Coney Island Baby

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For the 2003 film, see Coney Island Baby (film).

Coney Island Baby
Studio album by Lou Reed
Released	February 1976
Recorded	October 1975
Genre	Singer-Songwriter, Album Rock
Length	35:15
Label	RCA Records
Professional reviews
All Music Guide: link Being There Magazine (Not Rated) link The Music Box link Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) link Rolling Stone (Not Rated) link
Lou Reed chronology
Metal Machine Music (1975)	Coney Island Baby (1976)	Rock 'n' Roll Heart (1976)

Coney Island Baby is an album by Lou Reed, released in 1976. It is also the title of a song on that album. The name presumably refers to a 1962 doo wop song by Vinny Catalano and Peter Alonzo, and/or a 1945 Les Appleton barbershop music song of the same name. At least two other 1970s Reed songs ("Walk on the Wild Side", "Goodnight Ladies") have titles that allude to older songs.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Crazy Feeling"
2. "Charley's Girl"
3. "She's My Best Friend"
4. "Kicks"
5. "A Gift"
6. "Ooohhh Baby"
7. "Nobody's Business"
8. "Coney Island Baby"

[edit] References

• David Hinckley, Court and spark: Boys and Girls Together Down at Coney Isle, New York Daily News, July 4, 2004. Mentions the Catalano/Alonzo song.