Person · Active since 1942
Lou Reed is a musician in the Credits.fm index identified by 2 IPI numbers and 1 ISNI identifier. A musician is the person or group behind the codes — IPI numbers identify them as a songwriter or publisher, ISNI identifiers as a creative contributor, and their recordings each carry an ISRC.
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Reed, Lou
Songwriter · Performer · Producer
Member of Metal Machine Trio, The Conspirators, The Roughnecks, The Velvet Underground
A Sheltered Life
Lou Reed
After Hours
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundAfter Hours
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundAfter Hours (closet mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundAll Tomorrow’s Parties (alternate instrumental mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundAll Tomorrow’s Parties (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundAndy’s Chest
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Andy’s Chest (1969 mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundBaby Face
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Beginning to See the Light (alternate closet mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundBeginning to See the Light (closet mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundBerlin
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Berlin
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Betrayed
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Billy
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Call on Me
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Candy Says
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundCandy Says
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundCaroline Says I
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Catch ’Em in the Act
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Claim to Fame
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Coney Island Baby
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Coney Island Steeplechase
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundConey Island Steeplechase (2014 mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundCool It Down (early version)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundCountess From Hong Kong (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundDirty Blvd.
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Disco Mystic
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Ecstasy
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Femme fatale
Émilie Simon, Tim Keegan
Femme Fatale (acoustic)
Die Buben im Pelz
Ferryboat Bill (1969 mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundFoggy Notion (1969 mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundGassed and Stoked (Loss)
Lou Reed
GET ON UP
DJ RUSH
Get Up Stand Up (dub version)
The Wailers
Good Taste
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Goodnight Ladies
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Hangin’ ’Round (acoustic demo)
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Head Held High (alternate mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundHead Held High (early version)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundHere She Comes Now
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundHere She Comes Now (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundHeroin
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Heroin
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Heroin (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundHigh in the City
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How Do You Think It Feels
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How Do You Think It Feels
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I Can’t Stand It (2014 mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundI Found a Reason (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundI Love You (outtake)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundI’m Gonna Move Right In
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundI’m Not Too Sorry (Now That You’re Gone) (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundI’m Set Free
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundI’m So Free
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I’m So Free
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I’m Sticking With You
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundI’m Sticking With You
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundI’m Sticking With You (outtake)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundI’m Waiting for My Man
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I'm Waiting for the Man
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundI’m Waiting for the Man (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundInterview
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Interview
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It’s All Right (The Way That You Live) (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundJesus
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundJesus
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundKNOCKIN ON HEAVENS DOOR
Unknown Artist
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Guns N’ Roses
KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
Unknown Artist
KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
Unknown Artist
KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR
Unknown Artist
Ladies Pay
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Lady Day
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Lady Godiva’s Operation
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundLeave Me Alone
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Legendary Hearts
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Lisa Says
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundLisa Says (2014 mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundLonesome Cowboy Bill (early version)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundLove Is Here to Stay
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Love Makes You Feel Ten Feet Tall (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundLove Song / Sun City / Dance to the Music
Simple Minds
Mama’s Got a Lover
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Mistrial
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N.Y. Stars
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New Age (full‐length version)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundNo Chance (Regret)
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Nowhere at All
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Ocean
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundOcean (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundOcean (outtake version)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundOh Gin (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundOh! Sweet Nuthin’ (early version)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundONE FOR MY BABY
Unknown Artist
ONE FOR MY BABY
Unknown Artist
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
Stacey Kent
ONE MORE NIGHT
Unknown Artist
One of These Days
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundOne of These Days (2014 mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundOutside
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Pale Blue Eyes
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundPale Blue Eyes
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundPale Blue Eyes
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundPale Blue Eyes
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Perfect Day
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Perfect Day (acoustic demo) / Transformer Radio Spot
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Perfect Day (live)
Luciano Pavarotti, Lou Reed, Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana, José Antonio Molina
Prominent Men (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundRide Into the Sun (2014 mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundRock ’n’ Roll
Lou Reed
Rock ’n’ Roll
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ROCK & ROLL
Unknown Artist
Rock & Roll (alternate mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundROCK AND ROLL
Unknown Artist
Rock and Roll (MGM version) (1969 mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundROCK AND ROLL PARTY
Unknown Artist
Sad Song
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Sad Song (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundSatellite of Love
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Satellite of Love
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Satellite of Love
Ja, Panik
Satellite of Love
Love Positions
SATELLITE OF LOVE
Unknown Artist
SATELLITE OF LOVE
Unknown Artist
SATELLITE OF LOVE
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SATELLITE OF LOVE
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SATELLITE OF LOVE
Unknown Artist
SATELLITE OF LOVE
Unknown Artist
Satellite of Love ’04
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Satellite of Love (2003 remaster)
Lou Reed
Satellite of Love (alternate demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundSEPTEMBER SONG
Unknown Artist
Set the Twilight Reeling
Lou Reed
Shakin’ All Over
The Guess Who
She’s My Best Friend
Lou Reed
She’s My Best Friend
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundShe’s My Best Friend (1969 mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundSheltered Life (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundSister Ray (live)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundSmalltown
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Smiles
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Solsbury Hill
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Solsbury Hill
Peter Gabriel
Solsbury Hill
Peter Gabriel
Some Kind of Nature
Gorillaz, Lou Reed
Some Kind of Nature
Gorillaz, Lou Reed
Some Kinda Love
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundSome Kinda Love (closet mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundSOUL MAN
Unknown Artist
SOUL MAN
Unknown Artist
Spit It Out
Lou Reed
Stephanie Says (alternate, original mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundSUMMER GIRL
Unknown Artist
SUMMER GIRL (16-BIT COMPUTER GAME VERSION)
Unknown Artist
SUMMER GIRL (16-BIT HAIM EMULATION)
Unknown Artist
SUMMER GIRL (8-BIT COMPUTER GAME VERSION)
Unknown Artist
Summer Girl (8-Bit HAIM Emulation)
8-Bit Arcade
Sweet Bonnie Brown / It’s Just Too Much
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundSweet Jane
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Sweet Jane
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Sweet Jane
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundSWEET JANE
Unknown Artist
SWEET JANE
Unknown Artist
SWEET JANE
Unknown Artist
SWEET JANE
Unknown Artist
SWEET JANE
Unknown Artist
Sweet Jane (early version)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundSweet Jane (live)
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Teach the Gifted Children
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Tell It to Your Heart
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Temporary Thing
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Temptation Inside Your Heart (alternate, original mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundThat’s the Story of My Life
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundThe Bed
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The Black Angel’s Death Song (alternate mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundThe Kids
Lou Reed
The Murder Mystery
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundThe Murder Mystery
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundThe Original Wrapper
Lou Reed
The Raven
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THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS
Unknown Artist
There Is No Reason (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundThink It Over
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Train Round the Bend (alternate mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundVENUS IN FURS
Unknown Artist
Venus in Furs (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundVicious
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Vicious
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Vicious
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Wagon Wheel
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Walk and Talk (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundWalk It Talk It
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Walk It Talk It
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Walk on the Wild Side
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Walk on the Wild Side
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Walk on the Wild Side
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Walk on the Wild Side
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We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together (2014 mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundWhat Goes On
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundWhat Goes On (mono single)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundWhite Light/White Heat
Lou Reed
White Light/White Heat
Lou Reed
White Light/White Heat
Lou Reed
White Light/White Heat
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundWho Loves the Sun
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundWho Loves the Sun (alternate mix)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundWrap Your Troubles in Dreams (demo)
The Velvet Underground
via The Velvet UndergroundA Retrospective
1993 · RCA
All Time Best
2011 · Sony Music
All Tomorrow's Dance Parties
2000
American Poet
2002 · Superior (2)
American Poet
2001 · MSI (2)
Animal Serenade
2018 · Rhino Records (2)
Animal Serenade
2004 · Reprise Records
Banging on My Drums
1997 · Midnight Beat
Berlin
1989 · RCA
Berlin
2001 · RCA
Berlin
1989 · RCA International
Berlin
1989 · RCA
Berlin
1998 · RCA
Berlin
2016 · RCA
Berlin
2006 · RCA
Berlin
2024 · Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Berlin
1998 · RCA
Berlin: Live at St Ann’s Warehouse
2008 · Matador
Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology
1992 · RCA
Bottom Line 1977
2021 · Unicorn (22)
Claim to Fame: Lou Reed
Coffeebreak Concert, Agora 1984
2015 · Klondike Records (3)
Collections
2006 · Sony BMG
Coney Island Baby
1986 · RCA
Coney Island Baby
2016 · RCA
Coney Island Baby
1992 · RCA
Coney Island Baby
1989 · RCA
Coney Island Baby
2007 · RCA
Coney Island Baby
2006 · BMG
Dealing on the Boulevard
2015 · Lexington (2)
Different Times: Lou Reed in the 70s
1996 · RCA
Dirty Blvd.
1989 · Sire
Ecstasy
2019 · Reprise Records
Ecstasy
2000 · Reprise Records
Ecstasy
2015
Essential Lou Reed
1995
Greatest Hits: NYC Man
2010 · RCA
Greatest Hits: NYC Man
2004 · BMG
Greatest Hits: Steel Box Collection
2008 · Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Growing Up in Public
1992 · Arista
Growing Up in Public
2000 · Buddha Records
Hooky Wooky
1996 · Warner Bros. Records
Hudson River Wind Meditations
2007
Hudson River Wind Meditations
2024
Hudson River Wind Meditations
2024 · Light In The Attic
I Never Said It Was Nice, Orpheum Theater, Boston MA ’76
2015 · Echoes (3)
Leave Me Alone
1997 · Midnight Beat
Legendary
2002 · RCA
Legendary Hearts
1989 · RCA
Legendary Hearts
1989 · RCA
Other members of Metal Machine Trio, The Conspirators, The Roughnecks, The Velvet Underground
Lou Reed is a songwriter and performer, active since 1942. Lou Reed is a member of Metal Machine Trio, The Conspirators, The Roughnecks and The Velvet Underground, and credits from those groups are included in this catalog.
Our database contains 209 recordings, 98 musical works, and 50 releases credited to Lou Reed. Credits data is sourced from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.
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