Live in New York (Laurie Anderson album)

Live at Town Hall: New York City, September 19–20, 2001
Live album by Laurie Anderson
Released	May 21, 2002
Recorded	19–20 September 2001
Venue	The Town Hall, New York City
Genre	Avant-garde Experimental music Pop music
Label	Nonesuch/Elektra Records 79681
Producer	Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson chronology
Life on a String (2001) Live at Town Hall: New York City, September 19–20, 2001 (2002) Homeland (2010)

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Live in New York was a 2-CD live album released by performance artist Laurie Anderson on Nonesuch Records in 2002. It was her ninth album of new recordings released since 1982. The front cover of the CD has the title Live at Town Hall, New York City September 19–20, 2001, however the official title of the album is just Live in New York.

Recorded less than 10 days after the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York City, the album was produced during a tour Anderson gave of the United States in which she performed a mixture of older pieces from earlier in her career and newer works, including songs from her then-recent album Life on a String, as well as earlier albums such as United States Live, Big Science, Bright Red, Home of the Brave and Strange Angels.

Following so close to the attacks, Anderson makes several statements about them in her recognizable style. The performance is highlighted by a performance of "O Superman," the song that launched Anderson to stardom in 1981 and that contains lyrics that can—in retrospect—be seen to relate to the terrorist attacks. One song, "Progress", is a retitled performance of the song "The Dream Before" which Anderson debuted in her 1986 short film What You Mean We? and later featured on Strange Angels.

The original release of the album included a loose insert with short piece written by Anderson about the experience of performing in New York soon after 9/11. She also indicates that the tour was intended to be just a live version of Life on a String but her partner at the time, Lou Reed, suggested she include some older works as well.

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Laurie Anderson; except where indicated

CD one[]

1. "Here with You"
2. "Statue of Liberty"
3. "Let X=X"
4. "Sweaters"
5. "My Compensation" (Anderson, Skúli Sverrisson) ^[1]
6. "Washington Street"
7. "Pieces and Parts"
8. "Strange Angels"
9. "Dark Angel

CD two[]

1. "Wildebeests"
2. "One Beautiful Evening"
3. "Poison" (Anderson, Brian Eno)
4. "Broken"
5. "Progress" (a.k.a. "The Dream Before")
6. "Animals"
7. "Life on a String"
8. "Beginning French"
9. "O Superman"
10. "Slip Away"
11. "White Lily"
12. "Puppet Motel" (Anderson, Brian Eno)
13. "Love Among the Sailors"
14. "Coolsville"

Personnel[]

• Laurie Anderson – vocals, keyboards, violin
• Jim Black – drums, electronic percussion
• Peter Scherer – keyboards, sampling
• Skúli Sverrisson – bass, concertina

Technical

• David Bither - executive producer
• William Berger – production coordination
• Jody Elff - recording, mixing
• Adam Blackburn - recording

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