Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology

Album by Laurie Anderson

Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology is a compilation album by American experimental artist Laurie Anderson, released in 2000. The collection surveys her work across experimental electronic, spoken-word and art-pop approaches, charting her evolution from minimalist, conceptual performance pieces to more composed, textured arrangements and placing the material in the context of her broader career at the intersection of avant-garde art and popular music.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    O Superman (For Massenet)
    8:24
  2. 2.
    From the Air
    4:33
  3. 3.
    Big Science
    6:24
  4. 4.
    Born, Never Asked
    4:59
  5. 5.
    It Tango
    3:05
  6. 6.
    Gravity’s Angel
    6:06
  7. 7.
    Excellent Birds
    3:16
  8. 8.
    Langue d’amour
    6:17
  9. 9.
    Sharkey’s Day (single edit)
    4:10
  10. 10.
    Walk the Dog
    6:42
  11. 11.
    Cartoon Song
    1:13
  12. 12.
    So Happy Birthday
    6:24
  13. 13.
    City Song
    3:37
  14. 14.
    The Big Top
    2:53
  15. 15.
    Dr. Miller
    5:20
  16. 16.
    Lighting Out for the Territories
    3:11

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Smoke Rings
    7:07
  2. 3.
    Talk Normal
    5:32
  3. 4.
    Language Is a Virus
    4:15
  4. 5.
    Credit Racket
    3:34
  5. 6.
    Strange Angels
    3:53
  6. 7.
    Babydoll
    3:39
  7. 8.
    Coolsville
    4:35
  8. 9.
    My Eyes
    5:31
  9. 10.
    The Dream Before
    3:04
  10. 11.
    The Day the Devil
    4:01
  11. 12.
    Speak My Language
    3:42
  12. 13.
    Love Among the Sailors
    2:51
  13. 14.
    Poison
    3:45
  14. 15.
    In Our Sleep
    2:35
  15. 16.
    Night in Baghdad
    3:30
  16. 17.
    The Night Flight From Houston
    1:35
  17. 18.
    The Rotowhirl
    3:58
  18. 19.
    The Ouija Board
    4:13
  19. 20.
    The End of the World
    5:00

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