Life on a String is the sixth studio album by performance artist Laurie Anderson, released in 2001 on Nonesuch Records. One of Anderson's predominantly musical (as opposed to spoken-word) albums, Life on a String was recorded at the Lobby Studios in New York City under the musical direction of Skúli Sverrisson, and produced by Anderson and Hal Willner. Guest musicians on the album include Van Dyke Parks, Mocean Worker, Mitchell Froom and Lou Reed. The first three songs, "One White Whale," "The Island Where I Come From," and "Pieces and Parts," were taken from her show Songs and Stories from Moby Dick. The song "Slip Away" is about the death of her father. "Washington Street" is about Washington Street, Manhattan.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Laurie Anderson, except where indicated Some copies have "Rumba Club" as a bonus track.

Personnel