The Red and the Black (album)

The Red and the Black
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

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 "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[edit]

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

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Things Fall Apart"		4:57
2.	"Slink"		4:20
3.	"The New Adventure"		5:05
4.	"Magic Hymie"	Jerry Harrison, Nona Hendryx, Bernie Worrell	4:48

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fast Karma / No Questions"	3:55
2.	"Worlds in Collision"	5:09
3.	"The Red Nights"	3:57
4.	"No More Reruns"	4:21
5.	"No Warning, No Alarm"	3:35

Personnel[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ The Red and the Black at AllMusic
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Jerry Harrison". Retrieved July 19, 2013.

[1] The Red and the Black at AllMusic

[2] "Robert Christgau: CG: Jerry Harrison". Retrieved July 19, 2013.

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