Mistrial (album)
| Mistrial | ||||
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| Studio album by Lou Reed | ||||
| Released | June 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | The Power Station, Manhattan, New York City | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 39:12 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
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| Singles from Mistrial | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Chicago Tribune |  |
| Robert Christgau | B[3] |
| Kerrang! | |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[5] |
Mistrial is the fourteenth solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in June 1986 by RCA Records two years after his previous album, New Sensations (1984). Fernando Saunders and Reed produced the album.
Mistrial peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 69 on the UK Albums Chart. Two singles were released from the album: "The Original Wrapper" and "No Money Down" with the latter being the only single to chart, peaking at No. 75 on the ARIA Charts. A music video was created for "No Money Down" that featured an animatronic Lou Reed, and a music video was also created for "The Original Wrapper" which features time-lapse photography of New Yorkers on the street.
Track listing
All tracks written by Lou Reed.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Mistrial" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "No Money Down" | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Outside" | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Don't Hurt a Woman" | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Video Violence" | 5:35 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 6. | "Spit It Out" | 3:39 |
| 7. | "The Original Wrapper" | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Mama's Got a Lover" | 4:12 |
| 9. | "I Remember You" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Tell It to Your Heart" | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 39:12 | |
Personnel
Adapted from the Mistrial liner notes.[6]
- Lou Reed – vocals; lead, power and rhythm guitar
- Fernando Saunders – rhythm guitar on "Tell It to Your Heart" and "Don't Hurt a Woman"; bass guitar; bass synthesizer; drum programming; piano on "I Remember You"; percussion on "Outside"; backing vocals
- Eddie Martinez – rhythm guitar on "No Money Down", "Don't Hurt a Woman" and "The Original Wrapper"
- Rick Bell – tenor saxophone on "No Money Down"
- J.T. Lewis – drums on "Mistrial", "Don't Hurt a Woman" and "Tell It to Your Heart"; percussion on "No Money Down"
- Sammy Merendino – drum programming on "Don't Hurt a Woman" and "Tell It to Your Heart"; percussion on "No Money Down", "Video Violence" and "The Original Wrapper"
- Jim Carroll – backing vocals on "Video Violence"
- Rubén Blades – backing vocals on "I Remember You" and "Tell It to Your Heart"
Production
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[7] | 47 |
| UK Albums Chart[8] | 69 |
See also
References
- ↑ Deming, Mark. Mistrial at AllMusic
- ↑ Kot, Greg (January 12, 1992). "Lou Reed's Recordings: 25 Years Of Path-breaking Music". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (July 1, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ↑ Dickson, Dave (29 May 1986). "Lou Reed 'Mistrial'". Kerrang!. 121. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 11.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Fricke, David (1986-06-19). "Lou Reed: Mistrial : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ Mistrial (CD booklet). Lou Reed. RCA Records. 1986.
- ↑ "Lou Reed > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ↑ "Lou Reed". www.chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2010-09-02.