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A concept album based around the lives of Imelda Marcos and her nanny Estrella Cumpas, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's (Norman Cook) Here Lies Love is primarily a great pop record featuring a bevy of name female vocalists. Grand conceptual themes aside, Byrne, Slim, and Slim cohort Tom Gandey (aka Cagedbaby) have delivered a kooky, fun, theatrical, and -- more often than not -- deliriously listenable collection of '70s and '80s club pop. Inspired by a disparate set of sources, not the least of which included his reading of Ryszard Kapuscinski's book The Emperor as well as various reports detailing the former First Lady of the Philippines' penchant for disco and club life, Byrne formulated this would-be stage production based around the notion -- as he says in the liner notes -- of the "bubble worlds of the rich and powerful" set to the popular sounds (disco, soul, Latin beats, cabaret) of Marcos' time in power. While there is no dialogue in this production, Byrne has crafted each track throughout the album to tell the story and evoke the emotional state of Marcos and her longtime nanny Cumpas' emotional state. And while the story hangs together quite well, the main impression you are left with is that Byrne and Slim have impeccable taste in female singers. Here we get British songstress Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) delivering the title prologue track, an anthemic disco-inflected number that recalls any number of Studio 54 diva hits. Similarly, Tori Amos takes on the role of Marcos' mother, Remedios, on the eerie flamenco-infused "You'll Be Taken Care Of." Along the way you get '80s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, alt-country-rocker Allison Moorer, Irish soul siren Roisin Murphy, Philly punk-dance singer Santigold, Natalie Merchant, Nellie McKay, Martha Wainwright, Sharon Jones, and others.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Mark Rankin, Engineer - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Pauline Kim, Violin - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Garo Yellin, Cello - GREG SMITH, French Horn - David Gold, Viola - Fatboy Slim, Producer, Programmer, Synth Bass, MainArtist - Florence Welch, FeaturedArtist - Hiroko Taguchi, Violin - Amy Kimball, Violin - Cagedbaby, Keyboards - N. Cook, Composer, Lyricist - C J Camerieri, Trumpet - Galina Zhdamova, Violin - Jay Hassler, Clarinet - MIchael Seltzer, Trombone - Rick Heckman, Flute, Oboe - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - John Reynolds, Engineer - Mauro Refosco, Percussion - Patrick Dillett, Producer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - PAUL FRAZIER, Bass - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, Producer, MainArtist - St. Vincent, FeaturedArtist - Thomas Bartlett, Piano - Cagedbaby, Hammond Organ - N. Cook, Composer, Lyricist - Candie Payne, FeaturedArtist - Mark Degli Antoni, Marimba, Mellotron - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Mauro Refosco, Cajon - Patrick Dillett, Producer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals, MainArtist - Tori Amos, FeaturedArtist - Fatboy Slim, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist - Mark Hawley, Engineer - Thomas Bartlett, Clavinet, Wurlitzer - Graham Hawthorne, Cajon - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Mauro Refosco, Bells, Shaker, Udu Drums - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Pauline Kim, Violin - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, MainArtist - Garo Yellin, Cello - David Gold, Viola - Fatboy Slim, MainArtist - GIL GOLDSTEIN, Orchestral Arranger - Martha Wainwright, FeaturedArtist - David Young, Flute, Oboe - Hiroko Taguchi, Violin - Amy Kimball, Violin - Cagedbaby, Producer, Upright Bass - Cyrus Beroukhim, Viola - Jay Hassler, Clarinet - Mark Degli Antoni, Piano - Chad Yarbrough, French Horn - Galina Zhdanova, Violin - Ken Finn, Euphonium - Kenneth De Carlo, Trumpet - Ronald John Sheppard, Trumpet - Theodore Primis, French Horn - Arthur Cook, Cello - Tony Finno, Orchestral Arranger, Rhodes Piano
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Nellie McKay, FeaturedArtist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, Producer, Bass, Synthesizer, Loops, MainArtist - N. Cook, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Steve Earle, FeaturedArtist - PAUL FRAZIER, Bass - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, Producer, MainArtist - Allison Moorer, Backing Vocals - Thomas Bartlett, Piano - Graham Hawthorne, Drums - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Cyndi Lauper, FeaturedArtist - D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, Synthesizer, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, Producer, Keyboards, MainArtist - Thomas Bartlett, Wurlitzer - Cagedbaby, Keyboards - N. Cook, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - PAUL FRAZIER, Bass - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Electric Guitar, 12 String Guitar, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, MainArtist - Allison Moorer, FeaturedArtist - Cagedbaby, Producer, Drums, Keyboards Programming - T. Gandey, Composer, Lyricist
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Piano, Trumpet, Clavinet, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, MainArtist - Cagedbaby, Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Bass Programmer - Charmaine Clamor, FeaturedArtist - Ganda Suthivarakom, Backing Vocals
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Barry Danielian, Trumpet - John Reynolds, Engineer - Paul Shapiro, Baritone Saxophone - Mauro Refosco, Percussion - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - ROISIN MURPHY, FeaturedArtist - PAUL FRAZIER, Bass - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - David Mann, Tenor Saxophone - Fatboy Slim, Producer, MainArtist - Thomas Bartlett, Wurlitzer - Dan Levine, Trombone, Horns Arranger - N. Cook, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - MaJiker, Engineer - Patrick Dillett, Producer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Camille, FeaturedArtist - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, Organ, Backing Vocals, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, Producer, MainArtist - Cagedbaby, Wurlitzer - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - PAUL FRAZIER, Bass - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, MainArtist - Theresa Andersson, FeaturedArtist - Cagedbaby, Producer, Keyboards, Programming - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
DISC 2
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - SHARON JONES, FeaturedArtist - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, Producer, Bass, Brass, MainArtist - N. Cook, Composer, Lyricist - Mark Degli Antoni, Organ - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - John Reynolds, Engineer - Mark Rankin, Engineer - Mauro Refosco, Tambourine - Patrick Dillett, Producer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - PAUL FRAZIER, Bass - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, Producer, Organ, MainArtist - Alice Russell, FeaturedArtist - Cagedbaby, Keyboards - N. Cook, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Kate Pierson, FeaturedArtist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - PAUL FRAZIER, Bass - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, MainArtist - Cagedbaby, Producer, Keyboards - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Cavaquinho, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, Producer, MainArtist - Sia, FeaturedArtist - Thomas Bartlett, Keyboards - N. Cook, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Sandrone, Bass - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Mauro Refosco, Congas, Shaker - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Percussion, Synthesizer, Programming, MainArtist - Fatboy Slim, Producer, MainArtist - Santigold, FeaturedArtist - Thomas Bartlett, Clavichord, Bass Organ, Wurlitzer - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - José Luis Pardo, Guitar - Patrick Dillett, Producer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, MainArtist - J. Pardo, Composer, Lyricist - Fatboy Slim, Producer, Programmer, MainArtist - Los Amigos Invisibles, Producer, Engineer - Cagedbaby, Synthesizer - N. Cook, Composer, Lyricist - Armando Figuerdo, Fender Rhodes Piano - Jose Rafael Torres, Bass
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Nicole Atkins, FeaturedArtist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Pauline Kim, Violin - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Garo Yellin, Cello - GREG SMITH, French Horn - David Gold, Viola - Fatboy Slim, Producer, Keyboards, Bass, Loops, MainArtist - Hiroko Taguchi, Violin - Amy Kimball, Violin - N. Cook, Composer, Lyricist - C J Camerieri, Trumpet - Jay Hassler, Clarinet - MIchael Seltzer, Trombone - Rick Heckman, Flute, Oboe - Galina Zhdanova, Violin
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Natalie Merchant, FeaturedArtist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Pauline Kim, Violin - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, MainArtist - Garo Yellin, Cello - GREG SMITH, French Horn - David Gold, Viola - Fatboy Slim, MainArtist - Hiroko Taguchi, Violin - Amy Kimball, Violin - Cagedbaby, Producer, Keyboards - C J Camerieri, Trumpet - Jay Hassler, Clarinet - MIchael Seltzer, Trombone - Rick Heckman, Flute, Oboe - Galina Zhdanova, Violin - Ganda Suthivarakom, Backing Vocals - Tony Finno, Orchestral Arranger - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, Recorded by, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Pauline Kim, Violin - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Garo Yellin, Cello - David Gold, Viola - Fatboy Slim, MainArtist - David Young, Flute, Oboe - Hiroko Taguchi, Violin - Amy Kimball, Violin - Cagedbaby, Producer, Keyboards - Cyrus Beroukhim, Viola - Jay Hassler, Clarinet - Chad Yarbrough, French Horn - Galina Zhdanova, Violin - Ken Finn, Euphonium - Kenneth De Carlo, Trumpet - Ronald John Sheppard, Trumpet - Theodore Primis, French Horn - Arthur Cook, Cello - Shara Nova, FeaturedArtist
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Cyndi Lauper, FeaturedArtist - D. BYRNE, Composer, Lyricist - Patrick Dillett, Producer, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Greg Calbi, Remastering Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Pauline Kim, Violin - Steve Fallone, Remastering Engineer - David Byrne, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist - Tori Amos, FeaturedArtist - Garo Yellin, Cello - David Gold, Viola - Fatboy Slim, MainArtist - Mark Hawley, Engineer - David Young, Flute, Oboe - Hiroko Taguchi, Violin - Amy Kimball, Violin - Cagedbaby, Producer, Keyboards - Cyrus Beroukhim, Viola - Jay Hassler, Clarinet - Chad Yarbrough, French Horn - Galina Zhdanova, Violin - Ken Finn, Euphonium - Kenneth De Carlo, Trumpet - Ronald John Sheppard, Trumpet - Theodore Primis, French Horn - T. Gandey, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Sandrone, Bass - Arthur Cook, Cello - Tony Finno, Piano - Simon Thorton, Engineer
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2009, 2023 Nonesuch Records Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
A concept album based around the lives of Imelda Marcos and her nanny Estrella Cumpas, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's (Norman Cook) Here Lies Love is primarily a great pop record featuring a bevy of name female vocalists. Grand conceptual themes aside, Byrne, Slim, and Slim cohort Tom Gandey (aka Cagedbaby) have delivered a kooky, fun, theatrical, and -- more often than not -- deliriously listenable collection of '70s and '80s club pop. Inspired by a disparate set of sources, not the least of which included his reading of Ryszard Kapuscinski's book The Emperor as well as various reports detailing the former First Lady of the Philippines' penchant for disco and club life, Byrne formulated this would-be stage production based around the notion -- as he says in the liner notes -- of the "bubble worlds of the rich and powerful" set to the popular sounds (disco, soul, Latin beats, cabaret) of Marcos' time in power. While there is no dialogue in this production, Byrne has crafted each track throughout the album to tell the story and evoke the emotional state of Marcos and her longtime nanny Cumpas' emotional state. And while the story hangs together quite well, the main impression you are left with is that Byrne and Slim have impeccable taste in female singers. Here we get British songstress Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) delivering the title prologue track, an anthemic disco-inflected number that recalls any number of Studio 54 diva hits. Similarly, Tori Amos takes on the role of Marcos' mother, Remedios, on the eerie flamenco-infused "You'll Be Taken Care Of." Along the way you get '80s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, alt-country-rocker Allison Moorer, Irish soul siren Roisin Murphy, Philly punk-dance singer Santigold, Natalie Merchant, Nellie McKay, Martha Wainwright, Sharon Jones, and others.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:30:27
- Main artists: David Byrne Fatboy Slim
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Nonesuch
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc. ℗ 2010, 2023 Nonesuch Records, Inc.
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