Magic and Loss
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| Studio album by Lou Reed | |||||
| Released | January 14, 1992 | ||||
| Recorded | April 1 - April 27, 1991, The Magic Shop, New York | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 58:27 | ||||
| Label | Sire Records | ||||
| Producer | Lou Reed and Mike Rathke | ||||
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Magic and Loss is a concept album by Lou Reed, released in 1992. It was his sixteenth album. It was informed by the illnesses and deaths of two close friends; songwriter Doc Pomus, who gave Reed his start in the music business, and Rotten Rita. A live performance filmed on March 18, 1992 at Pinewood studios in London was released on VHS and LD.
"What's Good (The Thesis)" was an early #1 hit on the newly created Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Little Jimmy Scott sings the backup vocals on Power and Glory.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Lou Reed
- "Dorita The Spirit" – 1:07
- "What's Good The Thesis" – 3:22
- "Power and Glory The Situation" – 4:23
- "Magician Internally" – 6:23
- "Sword of Damocles Externally" – 3:42
- "Goodby Mass In a Chapel Bodily Termination" – 4:25
- "Cremation Ashes to Ashes" – 2:54
- "Dreamin Escape" – 5:07
- "No Chance Regret" – 3:15
- "Warrior King Revenge" – 4:27
- "Harry's Circumcision Reverie Gone Astray" – 5:28
- "Gassed and Stoked Loss" – 4:18
- "Power and Glory, Part II Magic - Transformation" – 2:57
- "Magic and Loss The Summation" – 6:39
Personnel:
- Lou Reed - vocals, acoustic & electric guitar
- Mike Rathke - guitar
- Rob Wasserman - bass
- Michael Blair - drums, percussion, background vocals
- Roger Moutenot - background vocals
- Little Jimmy Scott - background vocals
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