The Raven

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Act 1 - The Play
#TitleRatingLength
1The Conqueror Worm
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
vocals:
Willem Dafoe (actor)
2:17
2Overture
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
3Old Poe
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
guitar:
Fernando Saunders
vocals:
Steve Buscemi
0:40
4Prologue (Ligiea)
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
cello:
Friedrich Paravicini
vocals:
Willem Dafoe (actor)
4:49
5Edgar 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)
33:20
6The Valley of Unrest
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
vocals:
Elizabeth Ashley
22:27
7Call 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
8The City in the Sea / Shadow
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
didgeridoo:
Frank Wulff
synthesizer:
Friedrich Paravicini
background vocals:
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
vocals:
Elizabeth Ashley, Steve Buscemi, Willem Dafoe (actor) and Amanda Plummer
4:15
9A 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)
44:55
10Change
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)
42:19
11The Fall of the House of Usher
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
effects:
Hal Willner
guitar:
Mike Rathke
hurdy gurdy:
Frank Wulff
vocals:
Elizabeth Ashley, Willem Dafoe (actor) and Fisher Stevens
8:44
12The 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
13Perfect 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
14The 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
15Balloon
producer:
Lou Reed and Hal Willner
vocals:
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
31:01
▶ CD 2: Act 2