Street Hassle

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Street Hassle
Studio album by Lou Reed
Released	Feb 1978
Genre	Rock
Length	36:31
Label	Arista Records
Producer(s)	Richard Robinson and Lou Reed
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Lou Reed chronology
Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed (1977)	Street Hassle (1978)	Live: Take No Prisoners (1978)

Street Hassle is a 1978 album by Lou Reed.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Gimmie Some Good Times" – 3:15
2. "Dirt" – 4:58
3. "Street Hassle" – 11:00
4. "I Wanna Be Black" – 2:52
5. "Real Good Time Together" – 3:19
6. "Shooting Star" – 3:09
7. "Leave Me Alone" – 4:44
8. "Wait" – 3:14

[edit] Trivia

• Bruce Springsteen makes an unusual guest appearance on the title track, with a brief rap at 9:03 (including an altered quotation from his own song "Born to Run").
• The title track, "Street Hassle" was featured in the final scene of the 2005 film The Squid and the Whale and appears on the film's soundtrack.
• "Street Hassle" was covered by Simple Minds on their 1984 album Sparkle in the Rain and was adapted by Spacemen 3 as "Ode to Street Hassle" on their 1987 album The Perfect Prescription.
• Recorded using a process known as Stereo Binaural Sound created by Manfred Schunke. An attempt to create a more "3D" style of soundstage, it has been stated that headphones are the preferential listening medium.