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Strange Angels by Laurie Anderson
Strange Angels is an album by Laurie Anderson, released in 1989. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Babydoll”, on 2 lists with a best position of #679.
Strange Angels, Laurie Anderson's fourth studio album, came out on Warner Bros. in October 1989 with Mike Thorne producing, and it's the sound of the performance artist behind "O Superman" deciding to become, of all things, a singer. She toyed with stitching film soundtracks into an album, then went for melody instead, and when one song demanded real singing she went off and took lessons.
The result is a warm, tuneful record, with Bobby McFerrin among the guests, that never loses her knack for strangeness. "Babydoll" and "The Day the Devil" had already had an airing on Saturday Night Live, and "The Dream Before" spins a Hansel and Gretel fable into a meditation on Walter Benjamin's reading of Paul Klee's painting Angelus Novus. Robert Mapplethorpe shot the cover photo; he died several months before the album appeared.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Strange Angels on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babydoll | 2 | #679 | – | 2002–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.