Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed

~ Release by Lou Reed (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Tracklist

1▼Cassette
#TitleRatingLength
A1Satellite of Love
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
drums (drum set):
John Halsey (in 1972-08)
electric bass guitar:
Klaus Voormann (in 1972-08)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
piano and recorder:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist) (in 1972-08)
trumpet:
Trevor Bolder (British bassist) (in 1972-08)
tuba:
Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
background vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (in 1972-08)
brass arranger and strings arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Satellite of Love (in 1972-08)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
4.53:40
A2Wild Child
producer:
Lou Reed and Richard Robinson (engineer)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
recording of:
Wild Child
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
44:39
A3New York Telephone Conversation
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
brass arranger and strings arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
New York Telephone Conversation (in 1972-08)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
2.61:31
A4Walk on the Wild Side
producer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Ross (in 1972-08)
double bass and electric bass guitar:
Herbie Flowers (in 1972-08)
drums (drum set):
John Halsey (in 1972-08)
background vocals:
The Thunder Thighs (70s UK vocal group) (in 1972-08)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
brass arranger and strings arranger:
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Lou Reed and Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1972), BMG Music (in 1972), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1972-08)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
samples from:
Lexicon Valley #150, “Why Language Can’t Be Tamed” by John McWhorter
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 75), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 180) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 221)
recording of:
Walk on the Wild Side (in 1972-08)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Dunbar Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Six Continents Music Publishing Inc.
4.254:12
B1Sweet Jane
producer:
Steve Katz (engineer) and Lou Reed
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
recorded at:
Lou Reed at Howard Stein's Academy of Music (1973-12-21)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in New York, New York, United States (on 1973-12-21)
live recording of:
Sweet Jane (on 1973-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
43:32
B2White Light/White Heat
producer:
Steve Katz (engineer) and Lou Reed
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
recorded at:
Lou Reed at Howard Stein's Academy of Music (1973-12-21)
recorded at:
Howard Stein's Academy of Music in New York, New York, United States (on 1973-12-21)
live recording of:
White Light/White Heat (on 1973-12-21)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
45:15
B3Sally Can't Dance
producer:
Steve Katz (engineer) and Lou Reed
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
recording of:
Sally Can’t Dance
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
4.52:53
B4Coney Island Baby
producer:
Godfrey Diamond and Lou Reed
lead vocals:
Lou Reed
recording of:
Coney Island Baby
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
3.56:35

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Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/44407 [info]
Wikidata:Q748278 [info]