Mistrial (album)

Mistrial
Studio album by Lou Reed
Released	June 26, 1986
Recorded	1986 The Power Station, New York City
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	39:12
Label	RCA
Producer	Lou Reed, Fernando Saunders
Lou Reed chronology
City Lights (1985) Mistrial (1986) New York (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Robert Christgau	B[3]
Kerrang!	[4]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[5]
Piero Scaruffi	(6.5/10)[6]

Mistrial is the fourteenth solo album by rock musician Lou Reed, issued by RCA Records. A music video was created for the song "No Money Down" that featured an animatronic Lou Reed.

Track listing

All songs written by Lou Reed.

Side one

1. "Mistrial" – 3:20
2. "No Money Down" – 3:09
3. "Outside" – 3:02
4. "Don't Hurt a Woman" – 3:59
5. "Video Violence" – 5:35

Side two

1. "Spit It Out" – 3:39
2. "The Original Wrapper" – 3:37
3. "Mama's Got a Lover" – 4:12
4. "I Remember You" – 3:13
5. "Tell It to Your Heart" – 5:08

Personnel

• Lou Reed - vocals, lead, power & rhythm guitar
• Eddie Martinez - rhythm guitar
• Fernando Saunders - bass, drum programming, background vocals, rhythm guitar on "Tell It To Your Heart" and "Don't Hurt A Woman", piano on "I Remember You", bass synthesizer and percussion on "Outside"
• Rick Bell - tenor saxophone on "No Money Down"
• J.T. Lewis - drums, percussion
• Sammy Merendino - percussion, drum programming
• Jim Carroll - background vocals on "Video Violence"
• Ruben Blades - background vocals on "I Remember You" & "Tell It To Your Heart"

• Sylvia Reed - cover design

References