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Written by John Linnell, also Birdhouse in Your Soul, Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head and She’s an Angel
Released on Bar/None Records, also Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head, She’s an Angel and (She Was a) Hotel Detective
Recorded at Dubway Studios, also Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head, She’s an Angel and (She Was a) Hotel Detective
Produced by Bill Krauss, also Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head, She’s an Angel and (She Was a) Hotel Detective
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
40 other songs on fono were recorded at Dubway Studios, by Julie Fowlis and Luke Hennisch and others
Al Houghton engineered 9 of They Might Be Giants’s top 10 songs
Bill Krauss produced 9 of They Might Be Giants’s top 10 songs
Bill Krauss produced 38 songs on fono
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- John Flansburgh and John Linnell
- Produced by
- Bill Krauss
- Performed by
- John Linnell
- Engineered by
- Al Houghton
- Part of
- Lincoln
- Recorded at
- Dubway Studios
- Released on
- Bar/None Records and Restless Records
- Written by
- John Flansburgh and John Linnell
- Produced by
- Bill Krauss
- Performed by
- John Linnell
- Engineered by
- Al Houghton
- Part of
- Lincoln
- Recorded at
- Dubway Studios
- Released on
- Bar/None Records and Restless Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: John Linnell
Same producer: Bill Krauss
Same release: Lincoln
Same producer: Bill Krauss
Same release: Lincoln
Same producer: Bill Krauss
Same release: Lincoln
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz They'll Need a Crane was performed by John Linnell
They'll Need a Crane was performed by John Linnell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz They'll Need a Crane was produced by Bill Krauss
They'll Need a Crane was produced by Bill Krauss
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz They'll Need a Crane was written by John Flansburgh
They'll Need a Crane was written by John Flansburgh
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz They'll Need a Crane was written by John Linnell
They'll Need a Crane was written by John Linnell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz They'll Need a Crane is part of the release Lincoln
They'll Need a Crane is part of the release Lincoln
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz They'll Need a Crane was recorded at Dubway Studios
They'll Need a Crane was recorded at Dubway Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Bar/None Records is the label of the song They'll Need a Crane
Bar/None Records is the label of the song They'll Need a Crane
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Restless Records is the label of the song They'll Need a Crane
Restless Records is the label of the song They'll Need a Crane
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz They'll Need a Crane was engineered by Al Houghton
They'll Need a Crane was engineered by Al Houghton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz They'll Need a Crane was released on 1988-09-25
They'll Need a Crane was released on 1988-09-25
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026