Grown Backwards


Grown Backwards is the sixth solo album and seventh studio album by Scottish musician David Byrne, released on March 16, 2004.

Reception

In 2010, Byrne claimed in his book How Music Works it has sold 127,000 physical albums, 8,000 digital albums and 53,000 digital singles. The album was released on vinyl for the first time on March 15, 2019.

Track listing

All tracks written by David Byrne, except where noted.
  1. "Glass, Concrete & Stone" – 4:13
  2. "The Man Who Loved Beer" – 2:41
  3. "Au fond du Temple Saint" – 4:49
  4. "Empire" – 4:12
  5. "Tiny Apocalypse" – 4:03
  6. "She Only Sleeps" – 2:57
  7. "Dialog Box" – 3:30
  8. "The Other Side of this Life" – 4:00
  9. "Why" – 2:54
  10. "Pirates" – 3:52
  11. "Civilization" – 3:17
  12. "Astronaut" – 2:55
  13. "Glad" – 1:58
  14. "Un Dì, Felice, Eterea" – 2:51
  15. "Lazy" – 9:35
Bonus tracks on 2019 vinyl edition
  1. "Strange Enough" – 2:35
  2. "50212" – 3:40
  3. "Ausencia" – 3:51
  4. "Dreamworld" – 5:01
  5. "Show and Tell" – 2:41
  6. "The Bumps" – 3:25

    Personnel

"Glass, Concrete & Stone"
Recorded at Loveshack Studio, New York City
"The Man Who Loved Beer"
Recorded at Avatar, New York City
"Au Fond du Temple Saint"
"Empire"
Recorded RPM Studio, New York City
"Tiny Apocalypse"
Recorded at CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow
"She Only Sleeps"
Recorded at Cheeba Central, London
Produced by Morcheeba Productions
"Dialog Box"
Recorded at Avatar, New York City, horns recorded at Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas
"The Other Side of This Life"
Recorded at Avatar, New York City
"Why"
Drums recorded at Skyline, New York City
"Pirates"
Drums recorded at Skyline, New York City, horns recorded at Congress House Studio
"Civilization"
Drums recorded at Skyline, New York City
"Astronaut"
"Glad"
Horns recorded at Congress House Studio
"Un di Felice, Eterea"
Recorded at Sound on Sound, New York City
"Lazy"