Still Life (Talking)

Still Life (Talking)
Studio album by
Pat Metheny Group
ReleasedJuly 7, 1987 (1987-07-07)
RecordedMarch–April 1987
StudioPower Station, New York City
GenreJazz fusion
Length42:30
LabelGeffen
ProducerPat Metheny
Pat Metheny chronology
Song X
(1986) 		Still Life (Talking)
(1987) 		Letter from Home
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Still Life (Talking) is the fifth studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 1987 on Geffen Records. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance[4] and was certified gold by the RIAA on July 2, 1992.[5]

In 2015, "Last Train Home" was used as the ending theme for "Battle in Egypt", the second half of the anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. [6]

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex (2011). "Still Life (Talking) - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 994. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ "1987 Grammy Winners". grammy.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  6. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (2015-01-09). "Pat Metheny Group's 1987 Song "Last Train Home" Featured as New ED Song for "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2024-08-26.