Retro: Best of Lou Reed

~ Release by Lou Reed (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Walk on the Wild Side
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Ross (in 1972-08)
double bass and electric bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
drums (drum set):
John Halsey (in 1972-08)
background vocals:
The Thunder Thighs (70s UK vocal group) (in 1972-08)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
brass arranger and strings arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1972), BMG Music (in 1972), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972-08)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples from:
2018-12-11: Lexicon Valley, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed” by John McWhorter
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 75), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 180) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 221)
recording of:
Walk on the Wild Side (in 1972-08)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Dunbar Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Six Continents Music Publishing Inc.
Lou Reed4.24:11
2Satellite of Love
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
drums (drum set):
John Halsey (in 1972-08)
electric bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1972-08)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
piano and recorder:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist) (in 1972-08)
trumpet:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist) (in 1972-08)
tuba:
Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1972-08)
brass arranger and strings arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Satellite of Love (in 1972-08)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Lou Reed4.53:36
3I Love You Suzanne
assistant engineer:
Roger Moutenot and Dan Nash
engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer)
producer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Lou Reed
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Skyline Studios in New York, United States (from 1983-12 until 1984-02)
mixed at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I Love You, Suzanne
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed4.653:15
4Wild Child
producer:
Bob Ezrin
recording of:
Wild Child
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed4:28
5How Do You Think It Feels
additional recording engineer:
Robin Black (engineer) and Peter Flanagan
producer:
Bob Ezrin
arranger:
Bob Ezrin and Allan MacMillan
recording of:
How Do You Think It Feels
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed3.53:40
6Lady Day
producer:
Bob Ezrin
recording of:
Lady Day
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed3:37
7Coney Island Baby
producer:
Godfrey Diamond and Lou Reed
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
recording of:
Coney Island Baby
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed3.56:35
8Sweet Jane (live)
producer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Lou Reed
live recording of:
Sweet Jane
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Lou Reed3:35
9Vicious
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
bass arranger and strings arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Vicious (in 1972-08)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Champs Élysées Nouv Société, Chappell S.A., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dunbar Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., Spirit One Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Lou Reed3.452:55
10Sally Can't Dance
producer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Lou Reed
recording of:
Sally Can’t Dance
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed4:04
11Berlin
producer:
Bob Ezrin
piano:
Allan MacMillan
recording of:
Berlin
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed3.353:23
12Caroline Says II
producer:
Bob Ezrin
recording of:
Caroline Says II
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed4.54:11
13Perfect Day
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
arranger:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1972) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1972)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 334)
recording of:
Perfect Day (in 1972-08)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Lou Reed4.353:39
14Kill Your Sons
recording engineer:
Ralph Moss (engineer), Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s) and Dave Wittman
additional engineer:
Ralph Moss (engineer)
producer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Lou Reed
horn arranger:
Michael Fonfara, Prakash John, Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Lou Reed, Lew Soloff and Danny Weis
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Kill Your Sons
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed43:35
15White Light/White Heat (live)
producer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Lou Reed
live recording of:
White Light/White Heat
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
Lou Reed4:56
16I'm Waiting for the Man
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 81) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 159)
recording of:
I’m Waiting for the Man
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Screen Gems and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
The Velvet Underground3.654:36
17Heroin
recording engineer:
Omi Haden
producer:
Andy Warhol (American artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 448)
recording of:
Heroin
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music
The Velvet Underground4.47:07