Uh-Oh
Studio album by
David Byrne
ReleasedMarch 3, 1992 (1992-03-03)
RecordedApril 1991–October 1991
GenreArt rock, alternative rock, worldbeat
Length52:47
LabelLuaka Bop/Warner Bros.[1]
ProducerNick Launay
David Byrne chronology
The Forest
(1991) 		Uh-Oh
(1992) 		David Byrne
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Robert Christgau(dud)[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA-[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[6]
NME6/10[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10[9]

Uh-Oh is the second studio album by Scottish-American musician David Byrne, released in 1992.[10][11] [12]

The album peaked at No. 125 on the Billboard 200.[13] The single "She's Mad" reached No. 3 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart.[14]

Production

The album was produced by Nick Launay.[15] The cover portrays angels gathered around a cartoon dog (god spelled backward).[16]

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote that "Byrne has finally figured out how to make the wacky Pan-American dance album he's been after since the mid-1980's."[17] The Guardian deemed Uh-Oh "the most Talking-Heads-esque of Byrne’s solo albums, albeit with a Latin-American influence."[18] The Washington Post thought that Byrne's "yelps, which range from intentionally comic to comically arty, rarely dominate their rhythmically dense, albeit melodically bland, settings."[19] The Orlando Sentinel wrote that the "Afro-Brazilian influences are more fully integrated now than on 1989's Rei Momo."[20]

The track "A Million Miles Away" was used as the theme song of the TV show Flying Blind.

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Byrne; except where indicated

No.TitleLength
1."Now I'm Your Mom" (Byrne, Angel Fernandez)4:43
2."Girls on My Mind"3:52
3."Something Ain't Right" (Byrne, Terry Allen)3:37
4."She's Mad"5:20
5."Hanging Upside Down" (Byrne, Fernandez)4:31
6."A Walk in the Dark"4:21
7."Twistin' in the Wind"4:14
8."The Cowboy Mambo (Hey Lookit Me Now)"3:37
9."Monkey Man"4:07
10."A Million Miles Away"4:24
11."Tiny Town" (Byrne, Fernandez)5:03
12."Somebody"4:59

Personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Worldwide 1991 Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. CD 26799
Cassette tape 4-26799
1992 CD 926799
26799
1995 7599-26799

References

  1. ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: David Byrne". www.robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Caro, Mark. "David ByrneUh-Oh (Luaka Bop/Warner) (STAR)(STAR)Perhaps the turning..." chicagotribune.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 107.
  5. ^ "Uh-Oh". EW.com.
  6. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 186.
  7. ^ Morton, Roger (7 March 1992). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 32.
  8. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 102–103.
  9. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 394–395.
  10. ^ "David Byrne | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  11. ^ Moskowitz, David V. (10 November 2015). "The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World [2 volumes]: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Buckley, Peter (18 March 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "David Byrne". Billboard.
  14. ^ "David Byrne". Billboard.
  15. ^ Thompson, Dave (18 March 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  16. ^ Partridge, Christopher (18 March 2014). "The Lyre of Orpheus: Popular Music, the Sacred, and the Profane". OUP USA – via Google Books.
  17. ^ Pareles, Jon (22 March 1992). "RECORDINGS VIEW; David Byrne Finds a Groove Closer to Home" – via NYTimes.com.
  18. ^ "David Byrne – (almost) all of his albums ranked!". the Guardian. 14 June 2018.
  19. ^ Jenkins, Mark (1 March 1992). "POP RECORDINGS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  20. ^ Gettelman, Parry. "DAVID BYRNE". OrlandoSentinel.com.
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