The Talking Animals

1988 studio album by T Bone Burnett

The Talking Animals

Studio album by

T Bone Burnett

Released| 1988
Studio| Sunset Sound
Sounset Sound Factory
Genre| Rock and Roll
Length| 40:31
Label| Columbia[1]
Producer| David Rhodes
T Bone Burnett[2]
T Bone Burnett chronology
| T-Bone Burnett
(1986)  | The Talking Animals
(1988)  | The Criminal Under My Own Hat
(1992)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Robert Christgau| B−[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide| [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [6]

The Talking Animals is an album by T Bone Burnett, released in 1988.[7]

The guest musicians include Peter Case, Bono, and Tonio K, among others.[8]

## Reception

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Brett Hartenbach of AllMusic thought that "even with a few less than stellar songs, The Talking Animals is a strong, inspired record."[3] Trouser Press called the album "all in all, worth hearing, though one wishes this talented jerk weren’t so impressed with himself."[9] Robert Christgau wrote: "I hate to let the cat out of the bag, but this guy is pretentious."[4]

## Track listing

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All songs by T Bone Burnett unless otherwise noted.

### Side one

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1. "The Wild Truth" – 3:38
2. "Monkey Dance" – 4:43
3. "Image" – 4:02
4. "Dance, Dance, Dance" – 2:45
5. "The Killer Moon" (Burnett, M. Burnett, Peter Case) – 5:00

### Side two

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1. "Relentless" – 3:24
2. "Euromad" – 4:21
3. "Purple Heart" (Bono, Burnett) – 4:36
4. "You Could Look It Up" – 2:41
5. "The Strange Case of Frank Cash and the Morning Paper" (Burnett, Tonio K) – 5:25

## Personnel

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### Musicians

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* T Bone Burnett – guitar
* David Rhodes – guitar
* Mickey Curry – drums
* Tony Levin – bass
* Jerry Scheff – bass
* Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass
* Mitchell Froom – harmonium, electric piano, clavinet
* Tom Canning – piano
* Sexteto Mayor

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Singers:

* T Bone Burnett
* Cait O'Riordan
* Ruben Blades
* Ludmilla
* Peter Case
* Bono
* Tonio K
* David Rhodes

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### Production

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* Produced by David Rhodes and T Bone Burnett
* Recorded by Tchad Blake at Sunset Sound and Sunset Sound Factory with Mike Kloster
* Mastered by Bob Ludwig

## References

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1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2\. MUZE. p. 68.
2. ^ Himes, Geoffrey (March 13, 1988). "BURNETT'S LACK OF 'ANIMALS' MAGNETISM" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
3. ^ a b Hartenbach, Brett. "The Talking Animals > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
4. ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1354". robertchristgau.com.
5. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 175.
6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 97.
7. ^ "T-Bone Burnett | Biography & History". AllMusic.
8. ^ Thompson, John Joseph (March 17, 2000). "Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll". ECW Press – via Google Books.
9. ^ "T-Bone Burnett". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

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T Bone Burnett

Studio albums|

* The B-52 Band & the Fabulous Skylarks
* Truth Decay
* Proof Through the Night
* T-Bone Burnett
* The Talking Animals
* The Criminal Under My Own Hat
* The True False Identity
* Tooth of Crime
* The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space (with Jay Bellerose and Keefus Ciancia)
* The Invisible Light: Spells (with Jay Bellerose and Keefus Ciancia)
* The Other Side

Live albums|

* T-Bone Burnett Presents The Speaking Clock Revue: Live from the Beacon Theatre

Compilations|

* Twenty Twenty – The Essential T Bone Burnett

EPs|

* Trap Door
* Behind the Trap Door

Related articles|

* Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson

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