Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites

Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites
Compilation album by Talking Heads
Released	October 13, 1992
Recorded	1976–1988
Genre	Rock
Length	140:22
Label	Sire/Warner Bros.
Producer	Tony Bongiovi, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Nick Launay, Steve Lillywhite, Lance Quinn, Mark Spector, Tina Weymouth
Talking Heads chronology
Naked (1988) Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites (1992) Once in a Lifetime (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic	[1]

Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites is a two-disc compilation album released by Talking Heads in 1992. It contains two previously unreleased demos ("Sugar on My Tongue", "I Want to Live"), two tracks new to compact disc ("Love → Building on Fire", "I Wish You Wouldn't Say That") and three newly finished songs ("Gangster of Love", "Lifetime Piling Up" and "Popsicle"). The latter three tracks were all based on outtakes from previous sessions and had been polished and finished exclusively for release on this compilation.

Track listing

All songs written by David Byrne unless otherwise indicated.

Disc one – 1976–1983
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sugar on My Tongue" (Previously unreleased demo, 1975)		2:36
2.	"I Want to Live" (Previously unreleased demo)		3:23
3.	"Love → Building on Fire" (Non-album single, 1977)		2:57
4.	"I Wish You Wouldn't Say That" ("Psycho Killer" single, 1977)		2:36
5.	"Psycho Killer" (Talking Heads: 77, 1977)	Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth	4:20
6.	"Don't Worry About the Government" (Talking Heads: 77, 1977)		3:00
7.	"No Compassion" (Talking Heads: 77, 1977)		4:50
8.	"Warning Sign" (More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978)	Byrne, Frantz	3:54
9.	"The Big Country" (More Songs About Buildings and Food, 1978)		5:30
10.	"Take Me to the River" (More Songs About Buildings and Food)	Al Green, Teenie Hodges	5:02
11.	"Heaven" (Fear of Music, 1979)	Byrne, Jerry Harrison	4:02
12.	"Memories Can't Wait" (Fear of Music)	Byrne, Harrison	3:31
13.	"I Zimbra" (Fear of Music)	Byrne, Brian Eno, Hugo Ball	3:07
14.	"Once in a Lifetime" (Remain in Light, 1980)	Byrne, Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	4:19
15.	"Crosseyed and Painless" (Remain in Light)	Byrne, Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	4:45
16.	"Burning Down the House" (Speaking in Tongues, 1983)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	4:01
17.	"Swamp" (Speaking in Tongues)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	5:13
18.	"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (Speaking in Tongues)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	4:56

Disc two – 1984–1992
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Life During Wartime (Live)" (Stop Making Sense, 1984; originally from Fear of Music)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	5:04
2.	"Girlfriend Is Better (Live)" (Stop Making Sense; originally from Speaking in Tongues)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	5:06
3.	"And She Was" (Little Creatures, 1985)		3:39
4.	"Stay Up Late" (Little Creatures)		3:53
5.	"Road to Nowhere" (Little Creatures)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	4:20
6.	"Wild Wild Life" (True Stories, 1986)		3:40
7.	"Love for Sale" (True Stories)		4:32
8.	"City of Dreams" (True Stories)		5:08
9.	"Mr. Jones" (Naked, 1988)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	4:20
10.	"Blind" (Naked)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	5:00
11.	"(Nothing But) Flowers" (Naked)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	5:34
12.	"Sax and Violins" (Until the End of the World soundtrack, 1991)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	5:18
13.	"Gangster of Love" (Previously unreleased, 1992; based on outtakes from Remain in Light and Naked sessions, 1980/1987 and finished in August, 1991)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	4:29
14.	"Lifetime Piling Up" (Previously unreleased; outtake from Naked sessions, 1987)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	3:53
15.	"Popsicle" (Previously unreleased; outtake from Speaking in Tongues sessions, 1983)	Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth	5:19

Charts

Album

Chart (1992)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[2]	37
UK Albums (OCC)[3]	7
US Billboard 200[4]	158

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1991	"Sax and Violins"	US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5]	1
1992	"Lifetime Piling Up"	US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5]	11

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites at AllMusic
2. "Charts.org.nz – Talking Heads – Popular Favorites - Sand in the Vaseline". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
3. "Talking Heads | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved August 5, 2016.
4. "Talking Heads – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Talking Heads. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
5. "Talking Heads – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Talking Heads. Retrieved August 5, 2016.