Take Me to the River
"Take Me to the River " is a 1974 song originally written by Al Green and was taken from eighth studio album Al Green Explores Your Mind . It went on to be covered by Syl Johnson , Talking Heads and Delbert McClinton.
Talking Heads version
In 1978, Talking Heads covered Take Me to the River for their second studio album More Songs About Buildings and Food . It went to number 26 in the United States and Australia, number 20 in New Zealand and number 34 in Canada.
References
Studio albums
Talking Heads: 77
More Songs About Buildings and Food
Fear of Music
Remain in Light
Speaking in Tongues
Little Creatures
True Stories
Naked
Live albums
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
Stop Making Sense
Compilations
Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline
Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads
Once in a Lifetime
The Best of Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Bonus Rarities and Outtakes
Singles
"Love → Building on Fire"
"Psycho Killer"
"Take Me to the River "
"Life During Wartime"
"I Zimbra"
"Cities"
"Crosseyed and Painless"
"Once in a Lifetime"
"Houses in Motion"
"Burning Down the House"
"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)"
"Girlfriend Is Better"
"Road to Nowhere "
"And She Was "
"Wild Wild Life"
"Blind"
"(Nothing But) Flowers"
"Sax and Violins"
Other songs
"Heaven"
"Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)"
Filmography
Stop Making Sense
True Stories
Storytelling Giant
Related articles
Discography
Songs
How Music Works
"King's Lead Hat"
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
No Talking, Just Head
Sounds from True Stories
Tom Tom Club
Category
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