Innocent and Vain: an Introduction to Nico

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Innocent and Vain:
an Introduction to Nico
Innocent and Vain:an Introduction to Nico cover
Compilation album by Nico
Released March 12, 2002
Recorded 1966–1973
Genre folk music, avant-garde
Length ??:??
Label Polydor
Producer Various
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Nico chronology
Reich der Träume
(2002)
Innocent and Vain: an Introduction to Nico
(2002)
Walpurgis-Nacht
(2002)

Innocent and Vain: an Introduction to Nico is a compilation album by Nico. It was released for the European market by Polydor on March 12, 2002 as part of their "An Introduction To" series of budget compilations.

Innocent and Vain, named after one of Nico's songs, is a retrospective album that consists of songs from Chelsea Girl (Polydor, 1967) and The End (Island, 1974). It also includes two tracks from her 1967 collaboration with The Velvet Underground on The Velvet Underground and Nico (Verve, 1967). Because of Polydor's budget approach, no licensing of The Marble Index (Elektra, 1969) or Desertshore (Reprise, 1970) Nico recorded in this period was possible.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks performed by Nico except "All Tomorrow's Parties" and "Femme Fatale" performed by The Velvet Underground and Nico. All songs written by Nico except where noted.

  1. "I'll Keep It with Mine" (Dylan)
  2. "All Tomorrow's Parties" (alternate version) (Reed)
  3. "You Forget to Answer"
  4. "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Reed)
  5. "Valley of the Kings"
  6. "Femme Fatale" (Reed)
  7. "Eulogy to Lenny Bruce" (Hardin)
  8. "Secret Side"
  9. "Little Sister" (Cale, Reed)
  10. "It Was a Pleasure Then" (Nico, Cale, Reed)
  11. "Innocent and Vain"
  12. "The End" (live) (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison)