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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Mr. Music Head
| name = Mr. Music Head
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Adrian Belew]]
| artist = [[Adrian Belew]]
| Cover = Adrian Belew - Mr. Music Head.jpg
| cover = Adrian Belew - Mr. Music Head.jpg
| Released = April 28, 1989
| alt =
| Recorded = 1988–89
| released = April 28, 1989
| recorded = 1988–89
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| Studio = Royal Recorders, [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin]]
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| venue =
| Genre = [[Pop rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[electronic rock]], [[experimental rock|avant garde]]
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| 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|Atlantic]]
| Producer = [[Adrian Belew]]
| length = 45:37
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| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Last album = ''[[Desire Caught by the Tail (album)|Desire Caught by the Tail]]''<br />(1986)
| producer = [[Adrian Belew]]
| This album = '''''Mr. Music Head''''' <br />(1989)
| Next album = ''[[Young Lions (album)|Young Lions]]''<br />(1990)}}
| prev_title = [[Desire Caught by the Tail (album)|Desire Caught by the Tail]]
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = [[Young Lions (album)|Young Lions]]
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mr. Music Head
| type = studio
| single1 = Oh Daddy
| single1date = July 1989
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1635/review}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1635/review}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/adrianbelew/albums/album/320957/review/5943529/mr_music_head</ref>
| 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>
}}
}}
'''''Mr. Music Head''''' is the fourth solo album by [[Adrian Belew]], released in April 1989, and his first for [[Atlantic Records]]. It features his first solo hit single, "Oh Daddy".
'''''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==
==Background==


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 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 skills and his ability to create assorted sonic and instrumental impressions via processed guitar sound. The album also features prominent use of [[piano]], an instrument on which Belew was not particularly confident but which he included on several songs that he believed required it.

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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 "Oh Daddy", a humorous father-and-daughter pop duet for Audie (now 11) and him to sing, with lyrics poking gentle fun at Belew's own pop ambitions and career to date. Its video features 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]].


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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 song "Oh Daddy" was released as a single and became a hit: the video clip 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==
All songs written by Adrian Belew, except where noted.
All songs written by Adrian Belew, except where noted.
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# "Cruelty to Animals" – 4:23
# "Cruelty to Animals" – 4:23


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* The last track, "Cruelty to Animals", is not included on vinyl or audio cassette releases.
==Notes==
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* 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==
==Personnel==
===Musicians===
===Musicians===
* Adrian Belew – [[piano]], [[vocals]], [[guitar]], multi-instruments
* Adrian Belew – vocals, guitars, piano, bass guitar, drums, percussion, additional instrumentation
* Mike Barnett – [[string bass]] (tracks 2, 11)
* Mike Barnett – [[string bass]] (tracks 2, 11)
* Audie Belew – vocals on "Oh Daddy"
* Audie Belew – vocal ("Oh Daddy")


===Technical===
===Technical===
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Latest revision as of 05:37, 31 December 2024

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

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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 skills and his ability to create assorted sonic and instrumental impressions via processed guitar sound. The album also features prominent use of piano, an instrument on which Belew was not particularly confident but which he included on several songs that 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 "Oh Daddy", a humorous father-and-daughter pop duet for Audie (now 11) and him to sing, with lyrics poking gentle fun at Belew's own pop ambitions and career to date. Its video features Belew playing the rubber-necked guitar prop which he'd previously employed for the Home of the Brave project with Laurie Anderson.

Track listing

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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
  • The last track, "Cruelty to Animals", is not included on vinyl or audio cassette releases.

Personnel

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Musicians

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

Technical

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

References

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  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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