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Remain In Light

Remain in Light
Album cover containing four portraits covered by red blocks of colour, captioned "TALKING HEADS" (with inverted "A"s) at the top and (much smaller) "REMAIN IN LIGHT" at the bottom.
Studio album by Talking Heads
Released October 8, 1980 (1980-10-08)
Recorded July–August 1980
Studio Compass Point Studios, Nassau
Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Genre
Length 40:10
Label Sire
Producer Brian Eno
Talking Heads chronology
Fear of Music
(1979)
Remain in Light
(1980)
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
(1982)
Singles from Remain in Light
  1. "Once in a Lifetime"
    Released: 2 February 1981
  2. "Houses in Motion"
    Released: 5 May 1981 (Alternate mix)
Back cover
Album cover containing a drawing of a mountain range and four mostly red warplanes flying in formation. There is green text on the left hand side and a barcode in the top right corner.
Art originally created as front cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 5/5 stars
Chicago Tribune 4/4 stars
Christgau's Record Guide A
Encyclopedia of Popular Music 5/5 stars
The Irish Times 5/5 stars
Rolling Stone 5/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 5/5 stars
Slant Magazine 4.5/5 stars
Spin Alternative Record Guide 10/10
Uncut 5/5 stars

Remain in Light is the fourth studio album by American new wave band Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980, on Sire Records. It was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia between July and August 1980 and was produced by the quartet's long-time collaborator Brian Eno.

Following the release of Fear of Music in 1979, Talking Heads and Eno sought to make an album that would dispel notions of the group as a mere vehicle for frontman and chief lyricist David Byrne. Drawing on the influence of Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, the group experimented with African polyrhythms, funk, and electronics, recording instrumental tracks as a series of sampled and looped grooves, an innovative technique at the time. Recording sessions also incorporated a variety of side musicians, including guitarist Adrian Belew, singer Nona Hendryx, and trumpet player Jon Hassell.

Byrne initially struggled with writer's block, but soon adopted a scattered stream-of-consciousness lyrical style inspired by early rap and academic literature on Africa. The artwork for Remain in Light was conceived by bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Frantz, and was crafted with the help of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's computers and design company M&Co. Talking Heads expanded to nine members for a promotional tour, and following its completion the band went on hiatus for several years, leaving the individual members to pursue a variety of side-projects. The album was the last of the band's collaborations with Eno.


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