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- Date Released: November 1, 1976
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Buddha Records
- Copyright: (P) 2000, Buddha Records
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Rock and Roll Heart was Lou Reed's first album for Arista Records, and one senses that he wanted to come up with something saleable for his new sponsors. Uptempo numbers with pop hooks dominate the set, the 12 songs zip by in an efficient 38 minutes, and instead of Reed's trademark meditations on the dark side of life, the lyrics are (for the most part) lean bursts of verse and chorus, in which the artist sings the praises of good times in general and rock & roll in particular (then again, on "I Believe in Love," Reed pledges his allegiance to both "good time music" and "the iron cross," a bit of perversity to remind us whose album this is). But if Rock and Roll Heart sounds like "Lou Reed Lite," there are more than a few flashes of Reed's inarguable talent. His band is in fine form (especially Marty Fogel on sax and Michael Fonfara on keyboards). "Banging on My Drum" is a crunchy rocker that recalls his work with the Velvet Underground; "A Sheltered Life" is an amusing bit of VU archeology (the Velvets demoed the song, but this marked its first appearance on record); and the closer, "Temporary Thing," is a bitter, haunting narrative that foreshadows Reed's next album, the harrowing masterpiece Street Hassle.
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I Believe In Love |
2:42 |
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Banging On My Drum |
2:03 |
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| 03. | |
Follow The Leader |
2:08 |
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| 04. | |
You Wear It So Well |
4:50 |
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Ladies Pay |
4:17 |
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Rock And Roll Heart |
3:02 |
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| 07. | |
Chooser And The Chosen One |
2:44 |
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| 08. | |
Senselessly Cruel |
2:04 |
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| 09. | |
Claim To Fame |
2:48 |
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Vicious Circle |
2:52 |
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A Sheltered Life |
2:17 |
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Temporary Thing |
5:14 |
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12 Total Tracks, 37:01 Total Length
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- Garland Jeffreys - Vocals // Garland Jeffreys - Vocals (Background) // Lou Reed - Guitar // Lou Reed - Piano // Lou Reed - Arranger // Lou Reed - Keyboards // Lou Reed - Vocals // Lou Reed - Vocals (Background) // Lou Reed - Producer // Lou Reed - Main Performer // Lou Reed - Mixing // Marty Fogel - Saxophone // Julie Harris - Art Direction // Julie Harris - Type Design // Elliott Federman - Mastering // Michael Fonfara - Organ // Michael Fonfara - Piano // Michael Fonfara - Keyboards // Michael Fonfara - Clavinet // Michael Fonfara - Arp // Corky Stasiak - Engineer // Corky Stasiak - Mixing // Michael Suchorsky - Drums // Bruce Yaw - Bass // Bill Stafford - Project Coordinator // Mick Rock - Photography // Mick Rock - Cover Design // Mike Hartry - Digital Transfers // Jay Krugman - Assistant Engineer // Jay Krugman - Mixing // Dana Renert - Project Coordinator // Rob Santos - Reissue Producer // David Alan Kogut - Reissue Art Director // Bruce Pollock - Project Coordinator // Donna Malyzsko - Project Coordinator // Ed Osborne - Project Coordinator // Arlessa Barnes - Project Coordinator // Timothy Greenfield-Sanders - Liner Notes // Jeremy Holiday - Project Coordinator // Tom Tierney - Editorial Assistant // Joanne Feltman - Archivist // Glenn Korman - Archivist // Glenn Delgado - Project Coordinator // Christina DeSimone - Project Coordinator // Felicia Gearhart - Project Coordinator // Laura Gregory - Project Coordinator // Robin Manning - Project Coordinator // Larry Parra - Project Coordinator // Steve Strauss - Project Coordinator // Robin Diamond - Project Coordinator // Brooke Nochomson - Project Coordinator // Steve Ridgeway - Art Direction // Steve Ridgeway - Type Design // Brad Conger - Reissue Art Director
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