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Girlfriend Is Better by Talking Heads

First released: 1983, Length: 5:43

Creators (22)

Instruments

  1. Adrian Belew guitar
  2. Bernie Worrell synthesizer
  3. Brian Eno bass guitar, percussion, keyboard
  4. Chris Frantz percussion, keyboard, synthesizer, membranophone, membranophone
  5. David Byrne bass guitar, percussion, keyboard, guitar
  6. Jerry Harrison bass guitar, percussion, keyboard, keyboard, guitar, guitar
  7. José Rossy percussion
  8. Robert Palmer percussion
  9. Tina Weymouth bass guitar, percussion, keyboard, guitar, synthesizer, double bass

Vocals

  1. Brian Eno background vocals
  2. Chris Frantz background vocals
  3. David Byrne lead vocals
  4. Jerry Harrison background vocals
  5. Nona Hendryx background vocals
  6. Tina Weymouth background vocals

Engineer

  1. Alex Sadkin
  2. Butch Jones
  3. Frank Gibson assistant
  4. Jay Mark assistant
  5. John Convertino assistant

Producer

  1. Talking Heads

Mixer

  1. Alex Sadkin

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Girlfriend Is Better

    Composer

    1. Chris Frantz
    2. David Byrne
    3. Jerry Harrison
    4. Tina Weymouth

    Lyricist

    1. David Byrne

Releases containing this recording (27)

Official

Album

  1. Speaking in Tongues 1983 Talking Heads
  2. Speaking in Tongues 1983 Talking Heads BMG club edition
  3. Speaking in Tongues 1983 Talking Heads repress
  4. Speaking in Tongues 1983 Talking Heads
  5. Speaking in Tongues 1990 Talking Heads
  6. Speaking in Tongues 2005 Talking Heads bonus track version
  7. Speaking in Tongues 16 Jan 2006 Talking Heads
  8. Speaking in Tongues 16 Jan 2006 Talking Heads
  9. Speaking in Tongues 14 Feb 2006 Talking Heads
  10. Speaking in Tongues 28 Feb 2006 Talking Heads deluxe version
  11. Speaking in Tongues 2006 Talking Heads
  12. Speaking in Tongues 16 Dec 2008 Talking Heads
  13. Speaking in Tongues 14 Jan 2009 Talking Heads
  14. Speaking in Tongues 2011 Talking Heads

Album - Compilation

  1. Once in a Lifetime 17 Nov 2003 Talking Heads
  2. Once in a Lifetime 18 Nov 2003 Talking Heads
  3. The Best of Talking Heads 17 Aug 2004 Talking Heads
  4. The Best of Talking Heads 18 Oct 2004 Talking Heads
  5. The Best of Talking Heads 2004 Talking Heads
  6. The Best of Talking Heads 2004 Talking Heads
  7. The Best of Talking Heads 2004 Talking Heads
  8. Talking Heads 04 Oct 2005 Talking Heads
  9. Talking Heads 04 Oct 2005 Talking Heads
  10. Nova 24h 23 Nov 2009 Various Artists
  11. Hot Pop Hits – The 80’s 23 Jul 2021 Various Artists
  12. Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box Talking Heads US release remastered
  13. Once in a Lifetime: The Talking Heads Box Talking Heads remastered