Lou Reed is the debut solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in April 1972 by RCA Records, two years after he left the Velvet Underground.

The decision to use a drum machine on most of these tracks gives the album a stiff feeling, and a texture that captures what was least fortunate about '80s rock, but most importantly Reed didn't have an album's worth of top-shelf songs on tap. "No Money Down" and "Tell It to Your Heart" are smart and funny sketches on the difficult art of romance, while "Mama's Got a Lover" is an unexpectedly sweet character study and "The Original Wrapper" is a game stab at hip-hop from a 44-year-old white guy. But "Outside" and "Spit.

Label: RCA Victor ‎– PL17190. Format: Vinyl, LP, Album. Lead Guitar – Lou Reed (tracks: A2, A4, B5). Mastered By – Bob Ludwig. Mixed By – Bruce Lampcov. Other – Frank Campbell. Percussion – Fernando Saunders (tracks: A3), . Lewis (tracks: A2), Sammy Merendino (tracks: A2, A5, B2). Photography – Waring Abbott. Piano – Fernando Saunders (tracks: B4). Producer – Fernando Saunders, Lou Reed.

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Veröffentlicht am 1986. Spit It Out. Tell It To Your Heart.

Album · 1986 · 10 Songs. Programmed drums on many of the tracks create a mechanized feel, while bassist Fernando Saunders colors the bottom end like no other in rock 'n' roll. No Money Down" takes rockabilly into the ‘80s with a detached vocal that seems to be apologizing for the mess.