Released 1987 Producer Mark Heard | Release date 1987 | |
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Recorded Fingerprint RecordersLos Angeles, California Labels What? Records, A&M Records Similar Mark Heard albums, Rock music albums | ||
Ideola 1 i am an emotional man tribal opera 1987
Tribal Opera is an album by Mark Heard (using the pseudonym iDEoLA), released in 1987 on What? Records. It is a full-on solo project, put together by Heard in his home studio using samples and acoustic, electric and electronic instruments. The band name iDEoLA has no particular meaning; of it Heard said, It's not supposed to be mysterious or anything; I just put a band together and right now I happen to be the only one in it." The album was a bold step away from the country/folk-rock atmosphere of much of Heard's prior and subsequent music.
Contents
- Ideola 1 i am an emotional man tribal opera 1987
- Mark heard backwards from the ideola tribal opera project
- Track listing
- Side one
- Side two
- The band
- Additional musicians
- Songs
- References
Both Rich Mullins and Olivia Newton-John later covered "How To Grow Up Big and Strong" on their own albums. Americana artist John Austin covered "Go Ask the Dead Man".
Mark heard backwards from the ideola tribal opera project
Track listing
All songs written by Mark Heard.
Side one
- "I Am An Emotional Man" - 4:30
- "Is It Any Wonder" - 3:49
- "Watching the Ship Go Down" - 3:53
- "Talk To Me" - 3:49
- "Go Ask the Dead Man" - 3:52
Side two
- "Love Is Bigger Than Life" - 3:37
- "How To Grow Up Big and Strong" - 5:07
- "Everybody Dances" - 4:07
- "Why Can't We Just Say No" - 4:24
- "Hold Back Your Tears" - 3:47
The band
Additional musicians
People who hit things for digital samples at Fingerprint Recorders: Doug Mathews, David McSparran, Steve Hindalong, David Baker (who also played the Wengi Drum introduction for "Talk To Me") and Dan Michaels
Songs
1I Am an Emotional Man4:30
2Is It Any Wonder3:49
3Watching the Ship Go Down3:53