The Red and the Black (album)

The Red and the Black
Studio album by Jerry Harrison
Released	1981
Recorded	Blank Tapes Studios, New York (June 3–17, 1981)
Genre	Rock
Length	40:07
Label	Sire
Producer	Jerry Harrison, Dave Jerden, Nona Hendryx.
Jerry Harrison chronology
The Red and the Black (1981) Casual Gods (1988)Casual Gods1988

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Source	Rating
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Robert Christgau	C+

The Red and the Black is the first solo album by Jerry Harrison, who rose to prominence as a member of The Modern Lovers and Talking Heads.

Track listing

All songs written by Jerry Harrison, except where noted.

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

• Jerry Harrison: vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, clavinet, organ, piano, melodica, percussion
• Adrian Belew: guitar solos (tracks 1-3, 6, 7 & 9)
• Yogi Horton: drums (tracks 1, 4-9)
• George Murray: bass (tracks 1, 4, 8 & 9)
• Eluriel "Tinker" Barfield: bass (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8)
• Bernie Worrell: clavinet (tracks 4 & 5); organ (track 2); synthesizer (track 4)
• John Cooksey: drums (track 2)
• Steve Scales: drums, percussion (track 3)
• Nona Hendryx: backing vocals
• Dolette McDonald: backing vocals
• Koko Mae Evans: backing vocals

Produced by Jerry Harrison with Dave Jerden. Vocals produced and arranged by Jerry Harrison and Nona Hendryx.

Engineered by Butch Jones and Dave Jerden.

Mixed by Dave Jerden and Jerry Harrison.