Lou Reed (album)

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Lou Reed
Studio album by Lou Reed
Released	June 1972 (US); July 1972 (UK)
Recorded	December 1971 - January 1972
Genre	Rock
Length	38:38
Label	RCA
Producer(s)	Richard Robinson
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Lou Reed chronology
	Lou Reed (1972)	Transformer (1972)

Lou Reed is Lou Reed's debut solo album in 1972, released two years after he left The Velvet Underground. The album is mostly made up of re-recorded Velvet Underground leftovers (all except "Going Down" and "Berlin"). With interest in the Velvet Underground gaining, Reed's debut album was highly anticipated but the result was a commercial and critical disappointment.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Lou Reed except as noted.

1. "I Can't Stand It"
2. "Going Down"
3. "Walk and Talk It"
4. "Lisa Says"
5. "Berlin"
6. "I Love You"
7. "Wild Child"
8. "Love Makes You Feel"
9. "Ride into the Sun" (Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker)
10. "Ocean"

[edit] Cross-reference

Below is a cross-reference of Lou Reed tracks previously played and/or recorded with The Velvet Underground.

Title	Velvet Underground release	Remarks
I Can't Stand It	1969: The Velvet Underground Live, VU	Additional verse on Lou Reed version
Walk and Talk It	Peel Slowly and See, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition)	Lou Reed version has different lyrics and added musical sections; V.U. version is titled "Walk and Talk"
Lisa Says	1969, VU	1969 version close to Lou Reed version; VU version shorter
I Love You	Peel Slowly and See, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition)	---
Wild Child	---	No V.U. recording has surfaced as yet, but the song is known to have been played live in 1970 [1]
Love Makes You Feel	Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition)	V.U. version is titled "Love Makes You Feel Ten Foot Tall"
Ride into the Sun	Another View, What Goes On, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition), Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes	Lou Reed version close to the Loaded and The Quine Tapes versions; other V.U. recordings earlier versions.
Ocean	1969, VU, Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition)	Lou Reed version closest to Loaded take.

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