lazy]]" (bonus track) (Byrne/[[X-Press 2]]) β 9:35 ==Personnel== [[File:David Byrne Live at the Hollywood Bowl, 6-26-05.jpg|alt=Musicians in the Hollywood Bowl|thumb|Byrne on the My Backwards Life tour with Tosca Strings]] {{Div col}} '''"Glass, Concrete & Stone"''' *David Byrne β [[Singing|vocals]], [[nylon-string guitar]] *David Hilliard β [[Hi-hat (instrument)|hi-hat]] *[[Mauro Refosco]] β [[marimba]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] *[[Jane Scarpantoni]] β [[cello]] Recorded at [[Loveshack Studio]], [[New York City]] '''"The Man Who Loved Beer"''' *[[Elaine Barber]] β [[harp]] *David Byrne β vocals, [[electric guitar]] *[[Paul Frazier]] β [[bass guitar]] *[[Mike Maddox]] β [[accordion]] *[[Freddie Mendoza]] β [[trombone]], [[euphonium]] *[[John Mills (musician)|John Mills]] β [[clarinet]], [[bass clarinet]], [[flute]] *Mauro Refosco β percussion *[[The Tosca Strings]]: :*[[Ames Asbell]] β [[viola]] :*[[Jamie Desautels]] β [[violin]] :*Douglas Harvey β [[cello]] :*[[Leigh Mahoney]] β violin :*[[Sara Nelson (musician)|Sara Nelson]] β cello :*[[Tracy Seeger]] β violin Recorded at [[Avatar (studio)|Avatar]], New York City '''"{{lang|fr|Au Fond du Temple Saint}}"''' *Elaine Barber β [[harp]] *[[Stephen Barber (composer)|Stephen Barber]] β [[prepared piano]] *[[Tom Burritt]] β marimba, [[tympani]] *David Byrne β vocals *[[Pamelia Kurstin]] β theremin *Mike Maddox β accordion *Freddie Mendoza β trombone, euphonium *John Mills β clarinet, bass clarinet, flute *The Tosca Strings *[[Rufus Wainwright]] β vocals '''"Empire"''' *[[Ray Anderson (musician)|Ray Anderson]] β trombone *David Byrne β vocals, [[dobro]] *[[Alex Foster (musician)|Alex Foster]] β [[tenor saxophone]] *[[Earl Gardner (musician)|Earl Gardner]] β [[trumpet]] *[[Vincent Herring]] β [[alto saxophone]] *[[Karen Mantler]] β [[Organ (music)|organ]] *[[Keith O'Quinn (trombonist)|Keith O'Quinn]] β trombone *[[Bob Routch]] β [[French horn]] *[[Gary Smulyan]] β [[baritone saxophone]] *[[Lew Soloff]] β trumpet *[[Bob Stewart (musician)|Bob Stewart]] β [[tuba]] *[[Steve Swallow]] β bass guitar Recorded [[RPM Studio]], New York City '''"Tiny Apocalypse"''' *[[Lisa Aferiat]] β violin *[[Georgia Boyd]] β viola *[[Barry Burns]] β spacey guitar, Rhodes *David Byrne β vocals, Rhodes *[[Donald Gillan]] β cello *[[Robert Irvine]] β cello *[[Greg Lawson (American musician)|Greg Lawson]] β violin *[[Una McGlone]] β bass *[[Johnny Quinn (musician)|Johnny Quinn]] β [[drum kit]] *[[Fiona Stephen]] β violin Recorded at [[CaVa Sound Workshops]], [[Glasgow]] '''"She Only Sleeps"''' *David Byrne β vocals, electric guitar *[[Joe Cooper (musician)|Joe Cooper]] β percussion *[[Paul Godfrey (musician)|Paul Godfrey]] β sequencing *[[Ross Godfrey]] β keyboards *[[Andy Waterworth]] β bass guitar Recorded at [[Cheeba Central]], [[London]] Produced by [[Morcheeba]] Productions '''"Dialog Box"''' *[[Jon Blondell]] β trombone *David Byrne β vocals, electric guitars *Paul Frazier β bass guitar *John Mills β baritone sax *Mauro Refosco β percussion *[[Steve Williams (jazz drummer)|Steve Williams]] β drum kit Recorded at Avatar, New York City, horns recorded at [[Congress House Studio]], [[Austin, Texas]] '''"The Other Side of This Life"''' *Elaine Barber β harp *David Byrne β vocals, semi-nylon guitar *Paul Frazier β bass guitar *Mauro Refosco β percussion, samples, kitchen implements *The Tosca Strings *Steve Williams β drum kit, [[Cowbell (instrument)|cowbell]] Recorded at Avatar, New York City '''"Why"''' *David Byrne β vocals, electric guitar, programming *Paul Frazier β bass guitar *Mauro Refosco β percussion *Jon Spurney β keyboards *The Tosca Strings *[[Kenny Wollesen]] β drum kit Drums recorded at [[Skyline (studio)|Skyline]], New York City '''"Pirates"''' *Jon Blondell β trombone *David Byrne β vocals, acoustic guitar *Paul Frazier β bass *John Mills β baritone sax *Mauro Refosco β percussion *The Tosca Strings *Kenny Wollesen β drum kit Drums recorded at Skyline, New York City, horns recorded at Congress House Studio '''"Civilization"''' *David Byrne β vocals, [[acoustic guitar]] *Paul Frazier β bass *[[Alan Ford (musician)|Alan Ford]] β [[vacuum cleaner]] *[[John Linnell]] β accordion *Mauro Refosco β percussion *Kenny Wollesen β drum kit, [[slit drum]] Drums recorded at Skyline, New York City '''"Astronaut"''' *David Byrne β vocals, [[electric guitar]] *Paul Frazier β bass guitar *Pamelia Kurstin β [[theremin]] *Mauro Refosco β percussion *Steve Williams β percussion '''"Glad"''' *Jon Blondell β trombone *David Byrne β vocals, nylon-string guitar *Paul Frazier β bass *John Mills β clarinet, bass clarinet *Mauro Refosco β percussion *The Tosca Strings *Steve Williams β spaghetti percussion Horns recorded at Congress House Studio '''"{{lang|it|Un di Felice, Eterea}}"''' *David Byrne β vocals *[[David Creswell]] β viola *[[Katherine Fong]] β violin *[[Soo Hyun Kwon]] β violin *[[Dawn Hannay]] β viola *[[Philip Myers (musician)|Philip Myers]] β French horn *[[Mark Nuccio]] β clarinet *[[Sandra Park]] β violin *[[John Patitucci]] β bass guitar *[[Alan Stepansky]] β cellos *[[Jeremy Turner (celloist)|Jeremy Turner]] β cellos *[[Jon Vercesi]] β Rhodes *[[Shelly Woodworth]] β [[oboe]], [[English horn]] *[[Sharon Yamada]] β violin Recorded at [[Sound on Sound]], New York City '''"Lazy"''' *David Byrne β vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, drum programming *[[Patrick Dillett]] β background vocals *Paul Frazier β bass *Mauro Refosco β percussion *The Tosca Strings *Steve Williams β drum triggers {{Div col end}} ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name="amg">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r682065/review|pure_url=yes}} link]</ref> <ref name="hmw">{{Cite book|title=[[How Music Works]] |last=Byrne |first=David |author-link=David Byrne |page=251 |edition=2nd |date=May 2, 2017 |publisher=Crown/Archetype |isbn=978-0804188944}}</ref> <ref name="mc">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/grown-backwards/david-byrne |title=Grown Backwards by David Byrne |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> <ref name="pm">[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1063-grown-backwards/ link]</ref> <ref name="vinyl">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nonesuch.com/journal/david-byrne-nonesuch-debut-album-grown-backwards-first-vinyl-release-six-bonus-tracks-march-15-2019-02-13 |title=David Byrne's Nonesuch Debut Album, "Grown Backwards," to Get First Vinyl Release with Six Bonus Tracks, March 15 |publisher=[[Nonesuch Records]] |accessdate=February 13, 2019}}</ref> <ref name="bb">{{Cite web|title=David Byrne|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/david-byrne/chart-history/tlp/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Billboard}}</ref> <ref name="chartgb">{{Cite web|title=DAVID BYRNE {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3376/david-byrne/|access-date=2021-09-05|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref> }} ==External links== *{{official website}} *[http://www.nonesuch.com/journal/david-byrne-nonesuch-debut-album-grown-backwards-first-vinyl-release-six-bonus-tracks-march-15-2019-02-13 Press release from Nonesuch on the vinyl re-release] *{{Discogs master|290035}} *{{MusicBrainz release ID group|d893e88a-4c3f-3292-8d9c-22086576e5f6}} {{David Byrne}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:2004 albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by David Byrne]] [[Category:Albums produced by Pat Dillett]] [[Category:David Byrne albums]] [[Category:2000s French-language albums]] [[Category:2000s Italian-language albums]] [[Category:Nonesuch Records albums]] [[Category:Warner Records albums]]
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