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{{Infobox album
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{{Album infobox |
Name = Mr. Music Head |
| name = Mr. Music Head
Type = [[Album (music)|Album]] |
| type = [[Album]]
Artist = [[Adrian Belew]] |
| artist = [[Adrian Belew]]
Cover = Adrian Belew Mr. Music Head.jpg |
| cover = Adrian Belew - Mr. Music Head.jpg
| alt =
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Background = Orange |
Released = April, [[1989]] |
| released = April 28, 1989
| recorded = 1988–89
Recorded = [[1988]]-[[1989]] |
| venue =
Genre = [[Rock (music)|Rock]] |
| studio = Royal Recorders, [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin]]
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Length = 45:09 |
| genre = {{hlist|[[Electronic rock]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/xhuo8w/11-classic-rockers-who-went-new-wave|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625132827/https://www.vh1.com/news/xhuo8w/11-classic-rockers-who-went-new-wave|url-status=live|archive-date=June 25, 2022|title=11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album|website=VH1.com}}</ref>}}
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Label = [[Atlantic Records]] |
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| length = 45:37
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Producer = [[Adrian Belew]] |
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| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
Reviews = <ul><li>''[[All Music Guide]]'' (3/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ozsqoarabijn~T1 link]</li>
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| producer = [[Adrian Belew]]
<li>''[[Rate Your Music]]'' (3.4/5) [http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_31777 link]</li></ul> |
Last album = ''[[Desire Caught By the Tail]]''<br />([[1986]]) |
| prev_title = [[Desire Caught by the Tail (album)|Desire Caught by the Tail]]
| prev_year = 1986
This album = '''''Mr. Music Head''''' <br />([[1989]]) |
Next album = ''[[Young Lions (album)|Young Lions]]''<br />([[1990]]) |}}
| next_title = [[Young Lions (album)|Young Lions]]
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mr. Music Head
| type = studio
| single1 = Oh Daddy
| single1date = July 1989
}}
}}
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{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1635/review}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080512044736/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/adrianbelew/albums/album/320957/review/5943529/mr_music_head Rollingstone]</ref>
}}
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'''''Mr. Music Head''''' is the fourth solo album by [[Adrian Belew]], released in April 1989, and his first for [[Atlantic Records]]. It features the single, "Oh Daddy".


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==Background==
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'''''Mr. Music Head''''' is the first album on [[Atlantic Records]] by [[Adrian Belew]], released in April [[1989]].

The album was recorded following the unwilling split of Belew's mid-1980s band [[The Bears (band)|the Bears]], which dissolved due to a lack of record company support (following which Belew managed to secure a solo deal). Belew recorded the majority of the album by himself, making use of his own multi-instrumental abilities and his ability to create assorted sonic and instrumental impressions via processed guitar sound. The album also features a prominent use of [[piano]], an instrument on which Belew was not particularly confident but which he applied to many songs which he believed required it.

The album features Belew's second duet with his daughter Audie, with whom he had previously recorded the piano-and-guitar duet "The Final Rhino" on his ''[[Lone Rhino]]'' album in late 1981 (when Audie was four). This time, Belew wrote a humorous father-and-daughter pop duet for himself and the now-eleven-year-old Audie to sing, poking gentle fun at Belew's own pop ambitions and career to date. The video for the single "Oh Daddy" featured Belew playing the rubber-necked guitar prop which he'd previously employed for the ''[[Home of the Brave (1986 film)|Home of the Brave]]'' project with [[Laurie Anderson]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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All songs written by Adrian Belew, except where noted.
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# "Oh Daddy" - 3:05
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# "House of Cards" - 3:44
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# "One of Those Days" - 3:21
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# "Coconuts" - 3:29
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# "Bad Days" - 3:06
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# "Peaceable Kingdom" - 3:36
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# "Hot Zoo" - 4:24
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# "Motor Bungalow" - 3:36
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# "Bumpity Bump" - 3:46
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# "Bird in a Box" - 3:16
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# "1967" - 5:23
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# "Cruelty to Animals" - 4:23


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# "Oh Daddy" – 3:05
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All songs written by [[Adrian Belew]].
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# "House of Cards" – 3:44
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# "One of Those Days" – 3:21
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# "Coconuts" (Belew, Stan Hertzman) – 3:29
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# "Bad Days" – 3:06
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# "Peaceable Kingdom" – 3:36
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# "Hot Zoo" – 4:24
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# "Motor Bungalow" – 3:36
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# "Bumpity Bump" – 3:46
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# "Bird in a Box" – 3:16
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# "1967" – 5:23
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# "Cruelty to Animals" – 4:23


==Notes==
==Notes==
* The last track "Cruelty To Animals" doesn't appear on vinyl and audio cassette.
* The last track, "Cruelty to Animals", doesn't appear on vinyl and audio cassette versions.
* The song "Coconuts" was used as the title track for the movie ''Much Ice Crew's Coconuts'' (1989).

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==Personnel==
===Musicians===
* Adrian Belew – vocals, guitars, piano, bass guitar, drums, percussion, additional instrumentation
* Mike Barnett – [[string bass]] (tracks 2, 11)
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* Audie Belew – vocal ("Oh Daddy")

===Technical===
* Adrian Belew – [[music producer|producer]]
* Rich Denhart – [[audio engineer|engineer]]
* Dan Harjung – assistant engineer
* Adrian (Sotto Vocé) – cover design
* Sandy Ostroff – [[photography]]
* Stan Hertzman – photography

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Adrian Belew}}


{{Authority control}}
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==Personnel (incomplete)==
* Mike Barnett - Bass
* Adrian Belew - Piano, Vocals, Multi Instruments, Producer
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* Audie Belew - Vocals
* Rich Denhart - Engineer


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Revision as of 15:49, 1 December 2023

Mr. Music Head
Studio album by
Adrian Belew
ReleasedApril 28, 1989
Recorded1988–89
StudioRoyal Recorders, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Genre
Length45:37
LabelAtlantic
ProducerAdrian Belew
Adrian Belew chronology
Desire Caught by the Tail
(1986) 		Mr. Music Head
(1989) 		Young Lions
(1990)
Singles from Mr. Music Head
  1. "Oh Daddy"
    Released: July 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Mr. Music Head is the fourth solo album by Adrian Belew, released in April 1989, and his first for Atlantic Records. It features the single, "Oh Daddy".

Background

The album was recorded following the unwilling split of Belew's mid-1980s band the Bears, which dissolved due to a lack of record company support (following which Belew managed to secure a solo deal). Belew recorded the majority of the album by himself, making use of his own multi-instrumental abilities and his ability to create assorted sonic and instrumental impressions via processed guitar sound. The album also features a prominent use of piano, an instrument on which Belew was not particularly confident but which he applied to many songs which he believed required it.

The album features Belew's second duet with his daughter Audie, with whom he had previously recorded the piano-and-guitar duet "The Final Rhino" on his Lone Rhino album in late 1981 (when Audie was four). This time, Belew wrote a humorous father-and-daughter pop duet for himself and the now-eleven-year-old Audie to sing, poking gentle fun at Belew's own pop ambitions and career to date. The video for the single "Oh Daddy" featured Belew playing the rubber-necked guitar prop which he'd previously employed for the Home of the Brave project with Laurie Anderson.

Track listing

All songs written by Adrian Belew, except where noted.

  1. "Oh Daddy" – 3:05
  2. "House of Cards" – 3:44
  3. "One of Those Days" – 3:21
  4. "Coconuts" (Belew, Stan Hertzman) – 3:29
  5. "Bad Days" – 3:06
  6. "Peaceable Kingdom" – 3:36
  7. "Hot Zoo" – 4:24
  8. "Motor Bungalow" – 3:36
  9. "Bumpity Bump" – 3:46
  10. "Bird in a Box" – 3:16
  11. "1967" – 5:23
  12. "Cruelty to Animals" – 4:23

Notes

  • The last track, "Cruelty to Animals", doesn't appear on vinyl and audio cassette versions.
  • The song "Coconuts" was used as the title track for the movie Much Ice Crew's Coconuts (1989).

Personnel

Musicians

  • Adrian Belew – vocals, guitars, piano, bass guitar, drums, percussion, additional instrumentation
  • Mike Barnett – string bass (tracks 2, 11)
  • Audie Belew – vocal ("Oh Daddy")

Technical

  • Adrian Belew – producer
  • Rich Denhart – engineer
  • Dan Harjung – assistant engineer
  • Adrian (Sotto Vocé) – cover design
  • Sandy Ostroff – photography
  • Stan Hertzman – photography

References

  1. ^ "11 Classic Rockers Who Went New Wave For One Album". VH1.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Mr. Music Head at AllMusic
  3. ^ Rollingstone
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