The Catherine Wheel (album)

LP track listing

All songs written by David Byrne, except as indicated.

Side one

1. "His Wife Refused" – 4:26
2. "Two Soldiers" (music: Byrne, Brian Eno) – 4:45
3. "The Red House" – 3:17
4. "My Big Hands (Fall Through the Cracks)" – 2:45
5. "Big Business" (lyrics: Byrne, music: Byrne, John Chernoff) – 5:16

Side two

6. "Eggs in a Briar Patch" – 3:31
7. "Poison" – 2:38
8. "Cloud Chamber" – 2:42
9. "What a Day That Was" – 5:32
10. "Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)" – 4:45
11. "Light Bath" – 1:08

Cassette and CD track listing

All songs written by David Byrne, except as indicated.

1. "Light Bath" – 1:09
2. "His Wife Refused" – 4:31
3. "Ade" (music: Byrne, Eno)  – 3:22
4. "Walking" (music: Byrne, John Chernoff)  – 0:52
5. "Two Soldiers" (music: Byrne, Brian Eno)  – 3:31
6. "Under the Mountain" – 0:53
7. "Dinosaur" – 2:36
8. "The Red House" – 3:17
9. "Wheezing" – 3:12
10. "Eggs in a Briar Patch" – 3:31
11. "Poison" – 2:31
12. "Cloud Chamber" – 2:50
13. "Black Flag" – 2:29
14. "My Big Hands (Fall Through the Cracks)" – 2:46
15. "Combat" (music: Byrne, Chernoff)  – 2:45
16. "Leg Bells" (lyrics: Byrne, music: Byrne, Chernoff)  – 2:40
17. "The Blue Flame" – 3:25
18. "Big Business" (lyrics: Byrne, music: Byrne, Chernoff)  – 5:06
19. "Dense Beasts" – 3:11
20. "Five Golden Sections" – 2:53
21. "What a Day That Was" – 5:30
22. "Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)" – 4:43
23. "Light Bath" – 1:10

Personnel

"His Wife Refused"

Adrian Belew – steel drum guitar

David Byrne – vocals, bass, guitars

John Chernoff – gung gong

Yogi Horton – drums

Bernie Worrell – mini Moog, piano

"Two Soldiers"

Adrian Belew – guitars

David Byrne – basses, guitar, OBX, primetime

John Chernoff – congas

Brian Eno – bass, piano

Yogi Horton – drums

"The Red House"

David Byrne – basses, guitars, Prophet synthesizer

Brian Eno – Prophet synthesizer, scream

Yogi Horton – drums

"My Big Hands"

David Byrne – vocals, bass, guitars, percussion, Prophet synthesizer

Yogi Horton – drums

"Big Business"

David Byrne – vocals, bass, fierce and high guitars

John Chernoff – galloping guitar

Bernie Worrell – clavinet

"Eggs in a Briar Patch"

Adrian Belew – floating guitars

David Byrne – guitars, horses

John Chernoff – gung gong

Brian Eno – bass, vibes

Jerry Harrison – clavinet

Yogi Horton – drums

"Poison"

David Byrne – vocals, bass, guitars, mini synthesizer, Prophet synthesizer strings

Dolette McDonald – vocals

"Cloud Chamber"

David Byrne – kitchen metals

Jerry Harrison – large drum

Twyla Tharp – water pot

"What a Day That Was"

David Byrne – vocals, bass, guitars, synthesizers

John Cooksey – drums

Steve Scales – congas

"Big Blue Plymouth"

David Byrne – vocals, guitars

Sue Halloran – vocals

Yogi Horton – concert toms, drums

"Light Bath"

David Byrne – triggered flutes

John Chernoff – percussion

CD credits

Adrian Belew – electric guitar, steel guitar, sound effects, steel drums, beats

David Byrne – synthesizer, bass guitar, flute, guitar, piano, sound effects, vocals, clavinet, Prophet synthesizer, Oberheim synthesizer

John Chernoff – guitar, percussion, piano, conga, gung gong, drums

John Cooksey – drums

Brian Eno – bass guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards, background vocals, vibraphone, Prophet synthesizer, screams

Doug Gray – double bell euphonium

Sue Halloran – vocals

Jerry Harrison – organ, drums, clavinet

Richard Horowitz – ney

Yogi Horton – drums, concert toms

Dolette McDonald – vocals

Steve Scales – percussion, conga

Bernie Worrell – synthesizer, piano, keyboards, clavinet, Moog synthesizer