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Little Creatures

1985 studio album by Talking Heads

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AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Hot Press11/12
Pitchfork8.0/10
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
Tom Hull, on the WebA
Uncut9/10
The Village VoiceA

Little Creatures is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on June 10, 1985, by Sire Records. The album examines themes of Americana and incorporates elements of country music, with many songs featuring steel guitar. It was voted album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, and is the band's best-selling studio album, with more than two million copies sold in the United States. The cover art was created by outsider artist Howard Finster, and was selected as album cover of the year by Rolling Stone.

01Track listing

All tracks are written by David Byrne, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."And She Was"  3:36
2."Give Me Back My Name"  3:20
3."Creatures of Love"  4:12
4."The Lady Don't Mind"  4:03
5."Perfect World"
  • Byrne
  • Frantz
 4:26
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Stay Up Late"3:51
7."Walk It Down"4:42
8."Television Man"6:10
9."Road to Nowhere"4:19
Total length:38:38
1985 UK CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."The Lady Don't Mind" (Extended Mix)6:51
2005 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Road to Nowhere" (Early version)4:37
11."And She Was" (Early version)3:36
12."Television Man" (Extended mix)7:52

02Personnel

Talking Heads

Additional musicians

Recording

  • Jack Skinner, mastering
  • Eric Thorngren, engineer, mixing
  • Melanie West, second engineer

03Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Little Creatures
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 4
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 18
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 4
European Albums (Music & Media) 14
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 9
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) 22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 12
UK Albums (Official Charts) 10
US Billboard 200 20
Weekly chart performance for Little Creatures
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Croatian International Albums (HDU) 3
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) 12

Year-end charts

1985 year-end chart performance for Little Creatures
Chart (1985) Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 7
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 57
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 5
UK Albums (Gallup) 77
1986 year-end chart performance for Little Creatures
Chart (1986) Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 12
UK Albums (Gallup) 59

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for Little Creatures
Chart (1980-1989) Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 21

04Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Little Creatures
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia , 150,000
Germany (BVMI) Gold 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA) 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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