Coney Island Baby
For the 2003 film, see Coney Island Baby (film). For the barbershop song, see Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby.
| Coney Island Baby | ||||
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| Studio album by Lou Reed | ||||
| Released | January 19, 1976 | |||
| Recorded |
October 18-28, 1975 Mediasound, New York | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 35:15 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer |
Lou Reed, Godfrey Diamond Steve Katz bonus tracks 2, 4-6 | |||
| Lou Reed chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [3] |
| Blender | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10) [5] |
| Rolling Stone | (Positive)[6] |
Coney Island Baby is the sixth solo album by Lou Reed, released in January 1976. It is also the title of a song on that album. The name presumably refers to the Excellents' 1962 doo wop song of the same name, and/or a 1924 Les Appleton barbershop music song of the same name. The album features the song "She's My Best Friend", a version of which was originally recorded by Reed's band the Velvet Underground in 1969, and eventually released on the 1985 compilation album VU. The 30th anniversary re-issue of Coney Island Baby includes bonus tracks featuring Reed's Velvet Underground bandmate Doug Yule.
Track listing
- All tracks by Lou Reed
Side One
- "Crazy Feeling" – 2:56
- "Charley's Girl" – 2:36
- "She's My Best Friend" – 6:00
- "Kicks" – 6:06
Side Two
- "A Gift" – 3:47
- "Ooohhh Baby" – 3:45
- "Nobody's Business" – 3:41
- "Coney Island Baby" – 6:36
30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
- "Nowhere at All" – 3:17 recorded November 18 & 21, 1975 at Mediasound Studios, NYC
- "Downtown Dirt" – 4:18 recorded January 3 & 4, 1975 at Electric Lady Studios, NYC
- "Leave Me Alone" – 5:35 recorded October 19 & 20, 1975 at Mediasound Studios, NYC
- "Crazy Feeling" – 2:39 recorded January 3 & 4, 1975 at Electric Lady Studios, NYC
- "She's My Best Friend" – 4:08 recorded January 4, 1975 at Electric Lady Studios, NYC
- "Coney Island Baby" – 5:41 recorded January 6, 1975 at Electric Lady Studios, NYC
Personnel
- Lou Reed - vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
- Bob Kulick - lead and slide guitar
- Bruce Yaw - acoustic bass, electric bass
- Michael Suchorsky - drums, percussion
- Joanne Vent, Michael Wendroff, Godfrey Diamond - background vocals
- Musicians on bonus tracks
- Doug Yule - bass on bonus tracks 2, 4-6, guitar on bonus tracks 4-6
- Bob Meday - drums on bonus tracks 2, 4-6
- Michael Fonfara - keyboards on bonus tracks 2, 4-6
- Technical
- José Rodriguez - recording
- Mick Rock - photography
References
- ↑ Deming, Mark. Coney Island Baby at AllMusic
- ↑ Kot, Greg (January 12, 1992). "Lou Reed's Recordings: 25 Years Of Path-breaking Music". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ↑ "CG: Lou Reed". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ↑ Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Lou Reed: Coney Island Baby | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2006-10-09. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ↑ Nelson, Paul (1976-03-25). "Lou Reed: Coney Island Baby : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 3 September 2011. Check date values in:
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- Hinckley, David (5 July 2004). "Court and Spark: Boys and Girls Together Down at Coney Island". New York Daily News. Mentions the Catalano/Alonzo song.
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