The Red and the Black (album)

The Red and the Black is the debut album by American musician Jerry Harrison, who rose to prominence as a member of the Modern Lovers and Talking Heads. It was released in 1981 by Sire Records. The track "Things Fall Apart" was released as a 7" single in the UK. The track "Slink" was performed live by Talking Heads in 1982. The album was reissued in 2023 with a second instrumental mix version for Record Store Day 2023.

The Red and the Black
Studio album by Jerry Harrison
Released	late 1981[1]
Recorded	June 3–17, 1981 (Blank Tapes) June 23–September 12, 1981 (Eldorado)
Studio	Blank Tapes, New York City Eldorado, Los Angeles
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	[2]
Robert Christgau	C+[3]

Track listing

All tracks are 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
Total length:			19:10

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
Total length:		20:57

Personnel

• Jerry Harrison – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, Clavinet, organ, piano, melodica, percussion

Additional musicians

• Yogi Horton – drums (tracks 1, 4–9)
• John Cooksey – drums (track 2)
• Steve Scales – percussion (track 3), drums (track 3)
• George Murray – bass guitar (tracks 1, 4, 8–9)
• Tinker Barfield – bass guitar (tracks 2, 4–5, 8)
• Bernie Worrell – organ (track 2), Clavinet (tracks 4–5), synthesizer (track 4)
• Adrian Belew – guitar (track 2), guitar solos (tracks 1–3, 6–7, 9)
• Nona Hendryx – background vocals
• Dolette McDonald – background vocals
• Koko Mae Evans – background vocals

Technical

• Jerry Harrison – producer, mixing, vocal arrangements and production, sleeve design, cover photo
• Nona Hendryx – vocal arrangements and production
• Dave Jerden – producer, engineer, mixing
• Butch Jones – engineer
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering
• M & Co. – sleeve design
• Chris Callis – cover photo