IN OUR SLEEP

The Laurie Anderson Discography v3.1

This discography is compiled and maintained by Marc Plainguet

With contributions by
Cash Bishop
James Christley
Craig J.
James M. Curran
Heath David
EllenDat
Paul-Francois Fontigny
Lawrence Edwin Gold
Darius Janecki
Curtis Linderman
Chris Meloche
Midnight Tree Bandit
Gustavo Pesoa
Andrew Russ
Matt Sargent
Saul
David Van Fossen
Wolfgang Weitlaner
and Joseph Zitt

Please e-mail any additions and corrections to the address above. If you would like to be on the mailing list to receive updates of this discography when they become available please write to me at the same address.

Additions / Changes in version 3.2:

Added "Cutting Edge" release.
Added "Just Can't Get Enough Vol. 7" release.
Added "Sedated In The Eighties Vol. 3" release.
Added "Fallen Angels - Soundtrack" release.
Added "Red Hot + Latin: Silentio=Muerte" release.

Country Legend:

CA - Canada
GE - Germany
JA - Japan
UK - United Kingdom
US - United States

Format Legend:

7" - 7" vinyl single
12" - 12" vinyl single
CD - Compact Disc
CDR - CD-ROM
CHBK - Chapbook
CS - Cassette
HCBK - Hardcover Book
LD - Laserdisc
LP - 12" vinyl album
MAG - Magazine
SCBK - Softcover Book
VHS - VHS Videotape

An "x" next to a line of release information indicates that it is, to the best of my knowledge, out of print.

AUDIO

IT'S NOT THE BULLET THAT KILLS YOU - IT'S THE HOLE

Releases:

1977

Holly Solomon Gallery

004

BIG SCIENCE

Releases:

x	LP	1982	Warner Bros.	BSK 3674	US
	CS	1982	Warner Bros.	?	US
	CD	1982	Warner Bros.	9 23674-2	US

Program:

From The Air
Big Science
Sweaters
Walking & Falling
Born, Never Asked
O Superman (For Massenet)
Example #22
Let X = X / It Tango

BIG SCIENCE

Releases:

x	7"	1982	Warner Bros.	WB K 17941	US
x	12"	1982	Warner Bros.	K 17941(T)	UK

Program:

Big Science
Example #22
O Superman (For Massenet) *

* On the 12" version only.

MISTER HEARTBREAK

Releases:

x	LP	1984	Warner Bros.	9 25077-1	US
	CS	1984	Warner Bros.	9 25077-4	US
	CD	1984	Warner Bros.	9 25077-2	US

Program:

Sharkey's Day
Langue d'Amour
Gravity's Angel
Kokoku
Excellent Birds
Blue Lagoon
Sharkey's Night

SHARKEY'S DAY

Releases:

1984

Warner Bros.

929 435-7

Program:

Sharkey's Day (Edit)
Sharkey's Night

UNITED STATES LIVE

Releases:

x	5xLP	1984	Warner Bros.	9 25192-1	US
	4xCS	1984	Warner Bros.	9 25192-4	US
	4xCD	1984	Warner Bros.	9 25192-2	US

Program:

PART ONE
- Say Hello
- Walk The Dog
- Violin Solo
- Closed Circuits
- For a Large and Changing Room
- Pictures of It
- The Language of the Future
- Cartoon Song
- Small Voice
- Three Walking Songs
- The Healing Horn
- New Jersey Turnpike
- So Happy Birthday
- EngliSH
- Dance of Electricity
- Three Songs for Paper, Film, and Video
- Sax Solo
- Sax Duet
- Born, Never Asked
PART TWO
- From the Air
- Beginning French
- O Superman
- Talkshow
- Frames for the Pictures
- Democratic Way
- Looking for You; Walking and Falling
- Private Property
- Neon Duet
- Let X = X
- The Mailman's Nightmare
- Difficult Listening Hour
- Language is a Virus From Outer Space
- Reverb
- If You Can't Talk About it, Point to it
- Violin Walk
- City Song
- Finnish Farmers
PART THREE
- Red Map
- Hey Ah
- Bagpipe Solo
- Steven Weed
- Time and a Half
- Voices on Tape
- Example #22
- Strike
- False Documents
- New York Social Life
- A Curious Phenomenon
- Yankee See
- I Dreamed I Had to Take a Test...
- Running Dogs
- Four, Three, Two, One
- The Big Top
- It Was Up in the Mountains
- Odd Objects
- Dr. Miller
- Big Science
- Big Science Reprise
PART FOUR
- Cello Solo
- It Tango
- Blue Lagoon
- Hothead (La Langue d'Amour)
- Stiff Neck
- Telephone Song
- Sweaters
- We've Got Four Big Clocks (and they're all ticking)
- Song For Two Jims
- Over The River
- Mach 20
- Rising Sun
- The Visitors
- The Stranger
- Classified
- Going Somewhere?
- Fireworks
- Dog Show
- Lighting Out for the Territories

SELECTIONS FROM UNITED STATES LIVE

Releases:

1984

Warner Bros.

Pro a 2229

Program:

Difficult Listening Hour
Example #22
Sweaters
Frames For The Pictures
A Curious Phenomenon
I Dreamed I Had To Take A Test
Finnish Farmers
Big Science

Note:

This was a promotional release only.

HOME OF THE BRAVE

Releases:

x	LP	1986	Warner Bros.	9 25400-1	US
	CS	1986	Warner Bros.	9 25400-4	US
	CD	1986	Warner Bros.	9 25400-2	US

Program:

Smoke Rings
White Lily
Late Show
Talk Normal
Language Is A Virus
Radar
Sharkey's Night
Credit Racket

HOME OF THE BRAVE INTERVIEW

Releases:

2xLP

1986

Warner Bros.

WBMS 134-2

Program:

Language Is A Virus
White Lily
Late Show
Talk Normal
Smoke Rings
Sharkey's Night
Radar
Langue D'Amour
Kokoku
Sharkey's Day
Credit Racket

Notes:

This was a promotional release only. Sides 1 and 3 were on the first disc, while 2 and 4 were on the second so that radio stations could cue the program up on two turntables to play as a program. The program is mainly interview material with segments of the songs listed only.

LANGUAGE IS A VIRUS FROM OUTER SPACE

Releases:

x	7"	1986	Warner Bros.	WB 7-28677	US
x	7"	1986	Warner Bros.	WEA 928 701-7	GE
x	12"	1986	Warner Bros.	PRO-A-2465	US
x	12"	1986	WEA International	W8701T	UK

Program:

Language Is A Virus From Outer Space (LP Version)
Language Is A Virus From Outer Space (Edit) *
White Lily +

* On the UK 12" version only.
+ B-side to German pressing.

Notes:

The American pressings have "Language Is A Virus (LP Version)" on both sides and no other tracks.

STRANGE ANGELS

Releases:

x	LP	1989	Warner Bros.	9 25900-1	US
	CS	1989	Warner Bros.	9 25900-4	US
	CD	1989	Warner Bros.	9 25900-2	US

Program:

Strange Angels
Monkey's Paw
Coolsville
Ramon
Babydoll
Beautiful Red Dress
The Day The Devil
The Dream Before
My Eyes
Hiawatha

BEAUTIFUL RED DRESS

Releases:

1989

Warner Bros.

K21592-2

Program:

Beautiful Red Dress (Extended Version)
Beautiful Red Dress (Radio Edit)
The Day The Devil (Album Version)

BABYDOLL

Releases:

1989

Warner Bros.

WB 3900

Program:

Babydoll

BRIGHT RED SAMPLER

Releases:

1994

Warner Bros.

PRO-CD-7260

Program:

Puppet Motal
Poison
In Our Sleep
The North Pole
Hotel Hot Dogs
The Rotowhirl (Andy Kaufman)

Note:

Promo only release with back insert and bright red plastic tray piece with no front insert. It is interesting to note that although this is called a "Bright Red" sampler, 2 of the tracks are from "The Ugly One With The Jewels" and also includes "Hotel Hot Dogs" which was cut from that release.

BRIGHT RED

Releases:

	CD	1994	Warner Bros.	9 45534-2	US
	CS	1994	Warner Bros.	9 45534-4	US

Program:

BRIGHT RED
- Speechless
- Bright Red
- The Puppet Motel
- Speak My Language
- World Without End
- Freefall
- Muddy River
TIGHTROPE
- Beautiful Pea Green Boat
- Love Among the Sailors
- Poison
- In Our Sleep
- Night In Baghdad
- Tightrope
- Same Time Tomorrow

THE UGLY ONE WITH THE JEWELS AND OTHER STORIES

Releases:

	CD	1995	Warner Bros.	9 45847-2	US
	CS	1995	Warner Bros.	9 45847-4	US

Program:

The End Of The World
The Salesman
The Night Flight From Houston
Word Of Mouth
The Soul Is A Bird
The Ouija Board
The Ugly One With The Jewels
The Geographic North Pole
John Lilly
The Rotowhirl
On The Way To Jerusalem
The Hollywood Strangler
Maria Teresa Teresa Maria
Someone Else's Dream
White Lily
The Mysterious "J"
The Cultural Ambassador
Same Time Tomorrow

IN OUR SLEEP

Releases:

1995

Warner Bros.

9 43515-2

Program:

In Our Sleep (Single Mix)
Poison (Single Mix)
The Ouija Board
In Our Sleep (Trance Mix)
Poison (Trance Mix)
The Ugly One With The Jewels
Poison (Instrumental Mix)
In Our Sleep (Instrumental Mix)

AUDIO COMPILATION APPEARANCES

AIRWAVES

Releases:

1977

110 Records

Program:

Two Songs For Tape Bow Violin: Ethics is the Esthetics of the Few-Ture (Lenin)
Song For Jaunita
Is Anybody Home
It's Not The Bullet That Kills You - It's The Hole (for Chris Burden)

NEW MUSIC FOR ELECTRONIC AND RECORDED MEDIA

Releases:

1977

1750 Arch Street Records

S-1765

Program:

Time To Go (For Diego)
New York Telephone Conversation

BIG EGO

Releases:

1979

Giorno Poetry Systems

GPS 012-013

Program:

Three Expediences

THE NOVA CONVENTION

Releases:

x	2xLP	1979	Giorno Poetry Systems	GPS 014-015	US
x	2xCS	1979	Giorno Poetry Systems	GPS 016-017	US

Program:

Song From America On The Move

Notes:

As "America On The Move" evolved to become "United States Part 1" this song became "Language Is A Virus".

YOU'RE A HOOK

Releases:

1983

Giorno Poetry Systems

GPS 030

Program:

Song From America On The Move

Note:

As "America On The Move" evolved to become "United States Part 1" this song became "Language Is A Virus".

YOU'RE THE GUY I WANT TO SHARE MY MONEY WITH

Releases:

x	2xLP	1981	Giorno Poetry Systems	GPS 020-021	US
x	2xCS	1981	Giorno Poetry Systems	GPS 022-023	US
	CD	1981	East Side Digital	ESD 8072	US

Program:

Dr. Miller
It Was Up In The Mountains
Drums
Closed Circuits
Born, Never Asked
For Electronic Dogs
Structuralist Filmmaking
Drums

Notes:

This is a release split between Laurie Anderson, William S. Burroughs, and John Giorno. The 4th side of the LP edition features parallel tracks so that when you drop the needle the selection of which artist whose tracks you hear is random. The CD release only lists the track "Drums" once.

ATTACK OF THE KILLER B'S

Releases:

1983

Warner Bros.

23837-1

Program:

Walk The Dog

NEXT WAVE NEW MUSIC AMERICA 10TH ANNIVERSARY

Releases:

1989

Island Records

NMA001

Program:

Time To Go (For Diego)

OFF THE BEATEN TRACKS, FOLLOW OUR TRAX: VOLUME III

Releases:

1989

Warner Bros.

PRO-CD-3821

Program:

Babydoll

WINGS OF DESIRE - SOUNDTRACK

Releases:

x	LP	1989	Elektra / Nonesuch	9 79210-1	US
	CS	1989	Elektra / Nonesuch	9 79210-4	US
	CD	1989	Elektra / Nonesuch	9 79210-2	US

Program:

Angel Fragments

CASH COW: THE BEST OF GIORNO POETRY SYSTEMS

Releases:

1993

Giorno Poetry Systems

ESD 80712

Program:

Song From America On The Move

Notes:

As "America On The Move" evolved to become "United States Part 1" this song became "Language Is A Virus".

A CHANCE OPERATION - THE JOHN CAGE TRIBUTE

Releases:

2xCD

1993

Koch International

3-7238-2 Y62

Program:

Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...
Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...
Every Morning...
The Cunningham Company...)

Notes:

Text by John Cage. Composed, performed and produced by Laurie Anderson.

CUTTING EDGE

Releases:

	CS	1994	JCI	?	US
	CD	1994	JCI	?	US

Program:

O Superman

JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH VOL. 7 - NEW WAVE HITS OF THE 80'S

Releases:

	CS	1994	WEA/Atlantic/Rhino	?	US
	CD	1994	WEA/Atlantic/Rhino	?	US

Program:

O Superman

SEDATED IN THE EIGHTIES VOL. 3

Releases:

1994

EMD/Capitol

Program:

O Superman

FAR AWAY, SO CLOSE - SOUNDTRACK

Releases:

1994

SBK Records

D 102411

Program:

Tightrope
Speak My Language

FALLEN ANGELS - SOUNDTRACK

Releases:

1997

EMI

Program:

Speak My Language

AUDIO COLLABORATION APPEARANCES

VARIOUS ARTISTS - WORD OF MOUTH

Releases:

1980

Crown Point Press

NONA HENDRYX - NONA

Releases:

1983

Program:

Design For Living

JEAN MICHEL-JARRE - ZOOLOOK

Releases:

x	LP	1984	Polygram	823 763-1	US
	CS	1984	Polygram	823 763-4	US
	CD	1984	Polygram	823 763-2	US
	CD	1984	Disques Dreyfus	ISRC FR-1	US

Program:

Diva

Note:

Laurie Anderson provides vocals for this track, but is also sampled elsewhere on the album.

PHILIP GLASS - SONGS FROM LIQUID DAYS

Releases:

x	LP	1986	CBS Inc.	FM 39564	US
	CS	1986	CBS Inc.	FMT39564	US
	CD	1986	CBS Inc.	MK 39564	US

Program:

Forgetting

Note:

Laurie Anderson co-wrote the song, but does not perform on it.

PETER GABRIEL - SO

Releases:

	CS	1986	Geffen	9 24088-4	US
	CD	1986	Geffen	9 24088-2	US

Program:

This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds)

Note:

The song does not appear on the LP version.

PETER GORDON - INNOCENT

Releases:

1986

CBS Inc.

BFM 42098

Program:

The Day The Devil Comes To Getcha

Note:

Laurie Anderson co-wrote the song, but does not perform on it.

VARIOUS ARTISTS - ONE WORLD ONE VOICE

Releases:

1990

Virgin

CDV 2632

Program:

One World One Voice

Note:

This was a collaborative efforts of many artists around the world who each contributed musical work to the song as a benefit to raise money for the enviornment.

MARISA MONTE - ROSE AND CHARCOAL

Releases:

1994

Metro Blue

Program:

Enquanto Isso

DAVE STEWART - GREETINGS FROM THE GUTTER

Releases:

1984

EastWest America

4509-97546-2

Program:

Kinky Sweetheart

PETER SCHERER - VERY NEON PET

Releases:

1995

Metro Blue

Program:

Tracks?

Note:

Laurie Anderson guests on this recording, but I am looking for her specific credits for this appearance.

LOU REED - SET THE TWILIGHT REELING

Releases:

	CD	1995	?	?	US
	CS	1995	?	?	US

Program:

Hang On To Your Emotions

RED HOT + LATIN, SILENTIO=MUERTE

Releases:

	CS	1997	Polygram Latino	?	US
	CD	1997	Polygram Latino	?	US

Program:

Una Hoja, Una Raiz

Note:

This track is credited to La Portuaria/Aterciopelados/Laurie Anderson.

VIDEO

HOME OF THE BRAVE

Releases:

	VHS	1986	Warner Reprise Video	38157-3	US
	LD	1995	Warner Reprise Video	LVD9530	US

Program:

Good Evening
Zero And One
Excellent Birds
Old Hat
Drum Dance
Smoke Rings
Late Show
White Lily
Sharkey's Day
How To Write
Kokoku
Radar
Gravity's Angel
Langue d'Amour
Talk Normal
Difficult Listening Hour
Language Is A Virus
Sharkey's Night

Note:

The laserdisc is in CLV format with 19 chapter stops and Dolby digital sound.

TALK NORMAL

Releases:

1989

Pioneet Laser Disc

A PREVIEW OF STRANGE ANGELS

Releases:

VHS

1989

Warner Bros.

Notes:

This is a 10:37 interview in Laurie's studio where she talks about the recording of Strange Angels. A few snippets from the album are played. The video came packaged with an audio cassette of the entire Strange Angels album.

COLLECTED VIDEOS

Releases:

VHS

1990

Warner Reprise Video

38180-3

Notes:

This video features full length videos for Beautiful Red Dress, Language Is A Virus, Sharkey's Day, and O Superman, plus excerpts from What You Mean We?, Alive From Off Center, The Eleventh Hour, and various live and interview footage.

VIDEO COMPILATION APPEARANCES

TWO MOON JULY

Releases:

VHS

198?

The Kitchen

Program:

Difficult Listening Hour

MULTIMEDIA

THE PUPPET MOTEL

Releases:

CDR

1995

Voyager Company

Note:

This CD-ROM is presently available in Macintosh format only.

PRINT MEDIA

THE PACKAGE

Releases:

HCBK

1971

Bobbs-Merrill

NOTEBOOK

Releases:

SCBK

1977

Wittenborn Art Books

WORDS IN REVERSE

Releases:

CHBK

1979

Hallwalls

UNITED STATES

Releases:

x	HCBK	1984	Harper & Row	0-06-015243-5	US
x	SCBK	1984	Harper & Row	0-06-091110-7	US

LAURIE ANDERSON'S POSTCARD BOOK

Releases:

SCBK

1990

Canal Street Communications

Note:

This book contains 24 detachable postcards featuring lyrics from her songs, scenes from her videos, album art, and two recipes.

EMPTY PLACES

Releases:

	SCBK	1991	HarperPerennial	0-06-096586-X	US
	SCBK	1994	Schirmer/Mosel	3-88814-679-8	GE

Note:

The German edition has the lyrics in German and English, but the foreward only appears in German.

TALK NORMAL

Releases:

HCBK

1992

Atelier Peyotl Co. Ltd.

4-89342-171-9

Notes:

This is a small book in Japanese and English with text and photographs from her work and lectures.

STORIES FROM THE NERVE BIBLE

Releases:

	HCBK	1994	HarperPerennial	0-06-055355-3	US
	SCBK	1994	HarperPerennial	0-06-095050-1	US

PRINT COLLABORATIONS

BALONEY MOCCASINS: A MAGAZINE FOR THE MEDIEVAL MIND

Releases:

MAG

1970

Half-Ass Press

Note:

Laurie Anderson did the illustrations.

CERTAINLY CARRIE CUT THE CAKE

Releases:

HCBK

19??

Note:

Laurie Anderson did the illustrations.

THE KITCHEN TURNS TWENTY

Releases:

SCBK

1992

The Kitchen

0-9634456-1-8

Program:

I'm Thinking Back

Note:

This is a collection of essays by people who were part of the early Kitchen scene such as Philip Glass, Karen Finley, Eric Bogosian, Laurie Anderson and many more.

OUT OF CHARACTER - RANTS, RAVES, AND MONOLOGUES FROM TODAY'S TOP PERFORMACE ARTISTS

Releases:

SCBK

1997

Bantam

0-553-37485-0

Note:

Each artist contributes a section of the book titled with their name.

x	7"	1981	110 Records	OTR-005	US
x	7"	1981	Warner Bros.	WBSP 49876	US
x	7"	1981	Warner Bros.	WB K17870	UK
x	12"	1981	Warner Bros.	DWBS 49888	US