Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed Greatest hits album by Lou Reed Released 1977 Recorded January 5, 1972 – October 18, 1975 Genre Rock Length 41:37 Label RCA Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed is the first greatest hits compilation by Lou Reed, formerly of The Velvet Underground. It was issued by RCA Records after Reed's first contract with them ended in 1976. Issued on compact disc on October 25, 1990, the album cover features photos by Mick Rock of Reed and then-girlfriend Rachel Humphreys.[1] Source Rating AllMusic 4.5/5 stars [2] Christgau's Record Guide A–[3] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic writes, "Reed has been a prolific artist, and this album captures only a fraction of his catalog, but he is actually less eclectic as a rule than this collection makes him seem, so the result is an excellent introduction."[2]
Track listing All tracks are written by Lou Reed.
No. Title Original Album Length 1. "Satellite of Love" Transformer (1972) 3:39 2. "Wild Child" Lou Reed (1972) 4:37 3. "I Love You" Lou Reed 2:18 4. "How Do You Think It Feels" Berlin (1973) 3:08 5. "New York Telephone Conversation" Transformer 1:32 6. "Walk on the Wild Side" Transformer 4:13 7. "Sweet Jane" (Live) Rock 'n' Roll Animal (1974) 4:29 8. "White Light/White Heat" (Live) Rock 'n' Roll Animal 5:01 9. "Sally Can't Dance" Single version (1974) 2:53 10. "Nowhere at All" Coney Island Baby (1975) 3:11 11. "Coney Island Baby" Coney Island Baby 6:36 Total length: 41:37 Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4] General Complete name : Lou Reed\Walk on the Wild Side The Best of Lou Reed\06 Walk on the Wild Side.mp3 Format : MPEG Audio File size : 3.86 MiB Duration : 4 min 12 s Overall bit rate mode : Constant Overall bit rate : 128 kb/s Album : Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed Album/Performer : Lou Reed Track name : Walk on the Wild Side Track name/Position : 6 Performer : Lou Reed Composer : Lou Reed Publisher : RCA Genre : Rock Recorded date : 1977
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