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Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites is a two-disc compilation album released by Talking Heads in 1992. It contains two previously unreleased demo recordings ("Sugar on My Tongue," "I Want to Live"), a non-album a-side ("Love → Building on Fire") and b-side ("I Wish You Wouldn't Say That") and three newly finished songs ("Gangster of Love," "Lifetime Piling Up" and "Popsicle"). The latter three tracks were all based on unreleased outtakes from previous studio sessions and had been finished for exclusive release on this compilation.[2]

The album was also available as a three disc LP set at the time of release.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Byrne, except where noted

Disc one – 1976–1983
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sugar on My Tongue" (Previously unreleased demo, 1975) 2:36
2."I Want to Live" (Previously unreleased demo) 3:23
3."Love → Building on Fire" (Non-album single, 1977) 2:57
4."I Wish You Wouldn't Say That" ("Psycho Killer" single, 1977) 2:36
5."Psycho Killer" (Talking Heads: 77, 1977)Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth4:20
6."Don't Worry About the Government" (Talking Heads: 77, 1977) 3:00
7."No Compassion" (Talking Heads: 77, 1977) 4:50
8."Warning Sign" (More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978)Byrne, Frantz3:54
9."The Big Country" (More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978) 5:30
10."Take Me to the River" (More Songs About Buildings and Food)Al Green, Teenie Hodges5:02
11."Heaven" (Fear of Music, 1979)Byrne, Jerry Harrison4:02
12."Memories Can't Wait" (Fear of Music)Byrne, Harrison3:31
13."I Zimbra" (Fear of Music)Byrne, Brian Eno, Hugo Ball3:07
14."Once in a Lifetime" (Remain in Light, 1980)Byrne, Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth4:19
15."Crosseyed and Painless" (Remain in Light)Byrne, Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth4:45
16."Burning Down the House" (Speaking in Tongues, 1983)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth4:01
17."Swamp" (Speaking in Tongues)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth5:13
18."This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (Speaking in Tongues)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth4:56
Disc two – 1984–1992
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Life During Wartime (Live)" (Stop Making Sense, 1984; originally from Fear of Music)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth5:04
2."Girlfriend Is Better (Live)" (Stop Making Sense; originally from Speaking in Tongues)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth5:06
3."And She Was" (Little Creatures, 1985) 3:39
4."Stay Up Late" (Little Creatures) 3:53
5."Road to Nowhere" (Little Creatures) 4:20
6."Wild Wild Life" (True Stories, 1986) 3:40
7."Love for Sale" (True Stories) 4:32
8."City of Dreams" (True Stories) 5:08
9."Mr. Jones" (Naked, 1988)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth4:20
10."Blind" (Naked)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth5:00
11."(Nothing But) Flowers" (Naked)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth5:34
12."Sax and Violins" (Until the End of the World soundtrack, 1991)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth5:18
13."Gangster of Love" (Previously unreleased, 1992; based on outtakes from Remain in Light and Naked sessions, 1980/1987 and finished in August, 1991)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth4:29
14."Lifetime Piling Up" (Previously unreleased; outtake from Naked sessions, 1987)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth3:53
15."Popsicle" (Previously unreleased; outtake from Speaking in Tongues sessions, 1983)Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth5:19

Charts

Album

Chart (1992) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 7
US Billboard 200[6] 158

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Sax and Violins" US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] 1
1992 "Lifetime Piling Up" US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[7] 11

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline at AllMusic
  2. ^ http://www.talking-heads.nl/index.php/discography/92-sand-in-the-vaseline
  3. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Talking-Heads-Sand-In-The-Vaseline-Popular-Favorites-1976-1992/release/1341310
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Talking Heads – Popular Favorites - Sand in the Vaseline". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Talking Heads | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "Talking Heads Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Talking Heads Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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