Complete List Of David Byrne Albums And Discography

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This Complete List Of David Byrne Albums And Songs presents the studio albums released under David Byrne’s name, including major collaborative studio projects. David Byrne first came to prominence as the leader of the band Talking Heads. David Byrne was born on May 14, 1952, in Dumbarton, Scotland, and grew up partly in Arbutus, Maryland. This complete David Byrne discography focuses on Byrne’s studio albums and major collaborative studio albums. It does not cover his soundtrack or stage-score records. All these spectacular David Byrne albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included the original release dates with each David Byrne album. Every David Byrne album listed below showcases the entire original album tracklisting.

DAVID BYRNE STUDIO ALBUMS

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981)

Released: February 1, 1981 (with Brian Eno)

Original Album Track Listings:

1. “America Is Waiting” – 3:36
2. “Mea Culpa” – 3:35
3. “Regiment” – 3:56
4. “Help Me Somebody” – 4:18
5. “The Jezebel Spirit” – 4:55
6. “Qu’ran” – 3:46
7. “Moonlight in Glory” – 4:19
8. “The Carrier” – 3:30
9. “A Secret Life” – 2:30
10. “Come with Us” – 2:38
11. “Mountain of Needles” – 2:35

Rei Momo (1989)

Released: September 29, 1989

CD Track Listings:

1. “Independence Day” – 5:45
2. “Make Believe Mambo” – 5:23
3. “The Call of the Wild” – 4:55
4. “Dirty Old Town” – 4:12
5. “The Rose Tattoo” – 3:50
6. “Loco de Amor” – 3:51
7. “The Dream Police” – 3:00
8. “Don’t Want to Be Part of Your World” – 4:56
9. “Marching Through the Wilderness” – 4:30
10. “Good and Evil” – 4:35
11. “Lie to Me” – 3:40
12. “Office Cowboy” – 3:40
13. “Women vs. Men” – 4:06
14. “Carnival Eyes” – 4:04
15. “I Know Sometimes a Man Is Wrong” – 3:14

Uh-Oh (1992)

Released: February 28, 1992

CD Track Listings:

1. “Now I’m Your Mom” – 4:43
2. “Girls on My Mind” – 3:51
3. “Something Ain’t Right” – 3:36
4. “She’s Mad” – 5:20
5. “Hanging Upside Down” – 4:31
6. “A Walk in the Dark” – 4:22
7. “Twistin’ in the Wind” – 4:15
8. “The Cowboy Mambo (Hey Lookit Me Now)” – 3:37
9. “Monkey Man” – 4:08
10. “A Million Miles Away” – 4:23
11. “Tiny Town” – 5:03
12. “Somebody” – 4:59

David Byrne (1994)

Released: May 24, 1994

CD Track Listings:

1. “A Long Time Ago” – 3:27
2. “Angels” – 4:43
3. “Crash” – 4:27
4. “A Self-Made Man” – 3:54
5. “Back in the Box” – 4:24
6. “Sad Song” – 3:02
7. “Nothing at All” – 4:51
8. “My Love Is You” – 1:59
9. “Lilies of the Valley” – 4:28
10. “You & Eye” – 5:09
11. “Strange Ritual” – 6:50
12. “Buck Naked” – 3:51

Feelings (1997)

Released: June 17, 1997

Original CD Track Listings:

1. “Fuzzy Freaky” – 4:59
2. “Miss America” – 4:20
3. “A Soft Seduction” – 3:01
4. “Dance on Vaseline” – 5:08
5. “The Gates of Paradise” – 3:31
6. “Amnesia” – 3:26
7. “You Don’t Know Me” – 2:30
8. “Daddy Go Down” – 4:06
9. “Finite = Alright” – 2:24
10. “Wicked Little Doll” – 2:55
11. “Burnt by the Sun” – 4:20
12. “The Civil Wars” – 3:40
13. “Untitled Interlude” – 0:21
14. “They Are in Love” – 4:08

Look into the Eyeball (2001)

Released: May 8, 2001

CD Track Listings:

1. “U.B. Jesus” – 3:50
2. “The Revolution” – 2:15
3. “The Great Intoxication” – 2:37
4. “Like Humans Do” – 3:32
5. “Broken Things” – 4:30
6. “The Accident” – 2:34
7. “Desconocido Soy” – 2:39
8. “Neighborhood” – 4:32
9. “Smile” – 3:33
10. “The Moment of Conception” – 2:57
11. “Walk on Water” – 3:26
12. “Everyone’s in Love with You” – 2:28

Grown Backwards (2004)

Released: March 16, 2004

CD Track Listings:

1. “Glass, Concrete & Stone” – 4:13
2. “The Man Who Loved Beer” – 2:40
3. “Au Fond du Temple Saint” – 4:49
4. “Empire” – 4:11
5. “Tiny Apocalypse” – 4:03
6. “She Only Sleeps” – 2:57
7. “Dialog Box” – 3:31
8. “The Other Side of This Life” – 4:00
9. “Why” – 2:55
10. “Pirates” – 3:53
11. “Civilization” – 3:17
12. “Astronaut” – 2:55
13. “Glad” – 3:01
14. “Un di Felice, Eterea” – 3:07
15. “Lazy” – 4:29

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (2008)

Released: August 18, 2008 (with Brian Eno)

CD Track Listings:

1. “Home” – 5:06
2. “My Big Nurse” – 3:21
3. “I Feel My Stuff” – 6:25
4. “Everything That Happens” – 3:51
5. “Life Is Long” – 3:45
6. “The River” – 2:30
7. “Strange Overtones” – 4:17
8. “Wanted for Life” – 5:06
9. “One Fine Day” – 4:36
10. “Poor Boy” – 4:19
11. “The Lighthouse” – 3:46

Here Lies Love (2010)

Released: April 6, 2010 (with Fatboy Slim)

CD 1 Track Listings:

1. “Here Lies Love” – vocal by Florence Welch – 5:52
2. “Every Drop of Rain” – vocals by Candie Payne & St. Vincent – 5:34
3. “You’ll Be Taken Care Of” – vocal by Tori Amos – 3:20
4. “The Rose of Tacloban” – vocal by Martha Wainwright – 2:33
5. “How Are You?” – vocal by Nellie McKay – 2:43
6. “A Perfect Hand” – vocal by Steve Earle – 4:58
7. “Eleven Days” – vocal by Cyndi Lauper – 2:44
8. “When She Passed By” – vocal by Allison Moorer – 3:50
9. “Walk Like a Woman” – vocal by Charmaine Clamor – 3:59
10. “Don’t You Agree?” – vocal by Róisín Murphy – 3:20
11. “Pretty Face” – vocal by Camille – 3:23
12. “Ladies in Blue” – vocal by Theresa Andersson – 4:21

CD 2 Track Listings:

1. “Dancing Together” – vocal by Sharon Jones – 3:53
2. “Men Will Do Anything” – vocal by Alice Russell – 4:06
3. “The Whole Man” – vocal by Kate Pierson – 4:15
4. “Never So Big” – vocal by Sia – 4:00
5. “Please Don’t” – vocal by Santigold – 3:59
6. “American Troglodyte” – vocal by David Byrne – 4:07
7. “Solano Avenue” – vocal by Nicole Atkins – 3:56
8. “Order 1081” – vocal by Natalie Merchant – 5:47
9. “Seven Years” – vocals by David Byrne & Shara Nova – 5:40
10. “Why Don’t You Love Me?” – vocals by Cyndi Lauper & Tori Amos – 3:58

Love This Giant (2012)

Released: September 10, 2012 (with St. Vincent)

CD Track Listings:

1. “Who” – 3:49
2. “Weekend in the Dust” – 3:07
3. “Dinner for Two” – 3:42
4. “Ice Age” – 3:13
5. “I Am an Ape” – 3:05
6. “The Forest Awakes” – 4:52
7. “I Should Watch TV” – 3:08
8. “Lazarus” – 3:13
9. “Optimist” – 3:49
10. “Lightning” – 4:15
11. “The One Who Broke Your Heart” – 3:46
12. “Outside of Space and Time” – 4:18

American Utopia (2018)

Released: March 9, 2018

CD Track Listings:

1. “I Dance Like This” – 3:33
2. “Gasoline and Dirty Sheets” – 3:19
3. “Every Day Is a Miracle” – 4:46
4. “Dog’s Mind” – 2:29
5. “This Is That” – 4:31
6. “It’s Not Dark Up Here” – 4:10
7. “Bullet” – 3:09
8. “Doing the Right Thing” – 3:38
9. “Everybody’s Coming to My House” – 3:29
10. “Here” – 4:13

Who Is The Sky? (2025)

Released: September 5, 2025

CD Track Listings:

1. “Everybody Laughs” – 3:48
2. “When We Are Singing” – 3:23
3. “My Apartment Is My Friend” – 3:03
4. “A Door Called No” – 2:35
5. “What Is The Reason For It?” (featuring Hayley Williams) – 3:10
6. “I Met The Buddha at a Downtown Party” – 3:13
7. “Don’t Be Like That” – 3:00
8. “The Avant Garde” – 3:41
9. “Moisturizing Thing” – 2:41
10. “I’m an Outsider” – 3:32
11. “She Explains Things To Me” – 2:18
12. “The Truth” – 3:01

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Updated August 16, 2026.

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