Tribal Opera

Infobox Album |
Name = Tribal Opera
Type = Album
Artist = iDEoLA



Released = 1987
Recorded = Fingerprint Recorders Los Angeles, California
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = What? Records A&M Records
Producer = Mark Heard
Reviews =

Last album = Mosaics (1985)
This album = "Tribal Opera" (1987)
Next album = "Dry Bones Dance" (1990)

"Tribal Opera" is the title of an album by Mark Heard (using the pseudonym iDEoLA), released in 1987 on What? Records.

Both Rich Mullins and Olivia Newton-John would later cover "How To Grow Up Big and Strong" on their own albums.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Heard.

ide one

# "I Am An Emotional Man"
# "Is It Any Wonder"
# "Watching the Ship Go Down"
# "Talk To Me"
# "Go Ask the Dead Man"

ide two

# "Love Is Bigger Than Life"
# "How To Grow Up Big and Strong"
# "Everybody Dances"
# "Why Can't We Just Say No"
# "Hold Back Your Tears"

The Band

* iDEoLA: All Instruments and Vocals.

Additional musicians

People who hit things for digital samples at Fingerprint Recorders: Doug Mathews, David McSparran, Steve Hindalong, David Baker (who also played the Wengi Drum introduction for "Talk To Me") and Dan Michaels.

Production notes

*Produced and Recorded by Mark Heard at Fingerprint Recorders, Los Angeles, California.
*Mixed digitally by Mark Heard at Can Am Recorders, Tarzana, California.
*Assistants: Stan Katayama, Dan Reed, Jim Dineen.
*PCM 1630 editing at Digital Magnetics by Ted Hall.
*Digital mastering at Futuredisc by Steve Hall.
*Slaves prepared at Hollywood Sound.
*Cover Design and Graphic Arts: Tim Alderson.
*Back Cover Photo-art by Stewart lvester.
*Front Cover Optical Textures by Andrew Doucene.