Personnel
Those involved in the making of Fear of Music are:
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Talking Heads
- David Byrne – vocals, guitars
- Jerry Harrison – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
- Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Chris Frantz – drums
Additional musicians
- Brian Eno – electronic treatments, backing vocals
- The Sweetbreaths – backing vocals ("Air")
- Julie Last – backing vocals ("I Zimbra")
- Robert Fripp – guitar ("I Zimbra")
- Ari – congas ("I Zimbra", "Life During Wartime")
- Gene Wilder – congas ("I Zimbra", "Life During Wartime")
- Hassam Ramzy – surdo ("I Zimbra")
- Abdou M'Boup – djembe, talking drum ("I Zimbra")
- Assane Thiam – percussion ("I Zimbra")
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Production
- Brian Eno – producer
- Talking Heads – producers
- Joe Barbaria – engineer
- Rod O'Brian – engineer
- Neil Teeman – engineer
- Tom Heid – assistant engineer
- Julie Last – assistant engineer
- Chris Martinez – assistant engineer
- Phil Gitomer – engineering crew
- Dave Hewitt – engineering crew
- Booster McAllister – engineering crew
- Fred Ridder – engineering crew
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Design
- Jerry Harrison – cover art, artwork assistant
- David Byrne – artwork
- Jimmy Garcia – thermograph photography
- Philip Strax – thermograph assistant
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