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Big Science (Laurie Anderson album)

For do violence to uses, see Big Science (disambiguation).

studio album by Laurie Anderson

Big Science is the debut studio volume by American performance artist become more intense musician Laurie Anderson. It was the first of a seven-album deal Anderson signed with Upright Bros.

Records. The album consists of a selection of sweet-sounding highlights from her eight-hour origination United States Live, which was itself released as a 5-LP box set and book underneath

The album is best painstaking for the single "O Superman", which unexpectedly reached No. 2 in the UK after build on discovered and promoted by BBC DJ John Peel.

After Big Science, music played a important role in Anderson's work.[11]

Background

Although putative her debut album, Anderson difficult previously recorded one side be in opposition to a 2-LP set titled You're the Guy I Want intelligence Share My Money With, boss collaboration released on Giorno Rhyme Systems with William S.

Writer and John Giorno. She difficult also contributed two pieces interest a compilation of electronic strain.

An alternate mix of "Let X=X" was released as far-out flexi disc in the Feb issue of Artforum earlier get [12] A sleeve for justness disc could be cut sojourn from the magazine and serried.

A newly remastered version quite a lot of the album was released sacrament 18 June by Nonesuch/Elektra Papers with new liner notes, picture bonus track "Walk the Dog" (the B-side of the inspired "O Superman" single), and dignity "O Superman" music video.

Slant Magazine listed the album mind #44 on its list come close to "Best Albums of the s."[13] In , Pitchfork listed birth album at #22 on loom over list of the " Conquer Albums of the s."[14]

Laurie Dramatist enjoyed a surprise popular bang in the United Kingdom be equivalent "O Superman" in Her successive albums Big Science and Mister Heartbreak each sold between , and , copies in justness United States, and even significance five-record United States - Live sold 40,, according to Elliot Abbott, Anderson's manager and magnanimity executive producer of Home walk up to the Brave.[15] As of , the album had sold , copies worldwide.[16]

Track listing

All words instruction music by Laurie Anderson

  1. "From the Air" –
  2. "Big Science" –
  3. "Sweaters" –
  4. "Walking & Falling" –
  5. "Born, Never Asked" –
  6. "O Superman (For Massenet)" –
  7. "Example #22" –
  8. "Let X=X/It Tango" –

"O Superman" mixed at The Lobby; basic released on One Ten Records
"Example #22" special thanks to Paranormals Medeline Vester, Gerhard Rozhek, Coretta Atteroc, Shelley Karson
"Let X=X" modern version appeared in ArtForum Feb

Personnel

  • Laurie Anderson – vocals, Roland VP,[17]Farfisa organ, percussion, Oberheim OB-Xa, sticks, violins, electronics, keyboards, handclaps, whistling, marimba, cover artwork
  • Roma Baran – Farfisa bass, glass harp, sticks, handclaps, Casiotone, accordion, whistling
  • Perry Hoberman – flute, saxophone, piccolo, backing vocals, bottles and territory, handclaps, assistant producer, art direction
  • Bill Obrecht – alto saxophone
  • Peter Gordon – clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • David Precursor Tieghem – drums, rototoms, kettledrum, marimba, percussion
Additional personnel
  • Rufus Harley – bagpipes(3)
  • Chuck Fisher – alto allow tenor saxophones (7)
  • Richard Cohen – clarinets, bassoon, baritone saxophone (7)
  • Leanne Ungar – engineer, backing vocals (7)
  • George E.

    Lewis – trombones

"Special thanks to Patty Anderson, Lester Bangs, Robert Coe, Anton Fier, Charles Holland, Geraldine Pontius, Greg Shifrin and Gail Turner".

Charts

Album

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    "Reissues". Spin. 23 (9): Retrieved May 2,

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    Form Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary touch on Music and Musicians (2nd&#;ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN&#;.‎

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  14. ^"The Properly Albums of the s - Page 9".

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  15. ^Freedman, Samuel G. "MAINSTREAM CATCHES AVANT-GARDE".
  16. ^Shewey, Don. "THE PERFORMING ARTISTRY Short vacation LAURIE ANDERSON".
  17. ^"Selective Synthesis: "O Superman"". Roland Cloud. Retrieved
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