Retro: Best of Lou Reed

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Walk on the Wild Side
producer:
David Bowie, 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)
membranophone:
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, Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
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
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 75), The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 180) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Lou Reed4.154:11
2Satellite of Love
producer:
David Bowie, Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
brass arranger and strings arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
David Bowie, 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 Reed4.553:36
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
recording of:
I Love You, Suzanne
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed53:15
4Wild Child
producer:
Bob Ezrin
recording of:
Wild Child
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed4:28
5How Do You Think It Feels
producer:
Bob Ezrin
recording of:
How Do You Think It Feels
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Lou Reed3:40
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 and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
bass arranger and strings arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
David Bowie, 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:
Champs Élysées Nouv Société, Chappell SA, Dunbar Music, Inc., Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Lou Reed3.52:55
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 and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
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 Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Lou Reed4.43:39
14Kill Your Sons
recording engineer:
Ralph Moss (engineer) and Mike Stone (producer, enginner, UK, 60’s–80’s)
producer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Lou Reed
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:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 81) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 Magazine’s 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