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Engineered by Butch Jones, also Burning Down the House (Talking Heads), This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads) and Swamp (Talking Heads)
Mixed by Butch Jones, also Eggs in a Briar Patch (David Byrne), His Wife Refused (David Byrne) and Two Soldiers (David Byrne)
Produced by Chris Stein, also Well, Did You Evah! (Deborah Harry), The Villagers (Iggy Pop) and Angry Hills (Iggy Pop)
Written by Jeffrey Lee Pierce, also She’s Like Heroin to Me, Sex Beat and Goodbye Johnny (Primal Scream)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
14 other songs on fono were recorded at Blank Tapes Recording Studio, by Talking Heads and Arthur Russell and others
Butch Jones engineered 7 of The Gun Club’s top 10 songs
Butch Jones mixed 7 of The Gun Club’s top 10 songs
Butch Jones engineered 36 songs on fono
Credits
All 16 credits
- Written by
- Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Ward Dotson
- Produced by
- Chris Stein
- Performed by
- Chris Stein, D. H. Laurence Jr., Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Rob Ritter, Terry Graham, Walter Steding and Ward Dotson
- Engineered by
- Butch Jones and Joe Arlotta
- Mixed by
- Butch Jones
- Part of
- Miami
- Recorded at
- Blank Tapes Recording Studio
- Released on
- Animal Records
- Written by
- Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Ward Dotson
- Produced by
- Chris Stein
- Performed by
- Chris Stein, D. H. Laurence Jr., Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Rob Ritter, Terry Graham, Walter Steding and Ward Dotson
- Engineered by
- Butch Jones and Joe Arlotta
- Mixed by
- Butch Jones
- Part of
- Miami
- Recorded at
- Blank Tapes Recording Studio
- Released on
- Animal Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Butch Jones
Same mixer: Butch Jones
Same producer: Chris Stein
Same writer: Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Same label: Animal Records
Same engineer: Butch Jones
Same mixer: Butch Jones
Same writer: Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was performed by Chris Stein
Watermelon Man was performed by Chris Stein
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was performed by D. H. Laurence Jr.
Watermelon Man was performed by D. H. Laurence Jr.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was performed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Watermelon Man was performed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was performed by Rob Ritter
Watermelon Man was performed by Rob Ritter
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was performed by Terry Graham
Watermelon Man was performed by Terry Graham
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was performed by Walter Steding
Watermelon Man was performed by Walter Steding
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was performed by Ward Dotson
Watermelon Man was performed by Ward Dotson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was produced by Chris Stein
Watermelon Man was produced by Chris Stein
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was written by Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Watermelon Man was written by Jeffrey Lee Pierce
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was written by Ward Dotson
Watermelon Man was written by Ward Dotson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Watermelon Man is part of the release Miami
Watermelon Man is part of the release Miami
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was recorded at Blank Tapes Recording Studio
Watermelon Man was recorded at Blank Tapes Recording Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Animal Records is the label of the song Watermelon Man
Animal Records is the label of the song Watermelon Man
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was engineered by Butch Jones
Watermelon Man was engineered by Butch Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was engineered by Joe Arlotta
Watermelon Man was engineered by Joe Arlotta
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was mixed by Butch Jones
17MusicBrainz Watermelon Man was released on 1982