Laurie Anderson - vocals, violin, keyboards, electronics, marimba, percussion;
Perry Hoberman - flute, piccolo, saxophone, bottles;
Richard Cohen - clarinet, bassoon, baritone saxophone;
Peter Gordon - clarinet, tenor saxophone;
Bill Obrecht, Chuck Fisher - alto & tenor saxophones;
George Lewis - trombone;
Roma Baran - accordion, keyboards, percussion;
David Van Tieghem - marimba, drums, percussion.
A1 From The Air
Alto Saxophone – Bill Obrecht
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Peter Gordon
Drums – David Van Tieghem
Pedalboard [Farfisa Bass] – Roma Baran
Vocals, Vocoder, Organ [Farfisa] – Laurie Anderson
4:33
A2 Big Science
Glass Harmonica – Roma Baran
Percussion [Bottles] – Perry Hoberman
Percussion [Sticks] – Anderson, Hoberman, Baran
Rototoms, Timpani [Tympani] – David Van Tieghem
Vocals, Synthesizer [OBXa], Percussion, Electronics – Laurie Anderson
6:12
A3 Sweaters
Bagpipes – Rufus Harley
Drums – David Van Tieghem
Vocals, Violin [Violins] – Laurie Anderson
2:24
A4 Walking & Falling
Vocals, Electronics – Laurie Anderson
2:13
A5 Born, Never Asked
Handclaps – Anderson, Hoberman, Baran
Marimba – David Van Tieghem
Vocals, Violin [Violins], Keyboards – Laurie Anderson
4:57
B1 O Superman (For Massenet)
Flute, Saxophone – Perry Hoberman
Mastered By – Bill Kipper, Bob Ludwig
Organ [Farfisa], Keyboards [Casio], Engineer – Roma Baran
Vocals, Vocoder, Electronics – Laurie Anderson
8:25
B2 Example #22
Accordion – Roma Baran
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Chuck Fisher
Backing Vocals – Ungar
Clarinet [B♭ & E♭], Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Baritone Saxophone – Richard Cohen
Flute, Piccolo Flute, Backing Vocals – Perry Hoberman
Percussion, Drums – David Van Tieghem
Vocals, Violin, Organ [Farfisa] – Laurie Anderson
Whistling – Anderson, Baran
3:00
Let X=X / It Tango (6:57)
B3a Let X=X
Handclaps – Anderson, Hoberman, Baran
Rototoms – David Van Tieghem
Trombone – George Lewis
Vocals, Vocoder, Organ [Farfisa], Synthesizer [OBXa], Marimba – Laurie Anderson
B3b It Tango
Handclaps – Anderson, Hoberman, Baran
Rototoms – David Van Tieghem
Vocals, Synthesizer [OBXa], Organ [Farfisa], Marimba – Laurie Anderson
Producer – Laurie Anderson, Roma Baran
Words By, Music By Laurie Anderson
Early copies ordered from the Nonesuch Store included a bonus cover art print signed by Laurie Anderson.
Includes lyric sheet insert.
Track times taken from record labels.
Remastered 2007 at Sterling Sound by Greg Calbi.
Songs from "United States I-IV"
Recorded at The Lobby, New York City.
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York City.
Additional tracks recorded at The Hit Factory, Skyline Studios and Sorcerer Sound.
Special thanks to Patty Anderson, Lester Bangs, Robert Coe, Anton Fier, Charles Holland, Geraldine Pontius, Greg Shifrin and Gail Turner.
B1 mixed at The Lobby; for Massenet; originally released on One Ten Records.
B2 special thanks to Paranormals Medeline Vester, Gerhard Rozhek, Coretta Atteroc, Shelley Karson.
B3 original version appeared in ArtForum February 1982. |
