Laurie Anderson – Strange Angels
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Warner Bros. Records – 7599-25900-2
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CD, Album
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 |
Strange Angels
Accordion – Tom "T-Bone" Wolk* Bass – Robby Kilgore Drum Programming – Eric Liljestrand Harmonica – Hugh McCracken Steel Guitar [Pedal Steel] – Gib Wharton Violin – Kenny Kosek |
3:51 | ||
| 2 |
Monkey's Paw
Backing Vocals [Back-up Vocals] – BJ Nelson*, Lisa Fischer, Yolanda Lee Bass – Mark Egan Conch [Conch Shell] – Steve Turre Programmed By [Percussion Programming] – Ian Ritchie |
4:33 | ||
| 3 | Coolsville | 4:34 | ||
| 4 |
Ramon
Drum Programming – Laurie Anderson Drums – Anton Fier |
5:03 | ||
| 5 |
Babydoll
Percussion – Crusher* |
3:38 | ||
| 6 |
Beautiful Red Dress
Drum Programming – Peter Scherer Guitar – Arto Lindsay Saxophone – Lenny Pickett |
4:43 | ||
| 7 |
The Day The Devil
Chapman Stick – Tony Levin Choir – Angela Clemmons, BJ Nelson*, Darryl Tookes, Diane Wilson, Lisa Fischer, Paulette McWilliams, Phil Ballou* Choir, Conductor [Choir Director] – Bennie Diggs Guitar – Chris Spedding Keyboards – Mike Thorne Written-by [Written With] – Peter Lawrence Gordon* |
4:00 | ||
| 8 | The Dream Before | 3:03 | ||
| 9 |
My Eyes
Programmed By [Percussion Programming] – Laurie Anderson |
5:29 | ||
| 10 |
Hiawatha
Backing Vocals [Back-up Vocals] – Maggie Roche, Suzzy Roche, Terre Roche Bass – Mark Dresser |
6:53 |
Companies etc
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
- Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
- Recorded At – The Lobby
- Recorded At – Skyline Studios
- Recorded At – Right Track Recording
- Recorded At – Platinum Island Studios
- Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
- Recorded At – Kampo Cultural Center
- Recorded At – Soundtrack Studios
- Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
- Recorded At – Sorcerer Sound
- Recorded At – RPM Studios
- Recorded At – Pinwheel
- Recorded At – The Stereo Society (2)
- Recorded At – Bearsville Studios
- Recorded At – Fantasy Studios
- Recorded At – Quad Recording Studios
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
- Mixed At – Masterdisk
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Alex Foster (tracks: 2, 5)
- Backing Vocals [Back-up Vocals] – Bennie Diggs (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Phil Ballou* (tracks: 2, 5, 7)
- Baritone Saxophone – Lew Del Gatto* (tracks: 2, 5)
- Bass – Peter Scherer (tracks: 3, 6)
- Bass [Fretless Bass] – Bakithi Khumalo* (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9)
- Design – M&Co*
- Drum Programming – Jimmy Bralower (tracks: 5, 7), Leon Pendarvis (tracks: 5)
- Drums – Joey Baron (tracks: 10), Steve Gadd (tracks: 5, 9)
- Edited By [Digital Editing By] – Scott Hull (2)
- Engineer [Recording Engineer], Programmed By [Macintosh Programming], Sampler [Sampling] – Eric Liljestrand
- Guitar – David Spinozza (tracks: 5), Jimi Tunnell (tracks: 9), John Selolwane (tracks: 2, 5, 9), Ray Phiri (tracks: 2, 9), Scott Johnson (tracks: 1, 10)
- Keyboards – "Blue" Gene Tyranny (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Dave Lebolt* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 9), Laurie Anderson (tracks: 2 to 5, 8 to 10), Peter Scherer (tracks: 6, 10), Robby Kilgore (tracks: 1, 4, 9)
- Management – Linda Goldstein
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain (tracks: 2, 7), Jay Healy (tracks: 6), Josh Abbey (tracks: 8), Neil Dorfsman (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 9, 10)
- Percussion – Bill Buchen (tracks: 7, 9), Cyro Baptista (tracks: 6), David Van Tieghem (tracks: 3), Laurie Anderson (tracks: 3), Manolo Badrena (tracks: 2, 7, 9), Nana Vasconcelos* (tracks: 2), Sue Hadjopoulos (tracks: 1 to 3, 10)
- Photography By – Robert Mapplethorpe
- Producer – Arto Lindsay (tracks: 6), Ian Ritchie (tracks: 2, 8, 9), Leon Pendarvis (tracks: 5), Mike Thorne (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7), Peter Scherer (tracks: 6), Roma Baran
- Producer, Vocals, Words By, Music By – Laurie Anderson
- Programmed By [Percussion Programming] – Mike Thorne (tracks: 1, 7)
- Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Dominick Maita, Francis Manzella, James Farber, Jeff Lippay, Josh Abbey, Malcolm Pollack, Mike Krowiak, Roger Moutenot, Scott Ansell, Tom Size
- Recorded By [Assistant] – Abdu Malahi, Adam Yellin, Alan Feierstein*, Anthony Stuart (2), Chris Laidlaw, Chris Savino*, Dave Schiffman*, Dimitri Jakimowicz, Ed Korengo, George Cowan, Jim Goatley, Jim Petrie, John Herman, John Tumminia, Katherine Miller, Kieran Connelly, Oz Fritz, Patrick Dillet*, Paul Angelli, Robert Derby, Scott Gootman, Thomas Schaumann, U.E. Nastasi*, Valerie Ghent
- Tenor Saxophone, Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Lenny Pickett (tracks: 2, 5)
- Trombone – Steve Turre (tracks: 2, 5)
- Trumpet – Earl Gardner (tracks: 2, 5), Laurie Frink (tracks: 2, 5)
- Vocals – Bobby McFerrin (tracks: 2, 4, 8)
Notes
Booklet:
Recorded at: The Lobby, Skyline, Right Track, Platinum Island, Electric Lady, Kampo Cultural Center, Soundtrack, Sigma Sound, Sorcerer Sound, RPM, Pinwheel, The Stereo Society, Bearsville Sound, Fantasy, Quad
Digital editing at Masterdisk. Mastered at Masterdisk
Digitally mixed and mastered at Masterdisk (ADD)
©1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc.for theU.S.
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Warner Bros. Records Inc., A Warner Communications Company [Warner logo]® 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505-4694.
75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019-6908
© 1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
℗ 1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Manufactured in Germany
Fabrique en Allemagne Record Service
[Warner logo] A Warner Communications Company
Label:
Made in Germany
℗ 1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. a Warner Communications Company [Warner logo]
Other Versions (Showing 4 of 4) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strange Angels (CD, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 925 900-2 | Europe | 1989 | ||
| Strange Angels (CD, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 25900-2 | US | 1989 | ||
| Strange Angels (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 25900-1 | US | 1989 | ||
| Strange Angels (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 25900-1 | Germany | 1989 |
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Reviews & Discussion
I was disappointed by this album. It seems Laurie Anderson wanted to go mainstream. It's still nice to hear, but has no really values, like a songwriter album. I missed her strange vocals and her private stories as in "Mister Heartbreak".
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