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Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson started her career in the 1970s as a performance artist and experimental musician. She has invented several instruments, and ways of playing instruments, to get different sounds. While mostly in the pop and rock genres, her experiemental elements constantly change her sound.

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Strange Angels

Total Time: 00:45:49Number of Discs: 1Studio Album
Released: 1989United StatesWarner Bros. Records
Cat#: 9 25900-2In PrintUnlimited Edition


Laurie Anderson (vocals, keyboards)
Additional Musicians: Scott Johnson (guitar on 1,10); Gib Wharton (pedal steel on 1); Dave Lebolt (keyboards on 1,2,3,5,7,9); Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (accordion on 1); Kenny Kosek (violin on 1); High McCracken harmonica on 1); Robby Kilgore (bass, keyboards on 1,4,9); Bakithi Khumaio (fretless bass on 1,2,5,9); Sue Hadjopoulos (percussion on 1,2,3,10); Mike Thorne (percussion programming on 1,7); Eric Liljestrand (drum programming on 1); John Selolwane (guitar on 2,5,9); Ray Phiri (guitar on 2,9); "Blue" Gene Tyranny (keyboards on 2,5,7); Mark Egan (bass on 2); Nana Vasconcelos (percussion on 2); Manolo Badrena (percussion on 2,7,9); Ian Ritchie (percussion programming on 2); Bobby McFerrin (vocals on 2,4,8); Bennie Diggs (back-up vocals on 2,5,7); Phil Ballou (back-up vocals on 2,5,7); BJ Nelson (back-up vocals on 2); Yolanda Lee (back-up vocals on 2); Lisa Fischer (back-up vocals on 2); Earl Gardner (trumpet on 2,5); Laurie Frink (trumpet on 2,5); Steve Turre (trombone, conch shell on 2,5); Alex Foster (alto sax on 2,5); Lenny Picket (tenor sax on 2,5,6); Lew Del Gatto (baritone sax on 2,5); Peter Scherer (bass on 3,6, keyboards on 6,10); David Van Tieghem (percussion on 3); Anton Fier (drums on 4); David Spinozza (guitar on 5); Steve Gadd (drums on 5,9); Cyro Baptista (percussion on 6); Chris Spedding (guitar on 7); Tony Levin (chapman stick on 7); Jimmy Bralower (drum programming on 7); Bill Buchen (percussion on 7,9); Jimi Tunnel (guitar on 9); Mark Dresser (bass on 10); Joey Barron (drums on 10); Maggie, Suzzy, Terre Roche (back-up vocals on 10)

Disc: 01Track: 01(00:03:53)Strange Angels
Disc: 01Track: 02(00:04:35)Monkey's Paw
Disc: 01Track: 03(00:04:37)Coolsville
Disc: 01Track: 04(00:05:06)Ramon
Disc: 01Track: 05(00:03:39)Babydoll
Disc: 01Track: 06(00:04:45)Beautiful Red Dress
Disc: 01Track: 07(00:04:02)The Day The Devil
Disc: 01Track: 08(00:03:04)The Dream Before
Disc: 01Track: 09(00:05:32)My Eyes
Disc: 01Track: 10(00:06:52)Hiawatha