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“The Book I Read” by Talking Heads
From the album Talking Heads: 77 (1977)
“The Book I Read” by Talking Heads appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1977 on the album Talking Heads: 77. Its best result is #1346 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,920 alternative song of all time.
"The Book I Read" comes from Talking Heads: 77, the band's debut, which Sire Records released on September 16, 1977, after sessions that April at Sundragon Studios in New York. David Byrne wrote it, words and music, and sings lead; Tony Bongiovi and Lance Quinn produced it with the band, and Ed Stasium engineered.
The album was a while coming. Labels had been sniffing around since 1975, when Talking Heads were still a trio: Columbia's Mark Spector caught them at CBGB and had them cut a demo, and Beserkley's Mathew Kaufman took them to Great Neck, Long Island, for another, which pleased him more than it pleased the band, who figured they had a lot of improving to do before they set foot in a studio again.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1346 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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