Lou Reed:Lou Reed

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).

With increasing interest in the Velvet Underground, Reed's debut album was highly anticipated, but the result was a commercial and critical[citation needed] disappointment, peaking at only number 189 on the Billboard 200.



Contents
[hide]  *1 Track listing  ==Track listing[ edit] == All tracks written by Lou Reed except where noted.
 * 1.1 Cross-reference
 * 2 Personnel
 * 3 References

===Cross-reference[ edit] === Below is a cross-reference of Lou Reed tracks previously played and/or recorded with The Velvet Underground. ==Personnel[ edit] ==
 * 1) "I Can't Stand It" - 2:37
 * 2) "Going Down" - 2:57
 * 3) "Walk and Talk It" - 3:40
 * 4) "Lisa Says" - 5:34
 * 5) "Berlin" - 5:16
 * 6) "I Love You" - 2:21
 * 7) "Wild Child" - 4:41
 * 8) "Love Makes You Feel" - 3:13
 * 9) "Ride into the Sun" (Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker) - 3:16
 * 10) "Ocean" - 5:06
 * Lou Reed - guitar, arranger, keyboards, vocals, producer
 * Clem Cattini - percussion
 * Helene Francois - harmony vocals
 * Kay Garner - harmony vocals
 * Steve Howe - guitar
 * Les Hurdle - bass
 * Paul Keogh - guitar, acoustic guitar
 * Brian Odgers - bass
 * Caleb Quaye - guitar, acoustic guitar, piano
 * Rick Wakeman - piano, keyboards
 * Tom Adams - cover art
 * Mike Bobak - engineer
 * Ronn Campisi - photography
 * Richard Robinson - producer