Life on a String
by Laurie Anderson
- Type: Album
- Released: 21 August 2001
- Label: Nonesuch
- Country: United States
- Length: 44:17
- Community rating: 3.48/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Her first traditional studio album in over a decade, 'Life on a String' presents a highly refined, deeply melancholic vision of avant-garde pop. The multimedia pioneer pairs her iconic spoken-word narratives with incredibly lush, orchestral string arrangements and subtle downtempo electronics.
Genres
Descriptors: experimental, electronic, spoken-word, synthesizers, vocal
Tracklist
- One White Whale (2:03)
- The Island Where I Come From (4:07)
- Pieces And Parts (3:35)
- Here With You (2:23)
- Slip Away (5:50)
- My Compensation (2:28)
- Dark Angel (3:24)
- Broken (3:19)
- Washington Street (4:40)
- Statue Of Liberty (4:25)
- One Beautiful Evening (5:05)
- Life On A String (2:58)
Credits
- Sk煤li Sverrisson - music director, bass, organ, music by, percussion [programming], bass, bass [high], bass, sounds, bass, performer [sounds], bass, guitar [bowed], keyboards
- John Kelly - backing vocals
- Joey Baron - percussion, drums
- Tom Nelis - vocals
- Greg Cohen - arco bass
- Mino Cinelu - percussion
- Danny Frankel - percussion, handclaps, percussion [box-o-toys]
- Chris Speed - saxophone