Album · 2001
Life on a String
Tracklist
1
One White Whale
Life on a String
2:04
2
The Island Where I Come From
Life on a String
4:09
3
Pieces and Parts
Life on a String
3:36
4
Here With You
Life on a String
2:23
5
Slip Away
Life on a String
5:50
6
My Compensation
Life on a String
2:28
7
Dark Angel
Life on a String
3:23
8
Broken
Life on a String
3:20
9
Washington Street
Life on a String
4:42
10
Statue of Liberty
Life on a String
4:25
11
One Beautiful Evening
Life on a String
5:05
12
Life on a String
Life on a String
2:58
In print
First pressed 2001 — 14 pressings across 7 countries.
Credits
Van Dyke Parks
Conductor
Barbara de Wilde
Design
Bassy Bob Brockmann
Engineer
Dante DeSole
Engineer
Josiah Gluck
Engineer
Laurie Anderson
Engineer
Martin Brumbach
Engineer
Ann Leathers
Instrument · violin
Barry Finclair
Instrument · violin
Bill Frisell
Instrument · guitar
Carol Webb
Instrument · violin
Chris Speed
Instrument · saxophone
Cuong Vu
Instrument · trumpet
Danny Frankel
Instrument · percussion [box-o-toys]
Ellen Payne
Instrument · violin
Enrico DiCecco
Instrument · violin
Erik Friedlander
Instrument · cello
Eyvind Kang
Instrument · violin
Frederick Zlotkin
Instrument · cello
Greg Cohen
Instrument · acoustic bass
Heidi Modr
Instrument · violin
Jamshied Sharifi
Instrument · strings, keyboards [additional keyboards]
Jan Mullen
Instrument · violin
Jeanne LeBlanc
Instrument · cello
Joel Pitchon
Instrument · violin
Joey Baron
Instrument · drums
Jonathan Dinklage
Instrument · violin
Judy Witmer
Instrument · viola
Karen Dreyfus
Instrument · viola
Lou Reed
Instrument · guitar
Mino Cinelu
Instrument · percussion
Mitchell Froom
Instrument · electric piano [wurlitzer]
Peter Scherer
Instrument · keyboards
Richard Sortomme
Instrument · violin
Sue Pray
Instrument · viola
Tim Cobb
Instrument · bass
Vincent Lionti
Instrument · viola
Vinicius Cantuária
Instrument · percussion
Bob Ludwig
Mastering
Noah Greenberg (2)
Photography
Victor Schrager
Photography
David Bither
Producer · executive-producer
Hal Willner
Producer
Karina Beznicki
Producer
Skúli Sverrisson
Producer · co-producer [musical direction]
John Kelly (7)
Vocal · backing vocals
Tom Nelis
Vocal · vocals