Still Life (Talking)
studio
ArtistPat Metheny Group
CoverStillLifeTalking.jpg
ReleasedJuly 7, 1987
RecordedMarch–April 1987
StudioPower Station, New York City
GenreJazz fusion
LabelGeffen
ProducerPat Metheny
ChronologyPat Metheny
Prev year1986
Next year1989

Still Life (Talking) is the fifth studio album by the Pat Metheny Group. It was released in 1987 on Geffen Records. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance[1] and was certified gold by the RIAA on July 2, 1992.[2]

In 2015, "Last Train Home" was used as the ending theme for "Battle in Egypt", the second half of the anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders.[3]

Personnel

Technical staff

  • Pat Metheny – producer, arranger
  • Lyle Mays – co-producer, arranger
  • Rob Eaton – recording, mixing
  • Alexander Haas – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • M&Co. – design

Charts

YearsChartPosition
1987Billboard Jazz Albums1
1987Billboard Black Albums43
1987Billboard Pop Albums[4]86

Awards

Grammy Awards

YearCategory
1988Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

References

  1. ^ "1987 Grammy Winners". grammy.com. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (2015-01-09). "Pat Metheny Group's 1987 Song "Last Train Home" Featured as New ED Song for "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  4. ^ "Pat Metheny Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2023.