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 "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[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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