Rei Momo

For the Carnival character, see Rei Momo (Carnival character).

Rei Momo
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Studio album by David Byrne
Released	3 October 1989 (See release history)
Genre	Latin, worldbeat, alternative rock
Length	63:37
Label	Luaka Bop/Sire
Producer	David Byrne and Steve Lillywhite
David Byrne chronology
The Last Emperor (1987)The Last Emperor1987 Rei Momo (1989) The Forest (1991)The Forest1991

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Rei Momo is an album by David Byrne, released on 3 October 1989 that features many Afro-Cuban, Afro-Hispanic, and Brazilian song styles including merengue, Cuban Son, samba, mambo, cumbia, cha-cha-chá, bomba, and charanga.

Initially, the album was released with three more tracks on the cassette tape than the LP; all songs are present on the compact disc.

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Byrne; except where indicated

1. "Independence Day" – 5:45 (Cumbia) (feat. Kirsty MacColl)
2. "Make Believe Mambo" – 5:23 (Orísa) (feat. Kirsty MacColl & Willie Colón)
3. "The Call of the Wild" (Byrne, Johnny Pacheco) – 4:55 (Merengue)
4. "Dirty Old Town" – 4:12 (Mapeyé)
5. "The Rose Tattoo" (Byrne, Willie Colón) – 3:50 (Bomba/Mozambique)
6. "Loco de Amor" (Byrne, Pacheco) – 3:51 (Salsa/Reggae) (feat. Celia Cruz)
7. "The Dream Police" – 3:00 (Cha cha cha) (feat. Kirsty MacColl)
8. "Don't Want to Be Part of Your World" – 4:55 (Samba) (feat. Kirsty MacColl)
9. "Marching Through the Wilderness" (Byrne, Pacheco) – 4:30 (Charanga) (feat. Milton Cardona)
10. "Good and Evil" – 4:35 (Rumba/Llesa)
11. "Lie to Me" – 3:40 (Merengue) (feat. Kirsty MacColl)
12. "Office Cowboy" (Byrne, Arto Lindsay) – 3:40 (Pagode) (feat. Herbert Vianna)
13. "Women vs Men" – 4:06 (Bolero)
14. "Carnival Eyes" – 4:04 (Mapeyé) (feat. Milton Cardona)
15. "I Know Sometimes a Man Is Wrong" – 3:11

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Worldwide	1989	Luaka Bop/Sire	CD	25990
			LP
			Cassette tape	4-25990
	1995		CD	7599-25990-2