Lou Reed - Berlin

Released: 1973

Genre: Prog Rock, Art Rock

Length: 49:26

Label: RCA

Producer: Bob Ezrin

Codec: APE ~300Mb











In 2003, the album was ranked number 344 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album was tragic rock opera about a doomed couple amid themes of drug use and depression. Response was not good upon its release, as fans and critics were expecting another upbeat glam outing. As time has gone by, a growing number of Reed's fans have come to believe this album to be among his best as a solo artist. Musically, Berlin differs greatly from the bulk of Reed's work, due to the use of heavy orchestral arrangements, horns, and top session musicians. Instrumentally, Reed himself only contributes acoustic guitar.

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Track listing:



1. "Berlin" – 3:23

2. "Lady Day" – 3:40

3."Men of Good Fortune" – 4:37

4. "Caroline Says (I)" – 3:57

5. "How Do You Think It Feels" – 3:42

6. "Oh, Jim" – 5:13

7. "Caroline Says (II)" – 4:10

8. "The Kids" – 7:55

9. "The Bed" – 5:51

10."Sad Song" – 6:55





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Personnel:



Michael Brecker – tenor sax

Randy Brecker – trumpet

Jack Bruce – bass (except "Lady Day" and "The Kids")

Aynsley Dunbar – drums (except "Lady Day" and "The Kids")

Bob Ezrin – piano and mellotron

Steve Hunter – electric guitar

Tony Levin – bass on "The Kids"

Allan Macmillan – piano on "Berlin"

Gene Martynec – acoustic guitar, synthsizer and vocal arranging on "The Bed," bass on "Lady Day"

Jon Pierson – bass trombone

Lou Reed – vocals and acoustic guitar

Dick Wagner – background vocals and electric guitar

Blue Weaver – piano on "Men of Good Fortune"

B.J. Wilson – drums on "Lady Day" and "The Kids"

Steve Winwood – organ and harmonium

Bob Ezrin, Dennis Ferrante, Steve Hyden, Elizabeth March, Lou Reed, Dick Wagner – choir

Bob Ezrin – production, arrangement

Allan Macmillan – arrangement







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