Tracklist
| Part One | ||
| A1 | Say Hello | 5:00 |
| A2 | Walk The Dog | 6:37 |
| A3 | Violin Solo | 2:11 |
| A4 | Closed Circuits | 6:00 |
| A5 | For A Large And Changing Room | 2:50 |
| A6 | Pictures Of It | 2:29 |
| A7 | Language Of The Future | 7:58 |
| B1 | Cartoon Song | 1:11 |
| B2 | Small Voice | 2:03 |
| B3 | Three Walking Songs | 4:19 |
| B4 | The Healing Horn | 2:56 |
| B5 | New Jersey Turnpike | 11:20 |
| C1 | So Happy Birthday | 6:23 |
| C2 | English | 2:07 |
| C3 | Dance Of Electricity | 3:02 |
| C4 | Three Songs For Paper, Film And Video | 6:24 |
| C5 | Sax Solo | 0:51 |
| C6 | Sax Duet | 0:38 |
| C7 | Born, Never Asked | 4:54 |
| Part Two | ||
| D1 | From The Air | 2:44 |
| D2 | Beginning French | 2:15 |
| D3 | O Superman | 10:57 |
| D4 | Talkshow | 6:52 |
| E1 | Frames For The Pictures | 1:07 |
| E2 | Democratic Way | 1:41 |
| E3 | Looking For You | 1:18 |
| E4 | Walking And Falling | 1:21 |
| E5 | Private Property | 3:03 |
| E6 | Neon Duet | 4:11 |
| E7 | Let X=X | 6:14 |
| E8 | The Mailman's Nightmare | 0:45 |
| E9 | Difficult Listening Hour | 3:07 |
| F1 | Language Is A Virus From Outer Space | 7:52 |
| F2 | Reverb | 0:27 |
| F3 | If You Can't Talk About It, Point To It | 0:36 |
| F4 | Violin Walk | 2:41 |
| F5 | City Song | 3:14 |
| F6 | Finnish Farmers | 4:35 |
| Part Three | ||
| G1 | Red Map | 1:54 |
| G2 | Hey Ah | 3:50 |
| G3 | Bagpipe Solo | 3:15 |
| G4 | Steven Weed | 1:05 |
| G5 | Time And A Half | 2:14 |
| G6 | Voices On Tape | 1:28 |
| G7 | Example #22 | 2:33 |
| G8 | Strike | 2:10 |
| G9 | False Documents | 1:58 |
| G10 | New York Social Life | 3:20 |
| G11 | A Curious Phenomenon | 1:02 |
| G12 | Yankee See | 7:59 |
| H1 | I Dreamed I Had To Take A Test... | 1:20 |
| H2 | Running Dogs | 0:24 |
| H3 | Four, Three, Two, One | 1:30 |
| H4 | The Big Top | 2:52 |
| H5 | It Was Up In The Mountains | 2:13 |
| H6 | Odd Objects | 4:02 |
| H7 | Dr. Miller | 5:19 |
| H8 | Big Science | 7:14 |
| H9 | Big Science Reprise | 1:48 |
| Part Four | ||
| I1 | Cello Solo | 2:40 |
| I2 | It Tango | 1:49 |
| I3 | Blue Lagoon | 9:30 |
| I4 | Hothead (La Langue D'Amour) | 4:47 |
| I5 | Stiff Neck | 1:33 |
| I6 | Telephone Song | 1:24 |
| I7 | Sweaters | 3:48 |
| I8 | We've Got Four Big Clocks | 2:21 |
| J1 | Song For Two Jims | 2:57 |
| J2 | Over The River | 3:29 |
| J3 | Mach 20 | 2:46 |
| J4 | Rising Sun | 3:24 |
| J5 | The Visitors | 2:48 |
| J6 | The Stranger | 2:01 |
| J7 | Classified | 5:18 |
| J8 | Going Somewhere? | 1:00 |
| J9 | Fireworks | 2:40 |
| J10 | Dog Show | 0:51 |
| J11 | Lighting Out For The Territories | 3:08 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Published By – Difficult Music
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Credits
- Accordion – Roma Baran (tracks: G1 to H9)
- Artwork By [Layout] – Michael Rey
- Bagpipes – Rufus Harley (tracks: G1 to H9)
- Clarinet – Chuck Fisher (tracks: E1 to J11)
- Co-producer – Laurie Anderson, Roma Baran
- Effects [Vocoder, Harmonizer], Violin [Electric], Performer [Neon Bow, Glasses], Synthesizer [Obxa] – Laurie Anderson (tracks: E1 to F6)
- Engineer – Leanne Ungar
- Engineer [Mixing Assistant] – Mike Krowiak (tracks: A1 to A7), Robert Harari (tracks: B1 to J11)
- Engineer [Mixing] – Dominick Maita (tracks: A1 to A7), Richard Kaye (tracks: B1 to J11)
- Engineer [Recording], Other [Systems Design] – Bob Bielecki
- Featuring [Mic Stand, Pillow Speaker], Violin [Violin Bows, Tape Bow Violin, Electric Violin], Effects [Harmonizer], Saxophone [Toy] – Laurie Anderson (tracks: C1 to D4)
- Flute – Bill Obrecht (tracks: E1 to J11)
- Mastered By – BK*
- Other [Assistant Lighting Designer] – Whitney Quesenbury
- Other [Assistant Production Manager] – Britta Heimarck
- Other [Assistant Projectionist] – Jacob Burckhardt
- Other [Dramaturg] – Robert Coe
- Other [Lighting Designer] – Jan Kroeze
- Other [Production Manager] – William DeMull
- Other [Projectionist] – Perry Hoberman
- Percussion, Drums – David Van Tieghem (tracks: E1 to J11)
- Photography [Cover Photos] – Lynn Goldsmith
- Sampler [Synclavier], Effects [Vocoder], Electronics [Telephone], Jew's Harp, Violin [Electric], Synthesizer [Obxa] – Laurie Anderson (tracks: IA to J11)
- Sampler [Synclavier], Synthesizer [Obxa] – Ann DeMarinis (tracks: E1 to J11)
- Saxophone – Bill Obrecht (tracks: C1 to J11), Chuck Fisher (tracks: C1 to J11)
- Soprano Vocals – Shelley Carson (tracks: I1 to J11)
- Synthesizer [Prophet], Voice – Peter Gordon (tracks: C1 to D4)
- Technician [Remote Crew] – Kooster McAllister, Neal Steingart, Peter Hefter, Phil Gitomer
- Technician [Tape Operator] – Bob Davis
- Violin [Electric], Synthesizer [Obxa], Tambura [Tamboura], Electronics [Telephone], Violin [Tape Bow, Neon], Effects [Vocoder, Harmonizer], Sampler [Synclavier] – Laurie Anderson (tracks: G1 to H9)
- Voice – Geraldine Pontius (tracks: C1 to D4), Joe Kos (tracks: C1 to D4), Laurie Anderson (tracks: C1 to J11)
- Written-By, Artwork By, Design – Laurie Anderson
Notes
United States Live was recorded live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, Feb. 7-10.All records are packed in printed inner sleeves with texts, drawings and photos.
Runout notes:
[SRC] = the stamp of Specialty Records Corporation.
[MASTERDISK] BK = the stamp of Masterdisk, with the initials of the mastering engineer Bill Kipper.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout): [SRC] 1-25192⋅A⋅SR3 1-1 [MASTERDISK] BK
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout): [SRC] 1-25192⋅B⋅SR1 1-1 [MASTERDISK] BK
- Matrix / Runout (Side C, runout): [SRC] 1-25192⋅C⋅SR2 1-1 [MASTERDISK] BK
- Matrix / Runout (Side D, runout): [SRC] 1-25192⋅D⋅SR1 1-1 [MASTERDISK] BK
- Matrix / Runout (Side E, runout): [SRC] 1-25192⋅E⋅SR3 1-1 [MASTERDISK] BK
- Matrix / Runout (Side F, runout): [SRC] 1-25192⋅F⋅SR3 1-1 [MASTERDISK] BK
- Matrix / Runout (Side G, runout): 1-25192⋅G⋅SR2 1-2 [MASTERDISK] BK [SRC]
- Matrix / Runout (Side H, runout): [SRC] 1-25192⋅H⋅SR1 1-1 [MASTERDISK] BK
- Matrix / Runout (Side I, runout): 1-25192⋅I⋅SR1 1-1 [SRC] [MASTERDISK] BK
- Matrix / Runout (Side J, runout): 1-25192⋅J⋅SR2 [SRC] [MASTERDISK] BK 1-1
- Barcode: 0 7599-25192-1
- Rights Society: BMI
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 25192-1, 92 51921 | Laurie Anderson | United States Live (5xLP, Album + Box) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records | 9 25192-1, 92 51921 | Canada | 1984 |
| 9 25192-4 | Laurie Anderson | United States Live (4xCass + Box) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 25192-4 | US | 1984 |
| 925 192-1 | Laurie Anderson | United States Live (5xLP + Box) | Warner Bros. Records | 925 192-1 | Europe | 1984 |
| 9 25192-2 | Laurie Anderson | United States Live (4xCD, Album, RE + Box) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 25192-2 | US | 1991 |
| P-8637~41 | Laurie Anderson | United States Live (5xLP) | Warner-Pioneer Corporation | P-8637~41 | Japan | 1984 |
