Grown Backwards is an album by David Byrne, released March 16, 2004.
All tracks written by David Byrne, except where noted.
- "Glass, Concrete & Stone" – 4:13
- "The Man Who Loved Beer" (Donald Charles Book and Kurt Wagner of Lambchop) – 2:41
- "Au fond du Temple Saint" (Georges Bizet, Eugène Cormon, Michel Carré, from Les pêcheurs de perles) - 4:49
- "Empire" – 4:12
- "Tiny Apocalypse" – 4:03
- "She Only Sleeps" – 2:57
- "Dialog Box" – 3:30
- "The Other Side of this Life" – 4:00
- "Why" – 2:54
- "Pirates" – 3:52
- "Civilization" – 3:17
- "Astronaut" – 2:55
- "Glad" – 1:58
- "Un Dì, Felice, Eterea" (Giuseppe Verdi, from La Traviata) – 2:51
- "Lazy" (bonus track) (Byrne/X-Press 2) – 9:35
"Glass, Concrete & Stone"
David Byrne – vocals, nylon-string guitar
David Hilliard – hi-hat
Mauro Refosco – marimba, percussion
Jane Scarpantoni – cello
Recorded at Loveshack Studio, New York City
"The Man Who Loved Beer"
Elaine Barber – harp
David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar
Paul Frazier – bass guitar
Mike Maddox – accordion
Freddie Mendoza – trombone, euphonium
John Mills – clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
Mauro Refosco – percussion
The Tosca Strings:
Ames Asbell – viola
Jamie Desautels – violin
Douglas Harvey – cello
Leigh Mahoney – violin
Sara Nelson – cello
Tracy Seeger – violin
Recorded at Avatar, New York City
"Au Fond du Temple Saint"
Elaine Barber – harp
Stephen Barber – prepared piano
Tom Burritt – marimba, tympani
David Byrne – vocals
Pamelia Kurstin – theremin
Mike Maddox – accordion
Freddie Mendoza – trombone, euphonium
John Mills – clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
The Tosca Strings
Rufus Wainwright – vocals
"Empire"
Ray Anderson – trombone
David Byrne – vocals, dobro
Alex Foster – tenor saxophone
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Vincent Herring – alto saxophone
Karen Mantler – organ
Keith O'Quinn – trombone
Bob Routch – French horn
Gary Smulyan – baritone saxophone
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Bob Stewart – tuba
Steve Swallow – bass guitar
Recorded RPM Studio, New York City
"Tiny Apocalypse"
Lisa Aferiat – violin
Georgia Boyd – viola
Barry Burns – spacey guitar, Rhodes
David Byrne – vocals, Rhodes
Donald Gillan – cello
Robert Irvine – cello
Greg Lawson – violin
Una McGlone – bass
Johnny Quinn – drum kit
Fiona Stephen – violin
Recorded at CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow
"She Only Sleeps"
David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar
Joe Cooper – percussion
Paul Godfrey – sequencing
Ross Godfrey – keyboards
Andy Waterworth – bass guitar
Recorded at Cheeba Central, London Produced by Morcheeba Productions
"Dialog Box"
Jon Blondell – trombone
David Byrne – vocals, electric guitars
Paul Frazier – bass guitar
John Mills – baritone sax
Mauro Refosco – percussion
Steve Williams – drum kit
Recorded at Avatar, New York City, horns recorded at Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas
"The Other Side of This Life"
Elaine Barber – harp
David Byrne – vocals, semi-nylon guitar
Paul Frazier – bass guitar
Mauro Refosco – percussion, samples, kitchen implements
The Tosca Strings
Steve Williams – drum kit, cowbell
Recorded at Avatar, New York City
"Why"
David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar, programming
Paul Frazier – bass guitar
Mauro Refosco – percussion
Jon Spurney – keyboards
The Tosca Strings
Kenny Wollesen – drum kit
Drums recorded at Skyline, New York City
"Pirates"
Jon Blondell – trombone
David Byrne – vocals, acoustic guitar
Paul Frazier – bass
John Mills – baritone sax
Mauro Refosco – percussion
The Tosca Strings
Kenny Wollesen – drum kit
Drums recorded at Skyline, New York City, horns recorded at Congress House Studio
"Civilization"
David Byrne – vocals, acoustic guitar
Paul Frazier – bass
Alan Ford – vacuum cleaner
John Linnell – accordion
Mauro Refosco – percussion
Kenny Wollesen – drum kit, slit drum
Drums recorded at Skyline, New York City
"Astronaut"
David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar
Paul Frazier – bass guitar
Pamelia Kurstin – theremin
Mauro Refosco – percussion
Steve Williams – percussion
"Glad"
Jon Blondell – trombone
David Byrne – vocals, nylon-string guitar
Paul Frazier – bass
John Mills – clarinet, bass clarinet
Mauro Refosco – percussion
The Tosca Strings
Steve Williams – spaghetti percussion
Horns recorded at Congress House Studio
"Un di Felice, Eterea"
David Byrne – vocals
David Creswell – viola
Katherine Fong – violin
Soo Hyun Kwon – violin
Dawn Hannay – viola
Philip Myers – French horn
Mark Nuccio – clarinet
Sandra Park – violin
John Patitucci – bass guitar
Alan Stepansky – cellos
Jeremy Turner – cellos
Jon Vercesi – Rhodes
Shelly Woodworth – oboe, English horn
Sharon Yamada – violin
Recorded at Sound on Sound, New York City
"Lazy"
David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, drum programming
Patrick Dillett – background vocals
Paul Frazier – bass
Mauro Refosco – percussion
The Tosca Strings
Steve Williams – drum triggers