Mistrial (album)
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| Studio album by Lou Reed | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 The Power Station, New York City |
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 39:12 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Lou Reed, Fernando Saunders |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
Mistrial is the fourteenth solo album by rock and roll musician Lou Reed issued by RCA Records. A music video was created for the song "No Money Down" that featured an animatronic Lou Reed singing to the song. At the end of the video, the animatronic starts to tear itself apart. The music video was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-head.
Contents |
Track listing [edit]
All songs written by Lou Reed.
Side one [edit]
- "Mistrial" – 3:20
- "No Money Down" – 3:09
- "Outside" – 3:02
- "Don't Hurt a Woman" – 3:59
- "Video Violence" – 5:35
Side two [edit]
- "Spit It Out" – 3:39
- "The Original Wrapper" – 3:37
- "Mama's Got a Lover" – 4:12
- "I Remember You" – 3:13
- "Tell It to Your Heart" – 5:08
Personnel [edit]
- Lou Reed - vocals, lead, power & rhythm guitar
- Eddie Martinez - rhythm guitar
- Fernando Saunders - bass, drum programming, background vocals, rhythm guitar on "Tell It To Your Heart" and "Don't Hurt A Woman", piano on "I Remember You", bass synthesizer and percussion on "Outside"
- Rick Bell - tenor saxophone on "No Money Down"
- J.T. Lewis - drums, percussion
- Sammy Merendino - percussion, drum programming
- Jim Carroll - background vocals on "Video Violence"
- Ruben Blades - background vocals on "I Remember You" & "Tell It To Your Heart"
- Sylvia Reed - cover design
References [edit]
- ^ Deming, Mark. Mistrial (album) at Allmusic
- ^ Fricke, David (1986-06-19). "Lou Reed: Mistrial : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ Dickson, Dave (29 May 1986). "Lou Reed 'Mistrial'". Kerrang! 121. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 11.
