You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With
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You're the Guy I Want To Share My Money With is a double album
released in 1981. The album is a collaboration by Laurie Anderson
, John Giorno
and William S. Burroughs
, recorded during their "Red Night" spoken word tour of 1981. Released through Giorno Poetry Systems Institute
, the album was funded in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
and the New York State Council on the Arts
. Side 4 of this double album is a multi-grooved record. Depending on where the needle lands on the record, one of the following will play:
Most of Anderson's material came from her performance piece, United States, and live versions of some tracks, such as "It Was Up in the Mountains", would also be included in her later 5-LP release, United States Live
. This was Anderson's first substantial album release (previously she had only contributed a track or two), and she followed this in 1982 with her first full solo album, Big Science
.
Two tracks from the original 2LP set were not included on the CD: one by William S. Burroughs (later included on the Mouth Almighty 'The Best Of' box set) and one by John Giorno (still not included in any later release).
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
released in 1981. The album is a collaboration by Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson
Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American experimental performance artist, composer and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s...
, John Giorno
John Giorno
John Giorno is an American poet and performance artist. He founded the not-for-profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including Dial-A-Poem. He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol's film Sleep...
and William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th...
, recorded during their "Red Night" spoken word tour of 1981. Released through Giorno Poetry Systems Institute
Giorno Poetry Systems
Founded in 1965, Giorno Poetry Systems was an American artist collective, record label, and non-profit organisation founded by poet and performance artist John Giorno with the direct aim to connect poetry and related art forms to a larger audience using innovative ideas, such as communication...
, the album was funded in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
and the New York State Council on the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
The New York State Council on the Arts is an arts council serving the U.S. state of New York. It was established in 1960 through a bill introduced in the New York State Legislature by New York State Senator MacNeil Mitchell , with backing from Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and began its work in 1961...
. Side 4 of this double album is a multi-grooved record. Depending on where the needle lands on the record, one of the following will play:
- Laurie Anderson: For Electronic Dogs/Structuralist Filmmaking/Drums
- William S. Burroughs: My Name Is Clem Snide/Mr. Hart Couldn't Hear the Word Death
- John Giorno: excerpt from Put Your Ear to Stone & Open Your Heart to the Sky.
Most of Anderson's material came from her performance piece, United States, and live versions of some tracks, such as "It Was Up in the Mountains", would also be included in her later 5-LP release, United States Live
United States Live
United States Live was the third album release by avant-garde singer-songwriter Laurie Anderson. Released as a 5-record boxed set , the album was recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City in February 1983.United States was Anderson's magnum opus performance-art piece featuring...
. This was Anderson's first substantial album release (previously she had only contributed a track or two), and she followed this in 1982 with her first full solo album, Big Science
Big Science (album)
Big Science is the 1982 debut album by avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson and the first of a 7-album deal she signed with Warner Bros. Records. It is best known for the 8-minute epic "O Superman", which reached #2 in the UK. The album is minimalist and monochrome in sound, and like a great deal of...
.
Track listing
You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With was released on CD through Minneapolis-based East Side Digital, which acquired the Giorno Poetry Systems catalog in 1993. The CD featured the following track list:- Laurie Anderson - Born, Never Asked
- Laurie Anderson - Closed Circuits
- Laurie Anderson - Dr. Miller
- Laurie Anderson - It Was Up in the Mountains
- Laurie Anderson - For Electronic Dogs
- Laurie Anderson - Structuralist Filmmaking
- Laurie Anderson - Drums
- William S. Burroughs - Introducing John Stanley Hart
- William S. Burroughs - Twilight's Last Gleamings
- William S. Burroughs - My Protagonist Kim Carson
- William S. Burroughs - Salt Chunk Mary
- William S. Burroughs - Progressive Education
- William S. Burroughs - The Wild Fruits
- William S. Burroughs - The Unworthy Vessel
- William S. Burroughs - The Name is Clem Snide
- William S. Burroughs - Mr. Hart Couldn't Hear the Word Death
- John Giorno - I Don't Need It, I Don't Want It, And You Cheated Me Out of It
- John Giorno - Completely Attached to Delusion
Two tracks from the original 2LP set were not included on the CD: one by William S. Burroughs (later included on the Mouth Almighty 'The Best Of' box set) and one by John Giorno (still not included in any later release).