Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology


Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology is a retrospective of the seven albums recorded by American experimental music composer Laurie Anderson for Warner Bros. Records. All tracks had been previously released. This was the final Anderson release on the main Warner Bros. label before moving to the subsidiary Nonesuch.

Track listing

All tracks written by Laurie Anderson unless otherwise indicated.

Disc 1

  1. "O Superman (for Massenet)" - 8:21
  2. "From the Air" - 4:35
  3. "Big Science" - 6:22
  4. "Born, Never Asked" - 4:57
  5. "It Tango" - 3:02
  6. "Gravity's Angel" - 6:04
  7. "Excellent Birds" - 3:13
  8. "Langue D'Amour" - 6:15
  9. "Sharkey's Day" - 4:07
  10. "Walk the Dog" - 6:42
  11. "Cartoon Song" - 1:12
  12. "So Happy Birthday" - 6:22
  13. "City Song" - 3:33
  14. "The Big Top" - 2:51
  15. "Dr. Miller" - 5:18
  16. "Lighting Out for the Territories" - 3:11

Disc 2

  1. "Smoke Rings" - 7:03
  2. "Talk Normal" - 5:31
  3. "Language is a Virus" - 4:14
  4. "Credit Racket" - 3:32
  5. "Strange Angels" - 3:50
  6. "Baby Doll" - 3:37
  7. "Coolsville" - 4:34
  8. "My Eyes" - 5:28
  9. "The Dream Before" - 3:03
  10. "The Day the Devil" - 3:59
  11. "Speak My Language" - 3:38
  12. "Love Among the Sailors" - 2:51
  13. "Poison" - 3:45
  14. "In Our Sleep" - 2:34
  15. "Night in Baghdad" - 3:28
  16. "The Night Flight from Houston" - 1:33
  17. "The Rotowhirl" - 3:54
  18. "The Ouija Board" - 4:11
  19. "The End of the World" - 5:00