"Strange Angels" es el cuarto álgum de estudio de Laurie Anderson, y fue lanzado en1989.
Con éste lanzamiento Anderson intenta dar un paso más allá de su imagen previa como artista de performance, acercándose al formato canción y produciendo un álbum más musical , más convencional en éste sentido. Anderson decidió que necesitaba tomar lecciones de canto para mejorar su desempeño vocal, y en el proceso descubrió que era una soprano.
STRANGE ANGELS
RAMON
había sido presentada algunos años antes en su film corto "What You Mean We?".
El álbum incluye contribuciones de destacados músicos, entre ellos Bobby McFerrin.
THE DREAM BEFORE
Su foto de portada fue tomada por Robert Mapplethorpe, quien moriría unos meses antes de que saliera el álbum.
"Strange Angels" fue nominado a los Grammy en la categoría "Best Alternative Music Album."
MY EYES
PROGRAMA
"Strange Angels" – 3:51
"Monkey's Paw" – 4:33
"Coolsville" – 4:34
"Ramon" – 5:03
"Babydoll" – 3:38
"Beautiful Red Dress" – 4:43
"The Day the Devil" (Anderson, Peter Laurence Gordon) – 4:00
"The Dream Before" – 3:03
"My Eyes" – 5:29
"Hiawatha" – 6:53
COOLSVILLE
MUSICOS
Laurie Anderson – vocals, keyboards, drums on "Coolsville"
Chris Spedding – guitar
Jimi Tunnell – guitar
Peter Scherer – bass, keyboards, and drum programming
Mark Dresser – bass
Sue Hadjopoulus – percussion
Joey Baron – drums
Cyro Baptista – percussion
Alex Foster – alto saxophone
Bobby McFerrin – vocals
Steve Gadd – drums
Anton Fier – drums
Naná Vasconcelos – percussion
Tony Levin – Chapman stick
Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
Lenny Pickett – tenor saxophone and horn arrangements
David Van Tieghem – percussion
Leon Pendarvis – drum programming
David Spinozza – guitar
Dave Lebolt – keyboards, synthesizers
Ray Phiri – guitar
Bakithi Khumalo – fretless bass
Mark Egan – bass
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – accordion
Hugh McCracken – harmonica
Gib Wharton – pedal steel guitar
Louis Del Gatto – baritone saxophone
Manolo Badrena – percussion
Ian Ritchie – drum programming
Gene Tyranny – keyboards
Lisa Fischer – backing vocals
Bennie Diggs – backing vocals
B.J. Nelson – backing vocals
Yolanda Lee – backing vocals
Phil Ballou – backing vocals
Angela Clemmons-Patrick – backing vocals
Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals
Darryl Tookes – backing vocals
Diane Wilson – backing vocals
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Laurie Frink – trumpet
Steve Turre – trombone, conch shell
Robby Kilgore – keyboards
Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion
John Selolwane – guitar
Arto Lindsay – guitar
Mike Thorne – keyboards, drum programming
Bill Buchen – percussion
The Roches – backing vocals
Meat Loaf – backing vocals, chant