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Talking Heads / Speaking In Tongues (Deluxe Version)

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Talking Heads

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Speaking In Tongues (Deluxe Version)

Release date

May 31, 1983

Duration

5:06

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Rock

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David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth

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Speaking in Tongues is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on June 1, 1983, by Sire Records. After their split with producer Brian Eno and a short hiatus, which allowed the individual members to pursue side projects, recording began in 1982. It became the band's commercial breakthrough and produced the band's sole U.S. top-ten hit, "Burning Down the House", which reached No. 9 on the Billboard chart.

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