Tracklist
| A1 | Opening Credits |
| A2 | Prologue |
| A3 | Interrogation, Part One |
| A4 | Interrogation, Part Two |
| A5 | Turko, Part One |
| A6 | Turko, Part Two |
| A7 | Vidor |
| A8 | Harris' Story |
| A9 | Adams' Story |
| A10 | Comets & Vegas |
| A11 | The Defense Attorneys, Part One |
| A12 | Harris' Crimes, Part One |
| A13 | The Judge |
| A14 | The Trial, Part One |
| A15 | The Trial, Part Two |
| A16 | The Mystery Eyewitness, Part One |
| B17 | The Mystery Eyewitness, Part Two |
| B18 | Elba Carr |
| B19 | The Mystery Eyewitness, Part Three |
| B20 | The Thin Blue Line |
| B21 | Dr. Death |
| B22 | The Electric Chair |
| B23 | The Defense Attorneys, Part Two |
| B24 | Harris' Testimony |
| B25 | The Mystery Eyewitness, Part Four |
| B26 | The Mystery Eyewitness, Part Five |
| B27 | Harris' Crimes, Part Two |
| B28 | Hell On Earth |
| B29 | Harris' Childhood |
| B30 | The Confession |
| B31 | End Credits |
Credits
- Cello – Chris Finckel
- Composed By – Philip Glass
- Conductor – Michael Riesman
- Design [Cover] – Janet Perr
- Double Bass – Barbara Wilson
- Engineer [Assistant] – Blaise Dupuy
- Engineer, Edited By [Dialogue] – Miles Green
- Executive-Producer – Robert Hurwitz
- Flute – Judith Mendenhall, Michael Parloff
- French Horn – Ron Sell, Sharon Moe, Tony Miranda
- Guitar – Brian Koonin
- Keyboards – Michael Riesman
- Mastered By – Robert C. Ludwig*
- Mixed By [Re-recording] – Jack Leahy, Samuel Lehmer*
- Percussion – Gordon Gottleib*
- Photography By [Cover] – Mark Lipson
- Producer [Music] – Kurt Munkacsi
- Supervised By [Production Supervisor] – Rory Johnston
- Trumpet – Steve Burns*, Wilmer Wise
- Viola – Karl Bargen
- Violin – Sergiu Schwartz, Tim Baker*
Notes
Music Recorded And Mixed At The Living Room - New York City.Sound Post production: Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco.
An Errol Morris Film.
Tracks numbered 1 through 31 on sleeve.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 7559-79209-1 8
- Matrix / Runout (side a stamped): R/S Alsdorf 97209-1-A
- Matrix / Runout (side a etched): 79209-A-DMM MASTERSDISK DMM SPI-2 SPGB
- Matrix / Runout (side b stamped): R/S Alsdorf 97209-1-B
- Barcode (side B etched): 79209-B-DMM MASTERSDISK DMM
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 92094 | Philip Glass | The Thin Blue Line (Cass, Album, Dig) | Elektra Nonesuch | 97 92094 | Canada | 1989 |
| 979 209-2 | Philip Glass | The Thin Blue Line (CD, Album) | Elektra Nonesuch, Euphorbia | 979 209-2 | Germany | 1989 |
| 9 79209-2 | Philip Glass | The Thin Blue Line (Cass, Album) | Elektra Nonesuch, Euphorbia | 9 79209-2 | US | 1989 |
| 9 79209-1 | Philip Glass | The Thin Blue Line (LP, Album) | Nonesuch | 9 79209-1 | US | 1988 |
| 979 209-2 | Philip Glass | The Thin Blue Line (CD, Album) | Nonesuch | 979 209-2 | Europe | 1989 |
