Bright Red
Studio album by
Laurie Anderson
ReleasedOctober 25, 1994
Studio
  • The Lobby (New York City)
  • Skyline (New York City)
  • Westside (London)
GenreArt pop, ambient pop
Length52:19
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBrian Eno, Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson chronology
Strange Angels
(1989) 		Bright Red
(1994) 		The Ugly One with the Jewels and Other Stories
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Bright Red is the fifth studio album by American avant-garde musician Laurie Anderson, released by Warner Bros. in 1994.

The album continues the more pop-oriented direction Anderson launched with Strange Angels. Produced by Brian Eno (who also co-wrote several of the songs with Anderson), Bright Red is divided into two parts: "Bright Red" and "Tightrope".

The song "The Puppet Motel" was also featured on an interactive CD-ROM titled Puppet Motel, released by Anderson in 1994. "Speak My Language" is a re-recording of a song Anderson previously performed on the soundtrack to the 1993 film Faraway, So Close and was also featured in the 1995 film Fallen Angels. The song "Beautiful Pea Green Boat" has additional lyrics from the poem "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear (misspelled "Edwin" in the album's liner notes). Lou Reed duets with Anderson on the album's lone single, "In Our Sleep", and can be heard singing backup on many other songs. Reed and Anderson later married.

Track listing

All lyrics and music by Laurie Anderson, except where otherwise indicated.

Bright Red
  1. "Speechless (The Eagle and the Weasel)" – 5:20
  2. "Bright Red" (additional lyrics from Isaiah 13:21) – 3:12
  3. "The Puppet Motel" (lyrics: Anderson; music: Anderson, Brian Eno) – 3:09
  4. "Speak My Language" – 3:38
  5. "World Without End" – 2:47
  6. "Freefall" – 4:32
  7. "Muddy River" (lyrics: Anderson; music: Anderson, Eno) – 3:02
Tightrope
  2. "Beautiful Pea Green Boat" (additional lyrics from "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear) – 4:20
  3. "Love Among the Sailors" – 2:49
  4. "Poison" (lyrics: Anderson; music: Anderson, Eno) – 3:47
  5. "In Our Sleep" (lyrics: Anderson, Lou Reed; music: Anderson) – 2:31
  6. "Night in Baghdad" – 3:23
  7. "Tightrope" (lyrics: Anderson; music: Anderson, Eno) – 6:02
  8. "Same Time Tomorrow" – 3:51

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References

  1. ^ Mason, Stewart (1994-10-25). "Bright Red - Laurie Anderson : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  2. ^ "Laurie Anderson: Bright Red : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". RollingStone.com. 1994-12-15. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
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