The Essential Lou Reed

The Essential Lou Reed
The Essential Lou Reed
Compilation album by Lou Reed
Released	September 13, 2011
Genre	Rock
Length	156:12
Label	RCA
Producer	Lou Reed, Hal Willner, Richard Robinson, Doug Yule, Tom Wilson, Sterling Morrison, Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Sean Fullan
Lou Reed chronology

ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011

GenreRock

Length156:12

LabelRCA

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The Essential Lou Reed is a compilation album by Lou Reed released in 2011 by RCA Records. The album features classic Lou Reed solo work and songs from his band the Velvet Underground. The track listing is identical to NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003).

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"Who Am I? (Tripitena's Song)" (from The Raven, 2003)	5:33
2.	"Sweet Jane" (The Velvet Underground; from Loaded, 1970)	3:01
3.	"Rock & Roll" (The Velvet Underground; from Loaded, 1970)	4:40
4.	"I'm Waiting for the Man" (The Velvet Underground; from The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)	4:36
5.	"White Light/White Heat" (Live version from Rock 'n' Roll Animal, 1974; originally by The Velvet Underground from White Light/White Heat, 1968)	5:00
6.	"Street Hassle" (I. Waltzing Matilda / II. Street Hassle / III. Slipaway; from Street Hassle, 1978)	11:00
7.	"Berlin" (version two from Berlin, 1973)	3:23
8.	"Caroline Says II" (from Berlin, 1973)	4:12
9.	"The Kids" (from Berlin, 1973)	7:49
10.	"Walk on the Wild Side" (from Transformer, 1972)	4:11
11.	"Kill Your Sons" (Live version from Live in Italy/Live in Concert, 1984/1996; originally from Sally Can't Dance, 1974)	4:08
12.	"Vicious" (from Transformer, 1972)	2:57
13.	"The Blue Mask" (from The Blue Mask, 1982)	2:46
14.	"I'll Be Your Mirror" (Live version from Perfect Night: Live in London, 1998; originally by The Velvet Underground from The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)	2:46
15.	"Magic and Loss: The Summation" (Reed, Mike Rathke; from Magic and Loss, 1992)	6:35
16.	"Ecstasy" (from Ecstasy, 2000)	4:27

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Wanna Be Black" (Live version from Live: Take No Prisoners, 1978; originally from Street Hassle, 1978)	6:29
2.	"Temporary Thing" (from Rock and Roll Heart, 1976)	5:14
3.	"Shooting Star (Lou Reed song)\|Shooting Star" (from Street Hassle, 1978)	3:12
4.	"Legendary Hearts" (from Legendary Hearts, 1983)	3:05
5.	"Heroin" (Live version from Live in Italy/Live in Concert, 1984/1996, 2001; originally by The Velvet Underground from The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)	8:22
6.	"Coney Island Baby" (from Coney Island Baby, 1976)	6:36
7.	"The Last Shot" (from Legendary Hearts, 1983)	3:20
8.	"The Bells" (Reed, Marty Fogel; from The Bells, 1979)	9:20
9.	"Perfect Day" (from Transformer, 1972)	3:43
10.	"Sally Can't Dance" (from Sally Can't Dance, 1974)	2:55
11.	"Satellite of Love" (from Transformer, 1972)	3:37
12.	"NYC Man" (from Set the Twilight Reeling, 1996)	4:55
13.	"Dirty Blvd." (from New York, 1989)	3:30
14.	"Rock Minuet" (from Ecstasy, 2000)	6:56
15.	"Pale Blue Eyes" (The Velvet Underground; from The Velvet Underground, 1969)	5:38
Total length:		156:12

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Discography
Studio albums	Lou Reed Transformer Berlin Sally Can't Dance Metal Machine Music Coney Island Baby Rock and Roll Heart Street Hassle The Bells Growing Up in Public The Blue Mask Legendary Hearts New Sensations Mistrial New York Magic and Loss Set the Twilight Reeling Ecstasy The Raven Hudson River Wind Meditations
Collaborations	Le Bataclan '72 (with John Cale and Nico) Songs for Drella (with John Cale) The Stone: Issue Three (with John Zorn and Laurie Anderson) Lulu (with Metallica)
Live albums	Rock 'n' Roll Animal Lou Reed Live Live: Take No Prisoners Live in Italy Perfect Night: Live in London American Poet Animal Serenade Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse The Creation of the Universe
Compilations	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980 City Lights Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground A Retrospective Retro The Definitive Collection The Very Best of Lou Reed Legendary Lou Reed NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003) The Essential Lou Reed
Singles	"Walk on the Wild Side"/"Perfect Day" "Satellite of Love" "Vicious" "Sweet Jane" "Street Hassle" "I Love You, Suzanne" "My Red Joystick" "High in the City" "September Song" "The Original Wrapper" "No Money Down" "Dirty Blvd."
Featured singles	"Tranquilize"
Box sets	Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology
Related articles	The Velvet Underground John Cale Nico Ostrich guitar Metal Machine Trio Live at Montreux 2000 Loureedia Rock & Rule Rachel Humphreys Laurie Anderson The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed

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