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Released
  
October 1989 (1989-10)

Language
  
English

Artist
  
The Velvet Underground

Label
  
Verve Records

Length
  
61:43

Producer
  
Various

Release date
  
October 1989

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Recorded
  
1966–1970, New York City and Hollywood, United States

Genres
  
Rock music, Proto-punk, Art rock

Similar
  
The Velvet Underground albums, Rock music albums

The Best of The Velvet Underground: Words and Music of Lou Reed is a compilation album by The Velvet Underground. It was released in October 1989 by Verve Records.

Contents

The Best of The Velvet Underground concludes the mid-1980s re-issue series by Verve Records of their Velvet Underground material (the first three albums plus VU and Another View).

The record tried to capitalise on the new public awareness of Lou Reed, who had issued his critically acclaimed comeback album New York earlier that year. Accordingly, the record contains only songs written by Reed alone.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Lou Reed.

Side one
  1. "I'm Waiting for the Man"
  2. "Femme Fatale"
  3. "Run Run Run"
  4. "Heroin"
  5. "All Tomorrow's Parties"
  6. "I'll Be Your Mirror"
  7. "White Light/White Heat"
  8. "Stephanie Says"

Tracks 1–6 taken from The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967); Track 7 taken from White Light/White Heat (1968); Track 8 taken from VU (1985).

Side two
  1. "What Goes On"
  2. "Beginning to See the Light"
  3. "Pale Blue Eyes"
  4. "I Can't Stand It"
  5. "Lisa Says"
  6. "Sweet Jane"
  7. "Rock and Roll"

Tracks 1–3 taken from The Velvet Underground (1969); Tracks 4–5 also taken from VU; Tracks 6–7 taken from Loaded (1970).

Personnel

The Velvet Underground
  • John Cale – bass guitar, viola, keyboards, celesta, backing vocals (side one)
  • Sterling Morrison – guitar, backing vocals, bass guitar on "All Tomorrow's Parties"
  • Lou Reed – vocals, guitar, piano on "White Light/White Heat"
  • Maureen Tucker – percussion (except "Sweet Jane" and "Rock and Roll")
  • Doug Yule – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, drums and lead guitar on "Rock and Roll" (side two)
    • Additional musicians
  • Nico – vocals on "Femme Fatale", "I'll Be Your Mirror" and "All Tomorrow's Parties"
  • Adrian Barber – drums on "Sweet Jane"
    • Technical staff
  • Andy Warhol – producer (The Velvet Underground & Nico)
  • Tom Wilson – producer (White Light/White Heat)
  • The Velvet Underground – producers (VU and The Velvet Underground)
  • Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan and The Velvet Underground – producers (Loaded)
  • Bill Levenson – compilation executive producer

    • Songs

    1I’m Waiting for the Man4:47
    2Femme Fatale2:39
    3Run Run Run4:23

    References

    The Best of The Velvet Underground: Words and Music of Lou Reed Wikipedia
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