The Catherine Wheel (album)


The Catherine Wheel is David Byrne's musical score commissioned by Twyla Tharp for her dance project. The Catherine Wheel premiered September 22, 1981, at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.
The tracks "Big Blue Plymouth", "My Big Hands", "Big Business", and "What a Day That Was", were performed live by Talking Heads in 1982 and 1983; the latter two appear in their Stop Making Sense film, and "What a Day That Was" appears on the album.

Track listing

LP track listing

All songs written by David Byrne, except as indicated.
;Side one
  1. "His Wife Refused" – 4:26
  2. "Two Soldiers" – 4:45
  3. "The Red House" – 3:17
  4. "My Big Hands " – 2:45
  5. "Big Business" – 5:16
;Side two
  2. "Eggs in a Briar Patch" – 3:31
  3. "Poison" – 2:38
  4. "Cloud Chamber" – 2:42
  5. "What a Day That Was" – 5:32
  6. "Big Blue Plymouth " – 4:45
  7. "Light Bath" – 1:08

    Cassette and CD track listing

All songs written by David Byrne, except as indicated.
  1. "Light Bath" – 1:09
  2. "His Wife Refused" – 4:31
  3. "Ade" – 3:22
  4. "Walking" – 0:52
  5. "Two Soldiers" – 3:31
  6. "Under the Mountain" – 0:53
  7. "Dinosaur" – 2:36
  8. "The Red House" – 3:17
  9. "Wheezing" – 3:12
  10. "Eggs in a Briar Patch" – 3:31
  11. "Poison" – 2:31
  12. "Cloud Chamber" – 2:50
  13. "Black Flag" – 2:29
  14. "My Big Hands " – 2:46
  15. "Combat" – 2:45
  16. "Leg Bells" – 2:40
  17. "The Blue Flame" – 3:25
  18. "Big Business" – 5:06
  19. "Dense Beasts" – 3:11
  20. "Five Golden Sections" – 2:53
  21. "What a Day That Was" – 5:30
  22. "Big Blue Plymouth " – 4:43
  23. "Light Bath" – 1:10

    Personnel

;"His Wife Refused"
;"Two Soldiers"
;"The Red House"
;"My Big Hands"
;"Big Business"
;"Eggs in a Briar Patch"
;"Poison"
;"Cloud Chamber"
;"What a Day That Was"
;"Big Blue Plymouth"
;"Light Bath"

Release history