The Red and the Black
Studio album by Jerry Harrison
Released	1981
Recorded	June 3–17, 1981 (Blank Tapes) June 23–September 12, 1981 (Eldorado)
Studio	Blank Tapes, New York City Eldorado, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	40:07
Label	Sire
Producer	Jerry Harrison, Dave Jerden, Nona Hendryx
Jerry Harrison chronology
The Red and the Black (1981) Casual Gods (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]

The Red and the Black is the debut album by American musician Jerry Harrison, who rose to prominence as a member of the Modern Lovers and Talking Heads. It was released in 1981 by Sire Records. The track "Things Fall Apart" was released as a 7" single in the UK. The track "Slink" was performed live by Talking Heads in 1982. The album was reissued in 2023 with a second instrumental mix version for Record Store Day 2023.

Track listing

All songs written by Jerry Harrison, except where noted. Additional lyrics by Nona Hendryx.

Personnel

• Jerry Harrison – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, clavinet, organ, piano, melodica, percussion

Additional musicians

• Yogi Horton – drums (tracks 1, 4–9)
• John Cooksey – drums (track 2)
• Steve Scales – percussion, drums (track 3)
• George Murray – bass guitar (tracks 1, 4, 8–9)
• Tinker Barfield – bass guitar (tracks 2, 4–5, 8)
• Bernie Worrell – organ (track 2), clavinet (tracks 4–5), synthesizer (track 4)
• Adrian Belew – guitar (track 2), guitar solos (tracks 1–3, 6–7, 9)
• Nona Hendryx – background vocals
• Dolette McDonald – background vocals
• Koko Mae Evans – background vocals

Technical

• Jerry Harrison – producer, mixing, vocal arrangements and production, sleeve design, cover photo
• Nona Hendryx – vocal arrangements and production
• Dave Jerden – producer, engineer, mixing
• Butch Jones – engineer
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering
• M & Co. – sleeve design
• Chris Callis – cover photo