Uh-Oh

by David Byrne

Overview

Uh-Oh was only David Byrne's second pop-oriented solo album and his first to be released after the formal end of Talking Heads. Though informed by his various investigations into world music, the album was a natural successor to the Talking Heads records, relying on involved percussion tracks topped by Byrne's quirky singing and lyrics. By this point, disaffected fans may have grown accustomed to the idea that a David Byrne solo album could contain anything from an extended flirtation with Latin styles (Rei Momo) to an eclectic instrumental score (The Forest), to name only his most recent solo projects. Maybe Byrne and his record label failed to get out the message that he was back to making Heads-style pop/rock (he didn't organize a tour until the album had come and gone on the charts), but Uh-Oh never reached its potential audience. Talking Heads fans should give it a listen. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	03/03/1992
Label:	Sire / Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.
UPC:	0075992679923
Rank:	85200

Tracks

1. Now I'm Your Mom
2. Girls on My Mind
3. Something Ain't Right
4. She's Mad
5. Hanging Upside Down
6. A Walk in the Dark
7. Twistin' in the Wind
8. The Cowboy Mambo (Hey Lookit Me Now)
9. Monkey Man
10. A Million Miles Away
11. Tiny Town
12. Somebody

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Byrne   Primary Artist,Whistle (Human),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Whistle (Instrument),Guitar,Vocals
Nona Hendryx   Vocals,Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Milton Cardona   Bata,Drums,Bata Drums
Tom Ze   Guest Artist,Conductor,Vocals,Sound Effects,Whistle (Human),Whistle (Instrument)
Leopoldo Pinead   Trombone
Patmore Lewis   Violin
Billy Cliff   Vocals (Background)
Ashley Cadell   Clavinet,Vibraphone,Synthesizer
Gerald Chamberlain   Trombone,Trombone (Tenor)
Joseph J. Shepley   Trumpet
Melanie Feld   Oboe
Enrique Orengo   Cello
Akua Dixon   Cello
Oscar Salas   Bells,Drums,Surdo,Shaker,Cowbell,Shakere,Timbales,Percussion,Wood Block
Lewis Kahn   Violin
Joyce Bowden   Vocals (Background)
Lawrence Feldman   Sax (Tenor)
Cafe   Agogo,Bells,Surdo,Blocks,Bongos,Tamborim,Percussion
Ite Jerez   Trumpet
Marc Quinones   Cowbell,Reco-Reco,Percussion,Sound Effects,Whistle (Human),Vocals (Background),Whistle (Instrument)
Christopher Washburne   Trombone,Trombone (Bass),Trombone (Tenor)
Leopoldo Pineda   Trombone
Kenneth Hitchcock   Sax (Tenor)
John Clark   French Horn
Dick Oatts   Sax (Alto)
Lew Del Gatto   Sax (Tenor)
Charlie Sepulveda   Soloist,Trumpet
Joe Shepley   Trumpet
Lloyd Carter   Violin
John James   Vocals (Background)
Ronnie Cuber   Sax (Baritone),Clarinet (Bass)
Nicky Holland   Vocals (Background)
George Porter, Jr.   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Fred Griffin   French Horn
Fred Griffen   French Horn
Hector Rosado   Congas,Maracas,Tamboura,Triangle,Percussion
Felix Farrar   Violin
Angel Fernandez   Piano,Trumpet,Conductor,Flugelhorn,Horn Conductor,String Conductor
Steve Sacks   Flute,Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Sound Effects,Whistle (Human),Whistle (Instrument)
Dollette McDonald   Vocals (Background)
Gerry Chamberlain   Trombone
Pat Lewis   Violin

Technical Credits

Tom Ze   Arranger,Vocal Effect
Brian Kinkead   Assistant Engineer
Dan Gellart   Assistant Engineer
Brenda Dunlap   Project Coordinator,Production Coordination
Michael Scalcione   Assistant Engineer
Michael White   Assistant Engineer
Brian Dewan   Paintings,Cover Painting
Marc Quinones   Vocal Effect
Nick Launay   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording
Michael Gilbert   Assistant Engineer
Scott Stowell   Drawing
Terry Allen   Composer
Angel Fernandez   Arranger,Composer,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement
Steve Sacks   Vocal Effect
Axel Niehaus   Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
David Byrne   Arranger,Composer,Sketches,Photography