Uh-Oh (David Byrne album)

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Uh-Oh
Uh-Oh (Davivd Byrne album) coverart.jpg
Studio album by
David Byrne
ReleasedMarch 3, 1992 (1992-03-03)
RecordedApril 1991–October 1991
Genre Art rock, alternative rock, worldbeat
Length52:47
Label Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. [1]
Producer Nick Launay
David Byrne chronology
The Forest
(1991)		Uh-Oh
(1992)		 David Byrne
(1994)
Singles from Uh-Oh
  1. "Hanging Upside Down"
    Released: 1992
  2. "She's Mad"
    Released: 1992
  3. "Girls On My Mind"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly A- [5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 6/10 [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 5/10 [9]

Uh-Oh is the second studio album by Scottish-American musician David Byrne, released in 1992. [10] [11] [12]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 125 on the Billboard 200. [13] The single "She's Mad" reached No. 3 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. [14]

Production

The album was produced by Nick Launay. [15] The cover portrays angels gathered around a cartoon dog (god spelled backward). [16]

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote that "Byrne has finally figured out how to make the wacky Pan-American dance album he's been after since the mid-1980's." [17] The Guardian deemed Uh-Oh "the most Talking-Heads-esque of Byrne’s solo albums, albeit with a Latin-American influence." [18] The Washington Post thought that Byrne's "yelps, which range from intentionally comic to comically arty, rarely dominate their rhythmically dense, albeit melodically bland, settings." [19] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that the "Afro-Brazilian influences are more fully integrated now than on 1989's Rei Momo ." [20]

The track "A Million Miles Away" was used as the theme song of the TV show Flying Blind .

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Byrne; except where indicated

No.TitleLength
1."Now I'm Your Mom" (Byrne, Angel Fernandez)4:43
2."Girls on My Mind"3:52
3."Something Ain't Right" (Byrne, Terry Allen)3:37
4."She's Mad"5:20
5."Hanging Upside Down" (Byrne, Fernandez)4:31
6."A Walk in the Dark"4:21
7."Twistin' in the Wind"4:14
8."The Cowboy Mambo (Hey Lookit Me Now)"3:37
9."Monkey Man"4:07
10."A Million Miles Away"4:24
11."Tiny Town" (Byrne, Fernandez)5:03
12."Somebody"4:59

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Worldwide1991 Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. CD26799
Cassette tape4-26799
1992CD926799
26799
19957599-26799

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