The Raven

~ Release by Lou Reed (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Overture
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
bass:
Fernando Saunders
guitar:
Mike Rathke
hurdy gurdy:
Frank Wulff
keyboard:
Friedrich Paravicini
membranophone:
Tony Smith (drums)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Shapiro and Doug Wieselman (US composer and jazz reedist)
trumpet:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
horn arranger:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
31:06
2Edgar Allan Poe
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
bass:
Fernando Saunders
guitar:
Mike Rathke
keyboard:
Friedrich Paravicini
membranophone:
Tony Smith (drums)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Shapiro and Doug Wieselman (US composer and jazz reedist)
trumpet:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
horn arranger:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
33:21
3Call on Me
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
bass:
Fernando Saunders
cello:
Friedrich Paravicini and Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
guitar:
Mike Rathke
membranophone:
Tony Smith (drums)
violin:
Antoine Silverman and Marti Sweet
background vocals:
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
vocals:
Laurie Anderson (experimental/art rock musician)
strings arranger:
Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
22:08
4The Valley of Unrest
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
vocals:
Elizabeth Ashley
22:27
5A Thousand Departed Friends
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
baritone saxophone:
Paul Shapiro and Doug Wieselman (US composer and jazz reedist)
bass:
Fernando Saunders
guitar:
Mike Rathke
membranophone:
Tony Smith (drums)
trumpet:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
44:58
6Change
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
baritone saxophone:
Doug Wieselman (US composer and jazz reedist)
bass:
Fernando Saunders
cello:
Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
guitar:
Mike Rathke
membranophone:
Tony Smith (drums)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Shapiro and Doug Wieselman (US composer and jazz reedist)
trumpet:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
background vocals:
Antony (Anohni Hegarty)
horn arranger:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
42:18
7The Bed
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
bass:
Fernando Saunders
guitar:
Mike Rathke
membranophone:
Tony Smith (drums)
background vocals:
Antony (Anohni Hegarty)
recording of:
The Bed
composer:
Lou Reed
33:32
8Perfect Day
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
keyboard:
Friedrich Paravicini
guest lead vocals:
ANOHNI (Anohni Hegarty)
vocals:
Antony (Anohni Hegarty)
recording of:
Perfect Day (in 2002)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Oakfield Avenue Music, Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
43:28
9The Raven
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
cello and keyboard:
Friedrich Paravicini
oboe:
Frank Wulff
guest vocals:
Willem Dafoe (actor)
vocals:
Willem Dafoe (actor)
26:30
10Balloon
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
vocals:
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
31:02
11Broadway Song
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Paul Shapiro
baritone saxophone:
Doug Wieselman (US composer and jazz reedist)
bass:
Fernando Saunders
guitar:
Mike Rathke
membranophone:
Tony Smith (drums)
piano:
Friedrich Paravicini
trombone:
Art Baron
trumpet:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
guest vocals:
Steve Buscemi
vocals:
Steve Buscemi
horn arranger:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
strings arranger:
Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
23:12
12Blind Rage
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
bass:
Fernando Saunders
guitar:
Mike Rathke
membranophone:
Tony Smith (drums)
background vocals:
Antony (Anohni Hegarty)
43:26
13Burning Embers
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
bass:
Fernando Saunders
cello:
Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
guitar:
Mike Rathke
membranophone:
Tony Smith (drums)
trumpet:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
violin:
Antoine Silverman
background vocals:
Antony (Anohni Hegarty)
23:22
14Vanishing Act
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
piano:
Friedrich Paravicini
strings arranger:
Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
25:23
15Guilty
alto saxophone:
Ornette Coleman (US jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer)
34:55
16I Wanna Know (The Pit and the Pendulum)
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
bass:
Fernando Saunders
guitar:
Mike Rathke
Hammond organ:
Friedrich Paravicini
membranophone:
Tony Smith (drums)
vocals:
The Blind Boys of Alabama
horn arranger:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
36:59
17Science of the Mind
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
piano:
Friedrich Paravicini
background vocals:
Antony (Anohni Hegarty)
31:36
18Hop Frog
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 2001-10 until 2001-11)
engineer:
Tim Latham
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
bass:
Fernando Saunders (from 2001-10 until 2001-11)
drums (drum set):
Tony Smith (drums) (from 2001-10 until 2001-11)
guitar:
Mike Rathke (from 2001-10 until 2001-11) and Lou Reed (from 2001-10 until 2001-11)
keyboard:
Friedrich Paravicini (from 2001-10 until 2001-11)
background vocals and lead vocals:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) (from 2001-10 until 2001-11)
lead vocals:
Lou Reed (from 2001-10 until 2001-11)
recording of:
Hop Frog (from 2001-10 until 2001-11)
writer:
Lou Reed
31:47
19Tripitena's Speech
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
vocals:
Amanda Plummer
22:19
20Who Am I (Tripitena's Song)
bass programming and membranophone programming:
Patrick Carroll (Production music composer)
producer:
Lou Reed, Ric Wake and Hal Willner
cor anglais:
Shelly Woodworth
guitar and keyboard:
Russ DeSalvo
strings arranger:
Rob Mathes
44:31
21Guardian Angel
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
bass:
Fernando Saunders
flugelhorn:
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
guitar:
Mike Rathke
membranophone:
Tony Smith (drums)
background vocals:
Antony (Anohni Hegarty), Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Fernando Saunders and Tony Smith (drums)
46:52