Chronicles (The Velvet Underground album)

Chronicles
Greatest hits album by The Velvet Underground
Released	1991 (1991)
Recorded	1966–1969, New York City, Hollywood and San Francisco, United States
Genre	Rock
Length	72:21
Language	English
Label	Mercury
Producer	Andy Warhol, Tom Wilson, The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground chronology
Squeeze (1973) Chronicles (1991)

Chronicles is a compilation album by The Velvet Underground. It was initially released for the Australian market by Mercury Records in 1991 as part of their "Startrax" series of budget compilations. The album was also made available in Europe.

Track listing

All tracks performed by The Velvet Underground except † performed by The Velvet Underground & Nico. All tracks written by Lou Reed except "Sunday Morning" written by Lou Reed and John Cale.

1. "Pale Blue Eyes" – 5:39
2. "Beginning to See the Light" – 4:37
3. "What Goes On" – 4:51
4. "White Light/White Heat" – 2:45
5. "Sunday Morning" – 2:50†
6. "I'm Waiting for the Man" – 4:45
7. "Femme Fatale" – 2:36†
8. "Venus in Furs" – 5:05
9. "Run Run Run" – 4:19
10. "All Tomorrow's Parties" – 5:57†
11. "Heroin" – 7:09
12. "I Can't Stand It" – 3:22
13. "Stephanie Says" – 2:50
14. "She's My Best Friend" – 2:45
15. "Andy's Chest" – 2:48
16. "Sweet Jane" (live) – 3:59
17. "Rock and Roll" (live) – 6:04

(1–3) taken from The Velvet Underground; (4) taken from White Light/White Heat; (5–11) taken from The Velvet Underground & Nico; (12–15) taken from VU; (16–17) taken from 1969: The Velvet Underground Live.

Personnel

The Velvet Underground

• John Cale – viola, bass guitar, piano, celesta, backing vocals (4–11, 13)
• Sterling Morrison – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Maureen Tucker – percussion
• Lou Reed – vocals, guitar, piano on "Sunday Morning" and "White Light/White Heat"
• Doug Yule – bass guitar, backing vocals, organ on "What Goes On", lead vocals on "She's My Best Friend" (1–3, 12, 14–17)

Additional musicians

• Nico – lead vocals on "Femme Fatale" and "All Tomorrow's Parties", backing vocals on "Sunday Morning"

Technical staff

• Andy Warhol – producer (6–11)
• Tom Wilson – producer (4–5)
• The Velvet Underground – producers (1–3, 12–17)
• Gary Kellgren - engineer

External links

• The Velvet Underground Web Page
• Foggy Notion - a Velvet Underground Web Corner