Home of the Brave (soundtrack)


Home of the Brave is the fourth album by Laurie Anderson, released in 1986 by Warner Bros. Records. It is a soundtrack album to her concert film of the same name.
Three of the eight tracks on the album were recorded in the studio and thus differ considerably from the filmed versions. A music video for "Language Is a Virus" was produced, using the soundtrack studio recording but footage of the live performance.
Two songs on the album were remakes of earlier works: "Language Is a Virus" was originally titled "Language is a virus from outer space - William S. Burroughs" and was performed on Anderson's earlier United States Live. "Sharkey's Night" is a song from Anderson's previous album, Mister Heartbreak. However this rendition is performed by Anderson herself as it is in the film. Burroughs' voice is heard on the track "Late Show," however. The soundtrack album omits the other live performances of songs from Mister Heartbreak that were featured in the movie.
An alternate, faster-paced version of "Smoke Rings" was recorded for release as a possible single, but there is no indication it was ever issued; it can be heard during Anderson's made-for-TV short film What You Mean We?

Track listing

All compositions written by Laurie Anderson.
  1. "Smoke Rings" – 6:58 co-produced by Nile Rodgers
  2. "White Lily" – 1:16
  3. "Late Show" – 4:30
  4. "Talk Normal" – 5:27
  5. "Language Is a Virus" – 4:10 Produced by Nile Rodgers
  6. "Radar" – 2:03
  7. "Sharkey's Night" – 6:16
  8. "Credit Racket" – 3:31

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Album
YearChartPosition
1986The Billboard 200145
1986New Zealand Albums Chart14
1986Swedish Album Chart34