Lou Reed & Kris Krostofferson | In Their Own Words | CD

Lou Reed was an American musician, songwriter, poet and photographer, born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1942 and died in Southampton, New York, in 2013. In 1964 he formed the Velvet Underground with John Cale, and in 1970 he left the group during the recording of Loaded. He signed with RCA Records in 1971 and continued to perform until shortly before his death.

This is a 2 CD album, In Their Own Words, released on 14 September 2017 by The Bottom Line in the United States. Lou Reed and Kris Kristofferson are both credited on guitar and vocals, with Vin Scelsa as host and Gregg Bendian as producer. The recording was made on 2 February 1994 at the Bottom Line in New York.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Introduction
2. Vin Scelsa Introduces Lou Reed
3. Betrayed
4. VS Introduces Kris Kristofferson
5. Shipwrecked
6. LR On Songwriting
7. Legendary Hearts
8. KK On His Childhood & Songwriting
9. Sunday Morning Coming Down / The Pilgrim
10. LR On New York
11. Strawman
12. KK Talks About "Strawman"
13. Sam's Song
14. LR On Writing For Wim Wenders
15. Why Can't I Be Good
16. LR On Autobiographical Songs

Disc 2

1. KK On Nashville
2. Help Me Make It Through The Night
3. LR On Velvet Underground & Warhol
4. Sweet Jane
5. KK On Writing
6. To Beat The Devil
7. LR On Writing Prose
8. Romeo Had Juliet
9. Burden Of Freedom
10. KK On "Me And Bobby McGee"
11. Me And Bobby McGee
12. KK On "Bird On A Wire"
13. Bird On A Wire
14. Tracks Of My Tears