On February 14, 1984, “Warner Bros” label released “Mister Heartbreak”, the second Laurie Anderson studio album. It was recorded July – December 1983, at “The Lobby, RCA, A & R” in New York, and was produced by Laurie Anderson, Bill Laswell, Roma Baran and Peter Gabriel.
Personnel:
- Laurie Anderson– vocals, synclavier, violin, whistle, vocoder, electronic conches, bell, percussion
- William S. Burroughs– vocals
- Adrian Belew– guitar
- Nile Rodgers– guitar
- Peter Gabriel– vocals, synclavier, Linn drum
- Bill Laswell– bass
- Anton Fier– drums, toms, wood block
- David Van Tieghem– plywood, singing bowls, drums, Simmons, steel drum, gato, bamboo
- Daniel Ponce– percussion
- Bill Blaber– soprano saxophone
- Sang-Won Park– kayagum
- Connie Harvey, Janet Wright– Japanese chorus
- Phoebe Snow, Atsuko Yuma– backing vocals
- November (Michelle Cobbs, Dolette McDonald, Brenda Nelson) –backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Laurie Anderson except where noted.
- Sharkey’s Day
- Langue d’Amour
- Gravity’s Angel
- Kokoku
- Excellent Birds – Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel
- Blue Lagoon
- Sharkey’s Night – Laurie Anderson, William S. Burroughs
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