Jerry Harrison

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Jeremiah Griffin Harrison (born February 21, 1949) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his professional music career as a member of the band the Modern Lovers, before becoming keyboardist and guitarist for the new wave group Talking Heads. In 2002, Harrison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Talking Heads. Following David Byrne's announcement of Talking Heads' disbanding in 1991, Harrison has focused more on producing other bands, a... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Jerry Harrison first charted in 1979 with Life During Wartime.The artist placed 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 7 UK Top‑75 entries.On US Dance the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.On US Rock the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Burning Down the House - #2: Once in a Lifetime - #3: Slippery People - #4: Lifetime Piling Up - #5: (Nothing But) Flowers
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  Talking Heads
Life During Wartime
1.
11/1979

Life During Wartime
Talking Heads

from Fear of Music   Fear of Music
8 pts
80
US










[Sire 49079]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
Crosseyed and Painless
2.
10/1980

Crosseyed and Painless
Talking Heads

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
7 pts


20
dance








charted as Cross Eyed and Painless / Born Under Punches / Once in a Lifetime in US dance charts
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
Once in a Lifetime
3.
10/1980

#2  Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
74 pts
103
US
20
dance






14
UK
charted as Cross Eyed and Painless / Born Under Punches / Once in a Lifetime in US dance charts
[Sire 49649]
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
Houses in Motion (Remix)
4.
05/1981

Houses in Motion (Remix)
Talking Heads

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
16 pts










50
UK
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
5.
07/1983

Speaking in Tongues (all cuts)
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
23 pts


2
dance








written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
Burning Down the House
6.
07/1983

#1  Burning Down the House
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
100 pts
9
US




6
rock




[Sire 29565]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
7.
11/1983

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
25 pts
62
US








51
UK
[London-Sire 7-29451]
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
  The Staple Singers
8.
09/1984

#3  Slippery People
The Staple Singers

from Turning Point   
34 pts
109
US
4
dance
22
R&B




78
UK
[Private I 04583]
written by Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
  Talking Heads
9.
10/1984

Slippery People
Talking Heads

from Speaking in Tongues   Speaking in Tongues
9 pts










68
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
  Bonzo Goes to Washington
5 Minutes
10.
12/1984

5 Minutes
Bonzo Goes to Washington

3 pts


36
dance








written by Jerry Harrison greentick, Bootsy Collins, Daniel Lazerus & Ronald Reagan
  Talking Heads
11.
06/1985

The Lady Don't Mind
Talking Heads

from Little Creatures   Little Creatures
7 pts










81
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
Once in a Lifetime
12.
04/1986

Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads

from Stop Making Sense   Stop Making Sense
6 pts
91
US










R live
[Sire 7-29163]
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
This Must Be the Place
13.
06/1986

This Must Be the Place
Talking Heads

from Stop Making Sense   Stop Making Sense
5 pts










100
UK
R live
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
  Jerry Harrison
14.
02/1988

Rev It Up
Jerry Harrison greentick

from Casual Gods   
15 pts






7
rock




written by Jerry Harrison greentick, John Sieger & Ernie Brooks
  Talking Heads
(Nothing But) Flowers
15.
03/1988

#5  (Nothing But) Flowers
Talking Heads

from Naked   Naked
27 pts






5
rock


79
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
Blind
16.
05/1988

Blind
Talking Heads

from Naked   Naked
16 pts






39
rock


59
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
Lifetime Piling Up
17.
10/1988

#4  Lifetime Piling Up
Talking Heads

from Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites   Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites
27 pts








11
alt.
50
UK
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
  Sugar Bear
18.
12/1988

Don't Scandalize Mine
Sugar Bear

9 pts










77
UK
written by Ray Davis, Theodore Jackson, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
19.
01/1989

Don't Scandalize Mine
Sugar Bear

7 pts










80
UK
R
written by Ray Davis, Theodore Jackson, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
  D.J. Chuck Chillout / Kool Chip
20.
04/1989

Rhythm Is the Master
D.J. Chuck Chillout / Kool Chip

11 pts


10
dance








written by Charles Turner, Jack Blakney, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
  Jerry Harrison
21.
05/1990

Flying Under Radar
Jerry Harrison greentick

from Walk on Water   
12 pts






42
rock
13
alt.


written by Jerry Harrison greentick, Dan Hartman & Ernie Brooks
  The Heads
22.
11/1996

Don't Take My Kindness for Weakness
The Heads

from No Talking, Just Head   
12 pts










60
UK
with Shaun Ryder
written by Shaun Ryder, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick, Blast Murray & Tina Weymouth
  Phoebe One
Once in a Lifetime
23.
08/1998

Once in a Lifetime
Phoebe One

from L.O.N.D.O.N. Style   
3 pts










137
UK
R
written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison greentick, Brian Eno & Phoebe One
  Memphis Bleek & Jay-Z
It's Alright
24.
08/1998

It's Alright
Memphis Bleek & Jay-Z

from Streets Is Watching: Soundtrack   
17 pts
61
US


32
R&B






[Roc-A-Fella 566210]
written by Shawn Carter, Damon Dash, Imsomie Leeper, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Jerry Harrison greentick, Tina Weymouth & Chris Frantz
  Talking Heads
Once in a Lifetime
25.
11/2001

Once in a Lifetime
Talking Heads

3 pts










109
UK
rm
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison greentick & Tina Weymouth
  The Gracious Few
26.
07/2010

Honest Man
The Gracious Few

from The Gracious Few   
3 pts






39
rock




written by Kevin Martin, Sean Hennesy, Chad Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey & Jerry Harrison greentick
27.
11/2010

Appetite
The Gracious Few

from The Gracious Few   
5 pts






27
rock




written by Kevin Martin, Sean Hennesy, Chad Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey & Jerry Harrison greentick
  Live
The Way Around Is Through
28.
10/2014

The Way Around Is Through
Live

from The Turn   
4 pts






30
rock




written by Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Gracey, Chris Shinn, Chad Taylor & Jerry Harrison greentick


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Bonzo Goes to WashingtonTalking HeadsThe Heads


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