- glam rock, rock, art rock, pop rock
- 37 min
- 11 tracks
- RCA Victor
Transformer is the second solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed. Produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson, the album was released on November 8, 1972 by RCA Records. It is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, anchored by Reed's most successful single, "Walk on the Wild Side", which touched on controversial topics of sexual orientation, gender identity, prostitution, and drug use.
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Grave, character-led, open-ended and cool.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Blender4/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune2/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB−
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.4/10
- Rolling Stone4.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Spin4.5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
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Tracks
- A1Vicious3:00
- A2Andy’s Chest3:21
- A3Perfect Day3:48
- A4Hangin’ ’Round3:38
- A5Walk on the Wild Side4:17
- B1Make Up3:02
- B2Satellite of Love3:44
- B3Wagon Wheel3:23
- B4New York Telephone Conversation1:36
- B5I’m So Free3:13
- B6Goodnight Ladies4:21
11 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Lou Reed
- Label
- RCA Victor
- Released
- 1972
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DE
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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