Lou Reed – New Sensations
(RCA Records 1984 PL84998)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1
Sleeve & Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Lewis Allan “Lou” Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. After serving as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground, his solo career spanned several decades.
New Sensations is the thirteenth solo studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released in April 1984 by RCA Records. John Jansen and Reed produced the album. New Sensations peaked at No. 56 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at No. 92 on the UK Albums Chart. This marked the first time that Reed charted within the US Top 100 since his eighth solo studio album Street Hassle (1978), and the first time that Reed had charted in the UK since his sixth solo studio album Coney Island Baby (1976). Three singles were released from the album: “I Love You, Suzanne”, “My Red Joystick” and “High in the City”, with “I Love You, Suzanne” being the only single to chart, peaking at No. 78 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for “I Love You, Suzanne” did, however, receive light rotation on MTV.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lou Reed.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “I Love You, Suzanne” | 3:19 |
| 2. | “Endlessly Jealous” | 3:57 |
| 3. | “My Red Joystick” | 3:36 |
| 4. | “Turn to Me” | 4:22 |
| 5. | “New Sensations” | 5:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | “Doin’ the Things That We Want To” | 3:55 |
| 7. | “What Becomes a Legend Most” | 3:37 |
| 8. | “Fly into the Sun” | 3:04 |
| 9. | “My Friend George” | 3:51 |
| 10. | “High in the City” | 3:27 |
| 11. | “Down at the Arcade” | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 42:24 | |
Personnel
Musicians
- Lou Reed – vocals; lead and rhythm guitar
- Fernando Saunders – electric and string bass; backing vocals; rhythm guitar on “My Red Joystick” and “My Friend George”
- Fred Maher – drums
- Peter Wood – piano; synthesizers; accordion
- Lakshminarayana Shankar – electric violin
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Jon Faddis – trumpet
- Tom Malone – trombone; horn arrangement
- Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals
- Rory Dodd – backing vocals
- Connie Harvey – backing vocals
- Eric Troyer – backing vocals
Production and artwork
- John Jansen – producer
- Lou Reed – producer
- Dan Nash – assistant engineer
- Roger Moutenot – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Waring Abbott – photography; art direction
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