Slippery People

~ Recording by Talking Heads

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Slippery People3:30Talking HeadsSpeaking in TonguesTalking HeadsAlbum
  • US1983-06-01
Sire Records9 23883-1
1.4Slippery People?:??Talking HeadsSpeaking in TonguesTalking HeadsAlbum
Sire Records92-3883-1
1.4Slippery People3:33Talking HeadsSpeaking in TonguesTalking HeadsAlbum
Sire Records7599238832
1.4Slippery People3:31Talking HeadsSpeaking in TonguesTalking HeadsAlbum
Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.), Sire Records542191T, W2 23883
1.4Slippery People3:33Talking HeadsSpeaking in Tongues (target, made in West Germany)Talking HeadsAlbum
Sire Records9 23883-2
1.4Slippery People3:30Talking HeadsSpeaking in Tongues (Robert Rauschenberg packaging)Talking HeadsAlbum
Sire Records1-23771
1.4Slippery People3:33Talking HeadsSpeaking in Tongues (target, made in Japan)Talking HeadsAlbum
Sire Records9 23883-2
1.11Slippery People3:30Talking HeadsBest Sellers of the 80’s, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDC 866402
1.4Slippery People3:33Talking HeadsSpeaking in TonguesTalking HeadsAlbum
Sire Records7599-23883-2
1.4Slippery People3:33Talking HeadsSpeaking in TonguesTalking HeadsAlbum
  • JP2006-02-22
Sire RecordsWPCR-75155
1.4Slippery People3:30Talking HeadsSpeaking in TonguesTalking HeadsAlbum
Rhino (reissue label)8122796665
1.4Slippery People3:33Talking HeadsSpeaking in Tongues (club)Talking HeadsAlbumSire Records, Columbia House (distributor, a division of CBS Records Canada Ltd.)9 23883-2, W2-23883
1.4Slippery People3:33Talking HeadsSpeaking in TonguesTalking HeadsAlbumSire RecordsCD 23883
1.4Slippery People3:33Talking HeadsSpeaking in TonguesTalking HeadsAlbumSire Records9 23883-2
1.4Slippery People3:33Talking HeadsSpeaking in TonguesTalking HeadsAlbumSire Records075992388320
1.4Slippery People3:33Talking HeadsSpeaking in Tongues (made in the EU)Talking HeadsAlbumSire Records075992388320
(unknown)
1.11Slippery People3:33Talking HeadsHit That Perfect Beat, Volume 3Various Artists

Relationships

assistant engineer:John Convertino (engineer)
Franklin Gibson (recording engineer)
Jay Mark
engineer:Butch Jones
Alex Sadkin
producer:Talking Heads
mixer:Alex Sadkin
bass, guitar and synthesizer:Tina Weymouth
bass, guitar, keyboard and percussion:David Byrne (Talking Heads)
drums (drum set) and synthesizer:Chris Frantz
guest percussion:Raphael DeJesus
guest saxophone:Dickie Landry
guitar and keyboard:Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
background vocals:Chris Frantz
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
Tina Weymouth
guest background vocals:Nona Hendryx (American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author and actress)
Dolette McDonald
vocals:David Byrne (Talking Heads)
recording of:Slippery People

Slippery People

lyricist:David Byrne (Talking Heads)
composer:David Byrne (Talking Heads)
Chris Frantz
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
Tina Weymouth
publisher:Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher)
Index Music, Inc.
later translated versions:Slippery People