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 guitarDavid Hilliard – hi-hatMauro Refosco – marimba, percussionJane Scarpantoni – celloRecorded at Loveshack Studio, New York City
"The Man Who Loved Beer"
Elaine Barber – harpDavid Byrne – vocals, electric guitarPaul Frazier – bass guitarMike Maddox – accordionFreddie Mendoza – trombone, euphoniumJohn Mills – clarinet, bass clarinet, fluteMauro Refosco – percussionThe Tosca Strings:Ames Asbell – violaJamie Desautels – violinDouglas Harvey – celloLeigh Mahoney – violinSara Nelson – celloTracy Seeger – violinRecorded at Avatar, New York City
"Au Fond du Temple Saint"
Elaine Barber – harpStephen Barber – prepared pianoTom Burritt – marimba, tympaniDavid Byrne – vocalsPamelia Kurstin – thereminMike Maddox – accordionFreddie Mendoza – trombone, euphoniumJohn Mills – clarinet, bass clarinet, fluteThe Tosca StringsRufus Wainwright – vocals"Empire"
Ray Anderson – tromboneDavid Byrne – vocals, dobroAlex Foster – tenor saxophoneEarl Gardner – trumpetVincent Herring – alto saxophoneKaren Mantler – organKeith O'Quinn – tromboneBob Routch – French hornGary Smulyan – baritone saxophoneLew Soloff – trumpetBob Stewart – tubaSteve Swallow – bass guitarRecorded RPM Studio, New York City
"Tiny Apocalypse"
Lisa Aferiat – violinGeorgia Boyd – violaBarry Burns – spacey guitar, RhodesDavid Byrne – vocals, RhodesDonald Gillan – celloRobert Irvine – celloGreg Lawson – violinUna McGlone – bassJohnny Quinn – drum kitFiona Stephen – violinRecorded at CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow
"She Only Sleeps"
David Byrne – vocals, electric guitarJoe Cooper – percussionPaul Godfrey – sequencingRoss Godfrey – keyboardsAndy Waterworth – bass guitarRecorded at Cheeba Central, London Produced by Morcheeba Productions
"Dialog Box"
Jon Blondell – tromboneDavid Byrne – vocals, electric guitarsPaul Frazier – bass guitarJohn Mills – baritone saxMauro Refosco – percussionSteve Williams – drum kitRecorded at Avatar, New York City, horns recorded at Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas
"The Other Side of This Life"
Elaine Barber – harpDavid Byrne – vocals, semi-nylon guitarPaul Frazier – bass guitarMauro Refosco – percussion, samples, kitchen implementsThe Tosca StringsSteve Williams – drum kit, cowbellRecorded at Avatar, New York City
"Why"
David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar, programmingPaul Frazier – bass guitarMauro Refosco – percussionJon Spurney – keyboardsThe Tosca StringsKenny Wollesen – drum kitDrums recorded at Skyline, New York City
"Pirates"
Jon Blondell – tromboneDavid Byrne – vocals, acoustic guitarPaul Frazier – bassJohn Mills – baritone saxMauro Refosco – percussionThe Tosca StringsKenny Wollesen – drum kitDrums recorded at Skyline, New York City, horns recorded at Congress House Studio
"Civilization"
David Byrne – vocals, acoustic guitarPaul Frazier – bassAlan Ford – vacuum cleanerJohn Linnell – accordionMauro Refosco – percussionKenny Wollesen – drum kit, slit drumDrums recorded at Skyline, New York City
"Astronaut"
David Byrne – vocals, electric guitarPaul Frazier – bass guitarPamelia Kurstin – thereminMauro Refosco – percussionSteve Williams – percussion"Glad"
Jon Blondell – tromboneDavid Byrne – vocals, nylon-string guitarPaul Frazier – bassJohn Mills – clarinet, bass clarinetMauro Refosco – percussionThe Tosca StringsSteve Williams – spaghetti percussionHorns recorded at Congress House Studio
"Un di Felice, Eterea"
David Byrne – vocalsDavid Creswell – violaKatherine Fong – violinSoo Hyun Kwon – violinDawn Hannay – violaPhilip Myers – French hornMark Nuccio – clarinetSandra Park – violinJohn Patitucci – bass guitarAlan Stepansky – cellosJeremy Turner – cellosJon Vercesi – RhodesShelly Woodworth – oboe, English hornSharon Yamada – violinRecorded at Sound on Sound, New York City
"Lazy"
David Byrne – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, drum programmingPatrick Dillett – background vocalsPaul Frazier – bassMauro Refosco – percussionThe Tosca StringsSteve Williams – drum triggers
