- rock, art rock, album rock
- 50 min
- 10 tracks
- RCA International
Berlin is the third solo studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released in October 1973 by RCA Records. A concept album, Berlin tells the story of a couple's struggle with abuse and drug addiction. Initially, critical reception was mixed but appraisals of the album have warmed over the years: in 1973 Rolling Stone declared the album "a disaster" but by 2012 the album was ranked No. 344 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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Character
Grave, bleak, prestige and open-ended.
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune4/4 ★
- CreemC
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.2/10
- Q5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Spin4/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
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Tracks
- A1Berlin3:25
- A2Lady Day3:40
- A3Men of Good Fortune4:37
- A4Caroline Says I3:57
- A5How Do You Think It Feels3:43
- A6Oh, Jim5:13
- B1Caroline Says II4:14
- B2The Kids7:54
- B3The Bed5:51
- B4Sad Song6:59
10 tracks, 50 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Lou Reed
- Label
- RCA International
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- XE
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