Ecstasy:Lou Reed

Ecstasy is the eighteenth album by Lou Reed, released in 2000. It is a concept album about Reed's personal experiences with marriage and relationships and is his final solo rock album that is not a collaboration.[5]  The cover photography is by Reed.

Robert Christgau thought highly of the album, writing, "If his solo career produced a masterwork on the scale of whatever VU album you prefer, this de facto farewell is it."[5]  On an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... featuring Lou Reed and Julian Schnabel as the guests, Schnabel recites nearly the entirety of "Rock Minuet", citing it as one of his favorite Reed songs. ==Track listing[ edit] == All tracks by Lou Reed German vinyl release ==Personnel[ edit] ==
 * Lou Reed - vocals, guitar, percussion on "White Prism"
 * Mike Rathke - guitar
 * Fernando Saunders - bass, background vocals
 * Tony "Thunder" Smith - drums, percussion, background vocals
 * Don Alias - percussion on "Ecstasy"
 * Laurie Anderson - electric violin on "White Prism", "Rouge", and "Rock Minuet"
 * Steven Bernstein - trumpet, horn arrangements
 * Doug Wieselman - baritone & tenor saxophone
 * Paul Shapiro - tenor saxophone
 * Jane Scarpantoni - cello