The Talking Animals is an album by T Bone Burnett, released in 1988.
The guest musicians include Peter Case, Bono, and Tonio K, among others.
Reception Brett Hartenbach of AllMusic thought that "even with a few less than stellar songs, The Talking Animals is a strong, inspired record." Trouser Press called the album "all in all, worth hearing, though one wishes this talented jerk weren’t so impressed with himself." Robert Christgau wrote: "I hate to let the cat out of the bag, but this guy is pretentious."
Track listing All songs by T Bone Burnett unless otherwise noted.
Side one "The Wild Truth" – 3:38 "Monkey Dance" – 4:43 "Image" – 4:02 "Dance, Dance, Dance" – 2:45 "The Killer Moon" (Burnett, M. Burnett, Peter Case) – 5:00
Side two "Relentless" – 3:24 "Euromad" – 4:21 "Purple Heart" (Bono, Burnett) – 4:36 "You Could Look It Up" – 2:41 "The Strange Case of Frank Cash and the Morning Paper" (Burnett, Tonio K) – 5:25
Personnel Musicians
T Bone Burnett – guitar David Rhodes – guitar Mickey Curry – drums Tony Levin – bass Jerry Scheff – bass Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – bass Mitchell Froom – harmonium, electric piano, clavinet Tom Canning – piano Sexteto Mayor Singers: T Bone Burnett Cait O'Riordan Ruben Blades Ludmilla Peter Case Bono Tonio K David Rhodes
Production Produced by David Rhodes and T Bone Burnett Recorded by Tchad Blake at Sunset Sound and Sunset Sound Factory with Mike Kloster Mastered by Bob Ludwig
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