Music for "The Knee Plays" (1985) is an album by David Byrne composed for Robert Wilson's opera the CIVIL warS.[1][2] The album was released on vinyl; a remastered and expanded CD version was released in November 2007 under the title The Knee Plays and it includes eight previously unreleased bonus tracks and a DVD of the music set to a slideshow of 400 black and white photographs.
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Released | 6 November 2007 |
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Recorded | 1983 at JAK Recording Studio, Tokyo; 1984 at One on One Studio and Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood |
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Length | 79:42 |
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Label | Nonesuch Records |
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Producer | David Byrne |
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Track listing
All tracks written by David Byrne except where noted.
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1. | "Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion)" | 4:02 |
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2. | "In the Upper Room" (Traditional, arranged by the Baptist Methodist Choir Church of God, Byrne & David Blumberg) | 3:35 |
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3. | "The Sound of Business" | 6:15 |
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4. | "Social Studies" | 4:52 |
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5. | "(The Gift of Sound) Where the Sun Never Goes Down" (Trad., arr. Clara Hudman "The Georgia Peach", Byrne & Blumberg) | 2:34 |
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6. | "Theadora is Dozing" (Trad,[7] arr. Ensemble of the Bulgarian Republic, Byrne, Blumberg) | 2:59 |
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7. | "Admiral Perry" | 5:32 |
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8. | "I Bid You Goodnight" (Trad., arr the Pindar Family, Byrne & Blumberg) | 2:51 |
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9. | "I've Tried" (Trad., arr Swan's Silvertone Singers, Byrne, Blumberg) | 3:24 |
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10. | "Winter" | 6:11 |
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11. | "Jungle Book" | 3:38 |
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12. | "In the Future" | 6:35 |
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2007 re-release bonus tracksTitle |
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13. | "Tree (Reprise)" | 2:36 |
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14. | "(I've Tried) Things to Do" | 3:28 |
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15. | "Tic Toc 2 (In the Future)" | 5:36 |
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16. | "Whisper" | 3:17 |
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17. | "Misterias" | 2:42 |
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18. | "Faust Dance" | 2:18 |
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19. | "Ghost" | 3:24 |
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20. | "Super Natural" | 2:56 |
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DVD track listing
Title |
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1. | "Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion)" | 4:07 |
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2. | "In the Upper Room" | 3:40 |
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3. | "The Sound of Business" | 6:20 |
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4. | "Social Studies" | 4:59 |
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5. | "(The Gift of Sound) Where the Sun Never Goes Down" | 2:37 |
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6. | "Theadora is Dozing" | 3:04 |
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7. | "Admiral Perry" | 5:32 |
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8. | "I Bid You Goodnight" | 2:55 |
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9. | "Things to Do (I've Tried)" | 3:27 |
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10. | "Winter" | 6:26 |
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11. | "Jungle Book" | 3:43 |
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12. | "In the Future" | 6:35 |
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13. | "Tree (Reprise)" | 2:36 |
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Personnel
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