Lou Reed (album)
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| Studio album by Lou Reed | ||||
| Released | April 1972 | |||
| Recorded | December 1971 - January 1972 | |||
| Studio | Morgan Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:38 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Richard Robinson | |||
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| Robert Christgau | B+ |
Lou Reed is the debut solo album by musician Lou Reed, released in 1972 by RCA Records 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). Reed was backed by London session musicians, two of whom, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe, were from the progressive rock band Yes. Wakeman recalled that during the session at Morgan Studios, "the lights had to be out so nobody could see."
With increasing interest in the Velvet Underground, Reed's debut album was highly anticipated, but the result was a commercial and relative critical disappointment, peaking at only number 189 on the Billboard 200.
All tracks written by Lou Reed except where noted.
Below is a cross-reference of Lou Reed tracks previously played and/or recorded with The Velvet Underground.
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