The Talking Animals
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| The Talking Animals | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Sounset Sound Factory | |||
| Genre | Rock and Roll | |||
| Length | 40:31 | |||
| Label | Columbia[1] | |||
| Producer | David Rhodes T Bone Burnett[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
The Talking Animals is an album by T Bone Burnett, released in 1988.[7]
The guest musicians include Peter Case, Bono, and Tonio K, among others.[8]
Brett Hartenbach of AllMusic thought that "even with a few less than stellar songs, The Talking Animals is a strong, inspired record."[3] Trouser Press called the album "all in all, worth hearing, though one wishes this talented jerk weren’t so impressed with himself."[9] Robert Christgau wrote: "I hate to let the cat out of the bag, but this guy is pretentious."[4]
