Magic and Loss
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Magic and Loss | ||
Studio album by Lou Reed | ||
Released | January 14, 1992 | |
Recorded | April 1 - April 27, 1991 | |
Genre | Rock | |
Length | 58:27 | |
Label | Sire Records | |
Producer(s) | Lou Reed and Mike Rathke | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Lou Reed chronology | ||
New York (1989) |
Magic and Loss (1992) |
Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits (1992) |
Magic and Loss is a concept album by Lou Reed, released in 1992. It was his sixteenth album. It was informed by the illnesses and deaths of two close friends; songwriter Doc Pomus, who gave Reed his start in the music business, and Rotten Rita. A live performance filmed on March 18, 1992 at Pinewood studios in London was released on VHS and LD.
"What's Good (The Thesis)" was an early #1 hit on the newly created Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
[edit] Track listing
- "Dorita The Spirit" – 1:07
- "What's Good The Thesis" – 3:22
- "Power and GloryThe Situation" – 4:23
- "Magician Internally" – 6:23
- "Sword of Damocles Externally" – 3:42
- "Goodby Mass In a Chapel Bodily Termination" – 4:25
- "Cremation Ashes to Ashes" – 2:54
- "Dreamin Escape" – 5:07
- "No Chance Regret" – 3:15
- "Warrior King Revenge" – 4:27
- "Harry's Circumcision Reverie Gone Astray" – 5:28
- "Gassed and Stoked Loss" – 4:18
- "Power and Glory, Part II Magic - Transformation" – 2:57
- "Magic and LossThe Summation" – 6:39