Lou Reed (album)
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| Studio album by Lou Reed | ||||
| Released | April 1972 | |||
| Recorded | December 1971 - January 1972 Morgan Studios, London |
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Richard Robinson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
Lou Reed is Lou Reed's 1972 debut solo album, released two years after he left The Velvet Underground. The album comprises eight new recordings of then-unreleased Velvet Underground songs, plus two new songs, "Going Down" and "Berlin" (the latter was re-recorded by Reed as the title track for his 1973 album Berlin).
With increasing interest in the Velvet Underground, Reed's debut album was highly anticipated, but the result was a commercial and critical disappointment, peaking at only number 189 on the Billboard 200.
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[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Lou Reed except where noted.
- "I Can't Stand It" - 2:37
- "Going Down" - 2:57
- "Walk and Talk It" - 3:40
- "Lisa Says" - 5:34
- "Berlin" - 5:16
- "I Love You" - 2:21
- "Wild Child" - 4:41
- "Love Makes You Feel" - 3:13
- "Ride into the Sun" (Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker) - 3:16
- "Ocean" - 5:06
[edit] Cross-reference
Below is a cross-reference of Lou Reed tracks previously played and/or recorded with The Velvet Underground.
| Title | Velvet Underground release | Remarks |
| "I Can't Stand It" | 1969: The Velvet Underground Live, VU | Additional verse on Lou Reed version |
| "Walk and Talk It" | Peel Slowly and See, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition) | Lou Reed version has different lyrics and added musical sections; V.U. version is titled "Walk and Talk" |
| "Lisa Says" | 1969, VU | 1969 version close to Lou Reed version; VU version shorter |
| "I Love You" | Peel Slowly and See, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition) | --- |
| "Wild Child" | --- | No V.U. recording has surfaced as yet, but the song is known to have been played live in 1970 [3] |
| "Love Makes You Feel" | Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition) | V.U. version is titled "Love Makes You Feel Ten Foot Tall" |
| "Ride into the Sun" | Another View, What Goes On, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition), Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes | Lou Reed version close to the Loaded and The Quine Tapes versions; other V.U. recordings earlier versions. |
| "Ocean" | 1969, VU, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition) | Lou Reed version closest to Loaded take. |
[edit] Personnel
- Lou Reed - guitar, arranger, keyboards, vocals, producer
- Clem Cattini - percussion
- Helene Francois - harmony vocals
- Kay Garner - harmony vocals
- Steve Howe - guitar
- Les Hurdle - bass
- Paul Keogh - guitar, acoustic guitar
- Brian Odgers - bass
- Caleb Quaye - guitar, acoustic guitar, piano
- Rick Wakeman - piano, keyboards
- Tom Adams - cover art
- Mike Bobak - engineer
- Ronn Campisi - photography
- Richard Robinson - producer
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Olivier Landemaine. "Live performances and rehearsals: 1970" at The Velvet Underground Web Page: Electricity Comes from Other PlaNETs website link
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