New Sensations

New Sensations
Studio album by Lou Reed
Released	April 1984
Recorded	at Skyline Studios, New York City
Genre	Rock, new wave
Length	42:24
Label	RCA
Producer	John Jansen, Lou Reed
Lou Reed chronology
Live in Italy (1984) New Sensations (1984) City Lights (1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Robert Christgau	A[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

New Sensations is the thirteenth solo album by Lou Reed.

When this album was released, critics and listeners alike took note of a change in the songs as being more upbeat and fun than much of Reed's prior work.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Lou Reed.

Side one

1. "I Love You, Suzanne" – 3:19
2. "Endlessly Jealous" – 3:57
3. "My Red Joystick" – 3:36
4. "Turn to Me" – 4:22
5. "New Sensations" – 5:42

Side two

1. "Doin' the Things that We Want To" – 3:55
2. "What Becomes a Legend Most" – 3:37
3. "Fly Into the Sun" – 3:04
4. "My Friend George" – 3:51
5. "High in the City" – 3:27
6. "Down at the Arcade" – 3:40

Personnel

• Lou Reed - lead & rhythm guitar, vocals
• Fernando Saunders - electric & string bass, background vocals, rhythm guitar on "My Red Joystick" and "My Friend George"
• Fred Maher - drums
• Peter Wood - piano, synthesizers, accordion
• Lakshminarayana Shankar - electric violin
• Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker - trumpet
• Jon Faddis - trumpet
• Tom Malone - trombone, horn arrangement
• Jocelyn Brown - background vocals
• Rory Dodd - background vocals
• Connie Harvey - background vocals
• Eric Troyer - background vocals

• Waring Abbott - photography, art direction

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