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

It is a full-on solo project, put together by Heard in his home studio using samples and acoustic, electric and electronic instruments.

The album was a big departure step away from the country/folk-rock atmosphere of much of Heard's prior and subsequent music.

[2] Both Rich Mullins and Olivia Newton-John later covered "How to Grow Up Big and Strong" on their own albums.

Side one Side two The band[3] 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