More Songs About Buildings and Food

More Songs About Buildings and Food
Studio album by
Talking Heads
ReleasedJuly 14, 1978 (1978-07-14)[1]
RecordedMarch–April 1978
StudioCompass Point, Nassau
Genre
Length41:32
LabelSire
Producer
Talking Heads chronology
Talking Heads: 77
(1977) 		More Songs About Buildings and Food
(1978) 		Fear of Music
(1979)
Song sample
30 seconds of "The Big Country"
Singles from More Songs About Buildings and Food
  1. "Take Me to the River"
    Released: June 30, 1978
  2. "The Girls Want to Be with the Girls"
    Released: 1978 (Italy)
  3. "The Good Thing"
    Released: 1978 (Netherlands)

More Songs About Buildings and Food is the second studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on July 14, 1978, by Sire Records. It was the first of three albums produced by collaborator Brian Eno, and saw the band move toward an increasingly danceable style, crossing singer David Byrne's unusual delivery with new emphasis on the rhythm section composed of bassist Tina Weymouth and her husband, drummer Chris Frantz.

More Songs established Talking Heads as a critical success, reaching number 29 on the US Billboard Pop Albums chart and number 21 on the UK Albums Chart. The album featured the band's first top-thirty single, a cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River".

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