The Red and the Black (album)

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.

The Red and the Black
Studio album by Jerry Harrison
Released	1981
Recorded	June 3–17, 1981
Studio	Blank Tapes Studios, New York City
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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C+[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Jerry Harrison, except where noted. Additional lyrics by Nona Hendryx

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

Technical

• Butch Jones, Dave Jerden – engineer
• Dave Jerden, Jerry Harrison – mixing
• Jerry Harrison, Nona Hendryx – vocal production and arrangements
• Chris Callis, Jerry Harrison – artwork, cover photograph

References

1. The Red and the Black at AllMusic
2. "Robert Christgau: CG: Jerry Harrison". Retrieved July 19, 2013.