MUSIC FOR THE KNEE PLAYS

1. Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion) (4:02)
2. In The Upper Room (3:35)
3. The Sound Of Business (6:15)
4. Social Studies (4:52)
5. (The Gift Of Sound) (2:34)
6. Theadora Is Dozing (2:59)
7. Admiral Perry (5:32)
8. I Bid You Goodnight (2:51)
9. I've Tried (3:24)
10. Winter (6:11)
11. Jungle Book (3:38)
12. In The Future (6:35)

Total time 52:28

Bonus tracks on 2007 remaster:
13. Tree (Reprise) (2:36)
14. I've Tried (Things To Do) (3:28)
15. Tic Toc 2 (In The Future) (5:36)
16. Whisper (3:17)
17. Misterias (2:42)
18. Faust Dance (2:18)
19. Ghost (3:24)
20. Super Natural (2:56)

- David Byrne / vocals, arrangements, composer & producer

With:
- Don Myrick / saxophone
- Ernie Watts / saxophone
- Jackie Kelso / saxophone
- Pete Christlieb / saxophone
- Ernie Fields / baritone sax
- William Green / baritone sax
- Dana Hughes / trombone
- David Stout / trombone
- Fred Wesley / trombone
- Garnett Brown / trombone
- Phil Teil / trombone
- Chuck Findley / trumpet
- Harry Kim / trumpet
- Nolan Smith / trumpet
- Ray Brown / trumpet
- Rich Cooper / trumpet
- Paul Humphrey / drums
- Bobbye Hall / percussion
- David Blumberg / arrangements, conductor

The music was inspired by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band of New Orleans and originally conceived as part of Robert Wilson's epic play "the CIVIL warS"; First produced and performed at The Walker Centre, Minneapolis April 26, 1984, choreographed by Suzushi Hanayagi .

Artwork: Robert Wilson

LP ECM Records ‎- 1-25022 (1985, US)

CD + DVD Nonesuch ‎- 303228-2 (2007, US) Remaster by Greg Calbi with 8 bonus tracks plus a DVD including the entire original theatrical performance as a slide-show with music