Sally Can't Dance [Remaster]

Performer: Lou Reed
Artist: Jon Faddis
Engineer: Mike Stone...
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: Lou Reed (vocals, guitar); Danny Weis (guitar, background vocals); Paul Fleisher (saxophone); David Taylor, Lou Marini, Trevor Koehler, Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin, Alex Foster (horns); Steve Katz (harmonica); Michael Farfina (keyboards); Prakash John (bass, background vocals); Doug Yule (bass); Richie Dharma, Whitey Glan (drums); Michael Wendroff, Joanne Vent (background vocals). Producers: Steve Katz, Lou Reed. Reissue producer: Paul Williams. Recorded at Electric Lady, New York, New York between March & April 1974. Includes liner notes by Michael Hill. Digitally remastered by Bob Ludwig (Gateway Studios). Following the self-conscious artiness of Berlin, Sally Can't Dance was Lou Reed's blatant stab at commercial success, featuring beefed-up guitar riffs, horn charts, and the occasional slick melody. The move paid off -- it was his only album to reach the Top 10 -- but it's an inconsistent record, complete with lackluster material, terrific rockers ("Sally Can't Dance" and "Kill Your Sons"), and one of Reed's best ballads, "Billy." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Uncut (p.138) - "SALLY is a thing of chilly beauty, humour and horror..."

Lou Reed is among the most literate wordsmiths in rock & roll history. His first decade of post-Velvet Underground work included some undeniable high points (BERLIN, the David Bowie-produced TRANSFORMER) but he was plagued by inconsistency. Reed came back with a vengeance in the '80s and '90s, though, producing some truly powerful work (THE BLUE MASK, NEW YORK). Throughout his solo career he's collaborated with everyone from former bandmate John Cale to avant garde theater king Robert Wilson. Through it all, Reed remains the quintessential urban poet, and undoubtedly one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century.

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