GROWN BACKWARDS CREDITS:

All songs, unless otherwise noted:
Written by David Byrne and published by Moldy Fig Music (BMI)
Produced by David Byrne and Patrick Dillett
Recorded and mixed by Patrick Dillett at Kampo Studios, NYC
Strings recorded at Tequila Mockingbird, Austin, TX
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
Arrangements by Stephen Barber

Album coordination: Kara Finlay and Jess Frost
Design: Danielle Spencer & DB; Drawings by DB
Photos: Michael Wilson (cover); Matthias Clamer (back)
Management: Maine Road Management [[email protected]]
Info: davidbyrne.com and nonesuch.com

The Tosca Strings are:
Leigh Mahoney - violin
Tracy Seeger - violin
Jamie Desautels - violin
Ames Asbell - viola
Sara Nelson - cello
Douglas Harvey - cello

Thanks to:
Bob Hurwitz and David Bither, David Whitehead, Paul Dalen, Mauro, Paul, Ms. Lia Sweet, Nan Lanigan & Cathy DePriest at RZO, Malu, Stephen Frears, Stephen Barber, Yo La Tengo, Lambchop, Jessica Block, Gregg Schaufeld, Karina Beznicki, Eli Cane, Shawn O’Hea, Yves Marbrier and Christoph Kicherer, Louise Neri.

Nonesuch Records, a Warner Music Group Company, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104.
(p) & © 2004 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.

1. Glass, Concrete & Stone [4:13]
David Byrne: vocals, nylon-string guitar
Mauro Refrosco: marimba, percussion
Jane Scarpantoni: cello
David Hilliard: high hat

Recorded & Mixed by: Mark Saunders at Loveshack Studio, NYC

2. The Man Who Loved Beer [2:41]
David Byrne: vocals, electric guitar
Paul Frazier: bass
Mauro Refrosco: percussion
The Tosca Strings
John Mills: clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
Freddie Mendoza: trombone, euphonium
Mike Maddox: accordion
Elaine Barber: harp

Written by Donald Charles Book and Kurt Wagner
Published by Pathetic Hindsight Music (BMI) and administered by Bug Music
Basic tracks recorded at: Avatar, NYC
Strings & horns recorded at: Tequila Mockingbird, Austin, TX

3. Au Fond du Temple Saint [4:49]
David Byrne: vocals
Rufus Wainwright: vocals
The Tosca Strings
Pamelia Kurstin: theremin
John Mills: clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
Freddie Mendoza: trombone, euphonium
Mike Maddox: accordion
Elaine Barber: harp
Stephen Barber: prepared piano
Tom Burritt: marimba, tympani

Written by Georges Bizet, from Les Pêcheurs de Perles (P.D.)
Recorded at: Tequila Mockingbird, Austin, TX
Rufus Wainwright appears courtesy of Dreamworks Records

4. Empire [4:12]
David Byrne: vocals, dobro
Karen Mantler: organ
Steve Swallow: bass
Vincent Herring: alto saxophone
Alex Foster: tenor saxophone
Gary Smulyan: baritone saxophone
Earl Gardner, Lew Soloff: trumpet
Ray Anderson, Keith O'Quinn: trombone
Bob Routch: French horn (solo); Bob Stewart: tuba

Recorded by Tom Mark at RPM Studio, NYC
Arrangement by Carla Bley

5. Tiny Apocalypse [4:03]
David Byrne: vocals, Rhodes
Barry Burns: spacey guitar, Rhodes
Lisa Aferiat: violin
Greg Lawson: violin
Fiona Stephen: violin
Georgia Boyd: viola
Donald Gillan, Robert Irvine: cello
Una McGlone: bass
Johnny Quinn: drums

Recorded by Tony Doogan
at CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow
Additional recording at Kampo, NYC

6. She Only Sleeps [2:57]
David Byrne: vocals, electric guitar
Andy Waterworth: bass
Ross Godfrey: keyboards
Joe Cooper: percussion
Paul Godfrey: sequencing

Engineered by Pete Norris
Recorded at Cheeba Central, London
Mixed by Mark Saunders at Room with a View, NYC
Produced by Morcheeba Productions and David Byrne

7. Dialog Box [3:30]
David Byrne: vocals, electric guitars
Paul Frazier: bass
Mauro Refosco: percussion
Jon Blondell: Trombone
John Mills: baritone sax
Steve Williams: drums

Horn arrangement by Stephen Barber & John Mills
Recorded at Avatar, NYC & Kampo, NYC
Horns recorded at Congress House Studio, Austin, TX

8. The Other Side of This Life [4:00]
David Byrne: vocals, semi-nylon guitar
Paul Frazier: bass
Mauro Refrosco: percussion, samples, kitchen implements
The Tosca Strings
Elaine Barber: harp
Steve Williams: drums, cowbell

Basic tracks recorded at Avatar, NYC
String overdubs recorded at Tequila Mockingbird, Austin, TX

9. Why [2:54]
David Byrne: vocals, electric guitar, programming
Paul Frazier: bass
Mauro Refosco: percussion
The Tosca Strings
Jon Spurney: keyboards
Kenny Wollesen: drums

Drums recorded at Skyline, NYC

10. Pirates [3:52]
David Byrne: vocals, acoustic guitar
Paul Frazier: bass
Mauro Refosco: percussion
The Tosca Strings
Jon Blondell: trombone
John Mills: baritone sax
Kenny Wollesen: drums

Drums recorded at Skyline, NYC
Horns recorded at Congress House Studio, Austin, TX

11. Civilization [3:17]
David Byrne: vocals, acoustic guitar
Paul Frazier: bass
Mauro Refosco: percussion
Alan Ford: vacuum cleaner
John Linnell: accordion
Kenny Wollesen: drums, slit drum

Drums recorded at Skyline, NYC

12. Astronaut [2:55]
David Byrne: vocals, electric guitar
Paul Frazier: bass
Mauro Refosco: percussion
Pamelia Kurstin: theremin
Steve Williams: percussion

13. Glad [1:58]
David Byrne: vocals, nylon-string guitar
Paul Frazier: bassw
Mauro Refosco: percussion
The Tosca Strings
Jon Blondell: trombone
John Mills: clarinet, bass clarinet
Steve Williams: spaghetti percussion

Horns recorded at Congress House Studio, Austin, TX

14. Un di Felice, Eterea [2:51]
David Byrne: vocals
Jon Vercesi: Rhodes
Sandra Park, Sharon Yamada,
Soo Hyun Kwon, Katherine Fong: violins
Dawn Hannay, David Creswell: violas
Alan Stepansky, Jeremy Turner: cellos
Shelly Woodworth: oboe , English horn
Mark Nuccio: clarinet; Philip Myers: French horn
John Patitucci: bass

Written by Giuseppe Verdi, from La Traviata (P.D.)
Arranged by Anthony Finno
Recorded and mixed by Kevin Killen
at Sound on Sound, NYC

15. Lazy [9:35] – Bonus Track
Written by David Byrne and X-Press 2
Published by Chrysalis Music (ASCAP) / Deconstruction Songs Ltd. (PRS), administered by BMG Music Publishing (PRS) / Moldy Fig Music (BMI)
Arrangement by Stephen Barber based on arrangements by Dan Foster, Steven Hussey and Anu Pillai for Freeform Five

David Byrne: vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, drum programming
Paul Frazier: bass
Mauro Refosco: percussion
The Tosca Strings
Patrick Dillett: background vocals
Steve Williams: drum triggers