History Music / Naked

-->'''Chinese proverb''', quoted in the LP liner notes (as well as those of the 2005 remastered CD).

Produced by Steve Lillywhite (an in-demand producer at the time for his work with Music/{{U2}} and Music/PeterGabriel), the resultant album is a return to the formula fostered by Talking Heads' landmark 1980 album ''Music/RemainInLight'', combining PostPunk & NewWaveMusic with African polyrhythms and the Latin {{funk}} instrumentation that Byrne developed an interest in during the latter half of the decade. The album was a moderate commercial success, reaching No. 19 on the Billboard album charts and going gold (sales of over 500,000 copies), the last Talking Heads album to receive any kind of sales certification by the RIAA going by release order[[note]]The latest certification as of 2019 is a double platinum (sales of over two million) for the ''Film/StopMakingSense'' soundtrack in 1994[[/note]]. However, where exactly Talking Heads would go from here would be a question that would ultimately remain unanswered: the band dissolved shortly after the album's release, first claiming to be on hiatus as Byrne, Harrsion, and Weymouth and Frantz (as the Music/TomTomClub) each released their own projects, before eventually confirming their split at the end of 1991. Byrne would put out his solo sequel to ''Naked'', ''[[Music/UhOhDavidByrneAlbum Uh-Oh]]'', just months later.

** Music/KirstyMaccoll provides backing vocals on "(Nothing But) Flowers" and "Bill"; she would later sing backup on a number of songs on Music/DavidByrne's solo album ''Rei Momo'' thanks to her work on this album.

* WorldMusic: Talking Heads' second foray into the genre, incorporating distinctly Latin rhythms and instrumentation; frontman Music/DavidByrne would explore this further with his solo albums ''Rei Momo'' and ''[[Music/UhOhDavidByrneAlbum Uh-Oh]]'' in 1989 and 1992, respectively, and would carry noticeable Latin influences in his following work.

Produced by Steve Lillywhite (an in-demand producer at the time for his work with Music/{{U2}} and Music/PeterGabriel), the resultant album is a return to the formula fostered by Talking Heads' landmark 1980 album ''Music/RemainInLight'', combining PostPunk & NewWaveMusic with African polyrhythms and the Latin {{funk}} instrumentation that Byrne developed an interest in during the latter half of the decade. The album was a moderate commercial success, reaching No. 19 on the Billboard album charts and going gold (sales of over 500,000 copies), the last Talking Heads album to receive any kind of sales certification by the RIAA going by release order[[note]]The latest certification as of 2019 is a double platinum (sales of over two million) for the ''Film/StopMakingSense'' soundtrack in 1994[[/note]]. However, where exactly Talking Heads would go from here would be a question that would ultimately remain unanswered: the band dissolved shortly after the album's release, first claiming to be on hiatus before eventually confirming their split at the end of 1991. Byrne would put out his solo sequel to ''Naked'', ''[[Music/UhOhDavidByrneAlbum Uh-Oh]]'', just months later.

* WhiteVoidRoom: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in the music video for "Blind", which occasionally cuts to footage of David Byrne singing and gesticulating at the camera in a solid ''black'' void. While [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]].
** The other band members are also seen doing the same thing. Also shirtless.

** "The Facts of Life" features an effect where an IncrediblyLongNote sung by David Byrne is crossfaded into a synthesizer drone, mimicking a similar effect on [[Music/{{Animals}} "Sheep"]] by Music/PinkFloyd.