Look into the Eyeball
Look into the Eyeball is the sixth studio album by musician David Byrne, released on May 8, 2001. The single "Like Humans Do" was supplied with the Windows XP operating system to showcase Microsoft's Windows Media Player.[3][4]
| Look into the Eyeball | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 8, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | The Cutting Room Studio and Sound on Sound Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Art rock, alternative rock, folk rock, worldbeat | |||
| Length | 38:46 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Michael Mangini | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10) link |
"Desconocido Soy" is a Spanish language song, performed with Nrü (a.k.a. Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega) from Café Tacuba. The title means "I Am Unknown" in English.[5]
As of August 2001 the album has sold 63,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[6]
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by David Byrne
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "U.B. Jesus" | 3:49 |
| 2. | "The Revolution" | 2:15 |
| 3. | "The Great Intoxication" | 2:36 |
| 4. | "Like Humans Do" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Broken Things" | 4:29 |
| 6. | "The Accident" | 2:34 |
| 7. | "Desconocido Soy" | 2:38 |
| 8. | "Neighborhood" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Smile" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "The Moment of Conception" | 2:55 |
| 11. | "Walk on Water" | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Everyone's in Love with You" | 2:27 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "All Over Me" | 5:18 |
| 14. | "Princess" | 3:56 |
Personnel
- David Byrne – vocals and guitar, keyboards on "Walk on the Water", Mellotron on "Everyone's in Love with You", and timpani on "The Accident"
- Additional musicians
- Thom Bell – Rhodes on "Neighborhood"
- Herb Besson – trombone
- Virgil Blackwell – clarinet on "Smile"
- Kysia Bostic – back-up vocals
- Paulo Braga – percussion on "The Great Intoxication"
- Vinicius Cantuária – percussion on "The Great Intoxication"
- Bob Carlisle – French horn
- Tara Chambers – cello
- Vivian Cherry – back-up vocals
- Greg Cohen – upright bass
- Imani Coppola – back-up vocals on "Everyone's in Love with You"
- Nick Cords – viola
- Michael Davis – trombone
- Larry Etkin – flugelhorn and trumpet on "Broken Things"
- Bruno Eicher – violin
- Arlen Fast – bassoon on "The Accident""
- Paul Frazier – bass guitar
- Robert Funk – trombone on "Broken Things"
- Karen Griffin – piccolo
- Dawn Hannay – viola
- Jim Hayes – trumpet on "Like Humans Do"
- Birch Johnson – trombone on "Broken Things"
- Bradley Jones – bass on "The Revolution", baby bass on "Everyone's in Love with You"
- Rodd Kadleck – trumpet
- Vivek Kamath – viola
- Lisa Kim – violin
- Judy Leclair – bassoon on "The Accident""
- Ken Lewis – bass and keyboards
- Eileen Moon – cello
- Kristina Mosso – violin
- Maxim Moston – violin
- Nrü (a.k.a. Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega) – vocals on "Desconocido Soy"
- Suzanne Ornstein – violin
- Sandra Park – violin
- Rajnhidur Pejursdottir – violin
- Shawn Pelton – drum kit and percussion
- Susan Pray – viola
- Dan Reed – violin
- Mauro Refosco – percussion
- Robert Rinehart – viola
- Stewart Rose – French horn
- Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone
- Marlon Saunders – back-up vocals
- Laura Seaton – violin
- Sarah Seiver – cello
- Fiona Simon – violin
- Alan Stepansky – cello
- John Vercesi – Rhodes on "The Revolution"
- Shelley Woodworth – English horn on "The Great Intoxication"
- Sharon Yamada – violin
- Production
- David Byrne – photography
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Danny Clinch – photography
- Stephen Doyle – photography
- Ken Lewis – engineering, mixing (tracks 2 to 12)
- Michael Mangini – producer
- Doyle Partners – artwork
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 2001-05-08 | Virgin | CD | 50924 |
References
- "Look into the Eyeball by David Byrne". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- Allmusic review
- David Byrne to Provide Promotional Music for Windows XP: "Like Humans Do" to Give Music Fans a Taste of the Digital Music Experience in Windows XP Archived 2007-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Microsoft
- You May Find Yourself On Windows XP, Forbes.com
- "Desconocido Soy" - Look into the Eyeball. DavidByrne.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
- "You May Find Yourself On Windows XP". Forbes.
External links
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