Still Life (Talking) Explained

Still Life (Talking)
Type:	studio
Artist:	Pat Metheny Group
Cover:	StillLifeTalking.jpg
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Recorded:	March–April 1987
Studio:	Power Station, New York City
Genre:	Jazz fusion
Label:	Geffen
Producer:	Pat Metheny
Chronology:	Pat Metheny
Prev Title:	Song X
Prev Year:	1986
Next Title:	Letter from Home
Next Year:	1989

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

• Pat Metheny – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer
• Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards
• Steve Rodby – acoustic and electric bass
• Paul Wertico – drums
• Armando Marçal – percussion, backing vocals
• Mark Ledford – vocals
• David Blamires – vocals

Charts

Years	Chart	Position
1987	Billboard Jazz Albums	1
1987	Billboard Black Albums	43
1987	Billboard Pop Albums^[4]	86

Awards

Grammy Awards

Notes and References

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