Magic and Loss
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| Studio album by Lou Reed | ||||
| Released | January 14, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | April 1 - April 27, 1991 at The Magic Shop, New York | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 58:27 | |||
| Label | Sire Records | |||
| Producer | Lou Reed and Mike Rathke | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Magic and Loss is a concept album by Lou Reed, released in 1992. It was his sixteenth album. It was inspired in part by the illnesses and eventual deaths of two close friends: songwriter Doc Pomus, who gave Reed his start in the music business some 25 years earlier, and 'Rita.' Some[who?] in the music community have assumed this to be Rotten Rita, who along with Reed was a familiar figure at Andy Warhol's Factory in the mid-to-late '60s. Photos of Pomus and a woman's face of who can be assumed again as 'Rita' can be seen at the center of the lyric booklet included with the CD release.
A live performance filmed on March 18, 1992 at Pinewood studios in London was released on VHS and LD.
The single "What's Good / The Room", released in March, was Reed's second #1 hit (after "Dirty Blvd.") on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, occupying the top spot for three weeks. (The 12" version contained Reed's reading of Harry's Circumcision and A Dream
Jazz singer Little Jimmy Scott performs the backing vocal on track 3, "Power and Glory".
[edit] Track listing
All lyrics and music by Lou Reed unless otherwise stated.
Side 1
- "Dorita - The Spirit" – 1:07
- "What's Good - The Thesis" – 3:22
- "Power and Glory - The Situation" – 4:23 (Lou Reed, Mike Rathke)
- "Magician - Internally" – 6:23
- "Sword of Damocles - Externally" – 3:42
- "Goodby Mass - In a Chapel Bodily Termination" – 4:25
- "Cremation - Ashes to Ashes" – 2:54
- "Dreamin' - Escape" – 5:07 (Reed, Rathke)
Side 2
- "No Chance - Regret" – 3:15
- "Warrior King - Revenge" – 4:27
- "Harry's Circumcision - Reverie Gone Astray" – 5:28
- "Gassed and Stoked - Loss" – 4:18 (Reed, Rathke)
- "Power and Glory, Part II - Magic - Transformation" – 2:57 (Reed, Rathke)
- "Magic and Loss - The Summation" – 6:39 (Reed, Rathke)
[edit] Personnel
- Lou Reed - vocals, acoustic & electric guitar
- Mike Rathke - guitar
- Rob Wasserman - bass
- Michael Blair - drums, percussion, background vocals
- Roger Moutenot - background vocals
- Little Jimmy Scott - background vocals
[edit] References
- ^ Deming, Mark. Magic and Loss at Allmusic
- ^ Fricke, David (1992-01-23). "Lou Reed: Magic And Loss : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20090503083627/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/loureed/albums/album/98639/review/5942856/magic_and_loss. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
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