Street Hassle
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| Studio album by Lou Reed | |||||
| Released | Feb 1978 | ||||
| Recorded | Record Plant, New York City and Live in Munich, Wiesbaden, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
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| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 36:31 | ||||
| Label | Arista Records | ||||
| Producer | Lou Reed and Richard Robinson | ||||
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Street Hassle is a 1978 album by Lou Reed. The studio tracks were recorded in New York City, while the live recordings were made in Munich, West Germany.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Lou Reed
Side One:
- "Gimmie Some Good Times" – 3:15
- "Dirt" – 4:58
- "Street Hassle" – 11:00
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- A. "Waltzing Matilda" - 3:25
- B. "Street Hassle" - 3:30
- C. "Slipaway" - 4:05
Side Two:
- "I Wanna Be Black" – 2:52
- "Real Good Time Together" – 3:19
- "Shooting Star" – 3:09
- "Leave Me Alone" – 4:44
- "Wait" – 3:14
[edit] Trivia
- Bruce Springsteen makes an unusual guest appearance on the title track, with a brief rap at 9:03 (including an altered quotation from his own song "Born to Run").
- The title track, "Street Hassle" was featured in the final scene of the 2005 film The Squid and the Whale and appears on the film's soundtrack.
- "Street Hassle" was covered by Simple Minds on their 1984 album Sparkle in the Rain and was adapted by Spacemen 3 as "Ode to Street Hassle" on their 1987 album The Perfect Prescription.
- Recorded and engineered using a process known as Stereo Binaural Sound created by Manfred Schunke. This technique is meant to create a more "3D" soundstage, and is best appreciated with headphones.
[edit] Personnel
- Lou Reed - guitar, bass, piano, vocals
- Stuart Heinrich - guitar on "Street Hassle", background vocal on "Leave Me Alone"
- Michael Fonfara - piano on "I Wanna Be Black" and "Shooting Star"
- Marty Fogel - amplified sax
- Steve Friedman - lead bass and background vocals on "Leave Me Alone"
- Michael Suchorsky - drums
- Aram Schefrin - string arrangement
- Jo'Anna Kameron, Angela Howard, Christine Wiltshire & Genya Raven - background vocals
- Bruce Springsteen - spoken word on "Street Hassle"
Engineered by Manfred Schunke & Heiner Friesz
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