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Still Life (Talking)

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Still Life (Talking)
Studio albumby
ReleasedJuly 7, 1987(1987-07-07)
RecordedMarch–April 1987
StudioPower Station,New York City
Genre
Length42:30
LabelGeffen
ProducerPat Metheny
Pat Methenychronology
Song X
(1986)
Still Life (Talking)
(1987)
Letter from Home
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Still Life (Talking)is the fifth studio album by thePat Metheny Group.It was released in 1987 onGeffen Records.It won the Grammy Award forBest Jazz Fusion Performance[4]and was certified gold by the RIAA on July 2, 1992.[5]

In 2015, "Last Train Home" was used as the ending theme for "Battle in Egypt", the second half of the anime seriesJoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Pat Metheny except where noted

Side one:
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Minuano (Six Eight)"Metheny, Mays9:28
2."So May It Secretly Begin"6:25
3."Last Train Home"5:41
Side two:
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(It's Just) Talk"6:17
2."Third Wind"Metheny, Mays8:37
3."Distance"Mays2:45
4."In Her Family"3:17

Personnel

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Charts

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Years Chart Position
1987 BillboardJazz Albums 1
1987 BillboardBlack Albums 43
1987 BillboardPop Albums[7] 86

Awards

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Grammy Awards

Year Category
1988 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

References

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  1. ^Henderson, Alex (2011)."Still Life (Talking) - Pat Metheny Group | AllMusic".allmusic.Retrieved19 July2011.
  2. ^Larkin, Colin(2007).The Encyclopedia of Popular Music(4th ed.).Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0195313734.
  3. ^Cook, Richard;Morton, Brian(2008).The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings(9th ed.).Penguin.p. 994.ISBN978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^"1987 Grammy Winners".grammy.RetrievedAugust 29,2022.
  5. ^"Gold & Platinum - RIAA".RIAA.Retrieved19 May2017.
  6. ^Komatsu, Mikikazu (2015-01-09)."Pat Metheny Group's 1987 Song" Last Train Home "Featured as New ED Song for" JoJo's Bizarre Adventure "".Crunchyroll.Retrieved2024-08-26.
  7. ^"Pat Metheny Billboard 200 Chart History".Billboard.RetrievedDecember 4,2023.