 New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Nonesuch Records) - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne announced the release date and lineup for his highly anticipated collaboration with Fatboy Slim and 22 female guest vocalists. "Here Lies Love" will be available worldwide on February 23, 2010 on Nonesuch Records. The album, a two-disc, one-DVD box set, is a pop-disco song cycle about the life of Imelda Marcos, former first lady of the Philippines. Guest artists include Cyndi Lauper, Tori Amos, Nathalie Merchant, Martha Wainwright, Sharon Jones, Kate Pierson (of the B-52s) and Charmaine Clamor, who appears on Track No 9, "Walk Like a Woman." Charmaine is the only Filipina - and the only jazz singer - on the project.
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