| Music for "The Knee Plays" | ||||
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| Released | May 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 at One on One Studio and Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood | |||
| Length | 56:53 | |||
| Label | ECM (Original US release) EMI/Regal Zonophone (Original international release) Nonesuch (2007 reissue) | |||
| Producer | David Byrne | |||
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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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| Source | Rating |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| The Knee Plays | ||||
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| Released | 6 November 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 at JAK Recording Studio, Tokyo; 1984 at One on One Studio and Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood | |||
| Length | 79:42 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch Records | |||
| Producer | David Byrne | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.5/10[6] |
- ^ News, Jonathan Taylor Los Angeles Daily. "DAVID BYRNE'S 'KNEE PLAYS' MAY NOT MAKE SENSE, BUT IT'S NOT NONSENSE". chicagotribune.com.
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- ^ "Album: David Byrne: Music for The Knee Plays". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Ted Mills. "The Knee Plays - David Byrne | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "David Byrne, The Knee Plays | David Byrne". The Guardian. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Eric Harvey (6 December 2007). "David Byrne: The Knee Plays Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 June 2020.