Growing Up in Public (Lou Reed album)

Growing Up in Public
Studio album by Lou Reed
Released	April 1980
Recorded	1980 Air Studios, Montserrat
Genre	Rock
Length	36:39
Label	Arista
Producer	Michael Fonfara, Lou Reed
Lou Reed chronology
The Bells (1979) Growing Up in Public (1980) Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980 (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Robert Christgau	(B) [3]
Rolling Stone	(not rated)[4]
Smash Hits	4/10[5]

Growing Up in Public is the tenth album by rock and roll artist Lou Reed, released in 1980.

Track listing

All songs written by Lou Reed & Michael Fonfara

1. "How Do You Speak to an Angel?" – 4:08
2. "My Old Man" – 3:15
3. "Keep Away" – 3:31
4. "Growing Up in Public" – 3:00
5. "Standing on Ceremony" – 3:32
6. "So Alone" – 4:05
7. "Love Is Here to Stay" – 3:10
8. "The Power of Positive Drinking" – 2:13
9. "Smiles" – 2:44
10. "Think It Over" – 3:25
11. "Teach the Gifted Children" – 3:20

Personnel

• Lou Reed: guitar, vocals
• Michael Fonfara: keyboards, guitar
• Chuck Hammer: guitar, guitar synthesizer
• Michael Suchorsky: drums
• Ellard "Moose" Boles: bass, background vocals
• Stuart Heinrich: guitar, background vocals

Engineered by Corky Stasiak

Photography by Mick Rock

References