Naked

1988 Alternative Rock New Wave

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Tracklist

A1 Blind 4:58
A2 Mr. Jones 4:18
A3 Totally Nude 4:03
A4 Ruby Dear 3:48
A5 (Nothing But) Flowers 5:14
B1 The Democratic Circus 5:01
B2 The Facts Of Life 6:26
B3 Mommy Daddy You And I 3:58
B4 Big Daddy 4:01
B5 Cool Water 5:08

Musicians

James FearnleyAccordion
Philippe ServainAccordion
Bobby PorcelliAlto Saxophone
Mitch FrohmanAlto Saxophone
Stan HarrisonAlto Saxophone
Angel FernandezArranged By (Horns), Trumpet
Jerry HarrisonArranged By (Horns), Keyboards, Piano (French), Organ (Hammond), Music By, Tambourine, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Shaker
Lenny PickettArranged By (Horns), Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Steve SacksBaritone Saxophone
Steve ElsonBaritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Dale TurkBass Trombone
Tina WeymouthBass, Music By, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Organ
David ByrneDesign Concept (Cover Concept), Guitar, Lead Vocals, Lyrics By, Music By, Cover (Concept), Backing Vocals, Keyboards
Chris FrantzDrums, Music By
Yves N’DjockGuitar
Johnny MarrGuitar (12-string, Twang Bar)
Wally BadarouKeyboards, Recording Supervisor (Chief Inspector)
Mory KantéKora
Brice WassyMaracas, Percussion (Leg Seed Pods, Ashtray), Spoons, Bells, Shaker, Tambourine, Cowbell
Moussa CissokhoPercussion
Nino GioiaPercussion
Manolo BadrenaShaker, Cowbell, Wood Block, Congas
Abdou M’BoupTalking Drum, Congas, Cowbell, Percussion
Al AcostaTenor Saxophone
Robin EubanksTrombone
Charlie SepulvedaTrumpet
Jose JerezTrumpet
Laurie FrinkTrumpet
Steve GluzbandTrumpet
Earl GardnerTrumpet, Flugelhorn
Eric WeissbergPedal Steel Guitar, Dobro
Kirsty MacCollBacking Vocals
Sydney ThiamCongas
Don BrooksHarmonica
Phil BodnerCor Anglais

Production

Also credited. Engineer (Assistant Recording): Jean-Loup Morette. Engineer (Assistant): Nick Delre. Engineer (Mixing): Nick Delre, Fernando Kral, James Farber, Mark Wallis. Engineer (Overdubbing): Fernando Kral. Engineer (Recording): Richard Manwaring. Management: Gary Kurfirst. Mastered By (Original Mastering): Jack Skinner. Painting (Cover Painting): Paula Wright. Cover: Paula Wright. Photography By (Back Cover Photo): Frederic Lewis. Photography By (Band Photos): Chris Callis.

Release notes

pressing variant as indicated by the letter “A” embossed
into the B side label, or by a small “o” stamped in the run=outs.

Lyrics and credits are printed on the inner sleeve.

Text running from gatefold into inner sleeve with only “If” visible on gatefold:
“If there is no Tiger in the mountains, the Monkey will be King.” -- Chinese Proverb

Issued with a “Unipak” style gatefold sleeve.

Some copies have a gold promotional stamp on the sleeve.

Catalog number 9 25654-1 on spine, inner sleeve.
Catalog number 1-25654 on labels.

Fly and Sire logos on back cover, labels. “Fly/Sire Records Company” on spine.

Recorded at Studio Davout, Paris.
Overdubbing & Mixing at Sigma Sound NYC
Original Mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC

All lyrics © 1988
Published in U.S. and Canada by Index Music Inc. ASCAP All rights outside the U.S. and Canada adm. by WB Music Corp. ASCAP
℗ 1988 Sire Records Company
© 1988 Sire Records Company & THTI.
Made in U.S.A.