Mistrial (album)

All tracks are written by Lou Reed.

Mistrial
Studio album by Lou Reed
Released	April 1986 (1986-04) [1]
Recorded	1986
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Pop rock new wave funk
Length	39:12
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Lou Reed Fernando Saunders
Lou Reed chronology
City Lights (1985) Mistrial (1986) New York (1989)
Lou Reed studio album chronology
New Sensations (1984) Mistrial (1986) New York (1989)

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mistrial"	3:20
2.	"No Money Down"	3:09
3.	"Outside"	3:02
4.	"Don't Hurt a Woman"	3:59
5.	"Video Violence"	5:35

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Spit It Out"	3:39
7.	"The Original Wrapper"	3:37
8.	"Mama's Got a Lover"	4:12
9.	"I Remember You"	3:13
10.	"Tell It to Your Heart"	5:08
Total length:		39:12

Personnel

Adapted from the Mistrial liner notes. ^[8]

Musicians

• Lou Reed – vocals; lead guitar; rhythm guitar
• Fernando Saunders  – rhythm guitar on "Tell It to Your Heart" and "Don't Hurt a Woman", bass guitar, synthesizer, programming, piano on "I Remember You", percussion on "Outside", backing vocals
• Eddie Martinez  – rhythm guitar on "No Money Down", "Don't Hurt a Woman" and "The Original Wrapper"
• Rick Bell – tenor saxophone on "No Money Down"
• J.T. Lewis – drums on "Mistrial", "Don't Hurt a Woman" and "Tell It to Your Heart", percussion on "No Money Down"
• Sammy Merendino – programming on "Don't Hurt a Woman" and "Tell It to Your Heart", percussion on "No Money Down", "Video Violence" and "The Original Wrapper"
• Jim Carroll  – backing vocals on "Video Violence"
• Rubén Blades  – backing vocals on "I Remember You" and "Tell It to Your Heart"

Production and artwork

• Lou Reed – producer
• Fernando Saunders – producer
• Bruce Lampcov – mixing
• Sylvia Reed – cover design

Charts

Chart(1986)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [9]	47
Dutch Album Chart	42
UK Albums Chart [10]	69
US Billboard 200 [11]	47

See also

• List of albums released in 1986
• Lou Reed's discography

References

1. "The Great Rock Discography". p. 681.
2. "The Great Rock Discography". p. 681.
3. Deming, Mark. Mistrial at AllMusic
4. Kot, Greg (January 12, 1992). "Lou Reed's Recordings: 25 Years Of Path-breaking Music". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved July 29, 2013.
5. Christgau, Robert (July 1, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
6. Dickson, Dave (29 May 1986). "Lou Reed 'Mistrial'". Kerrang!. Vol. 121. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 11.
7. Fricke, David (1986-06-19). "Lou Reed: Mistrial : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
8. Mistrial (CD booklet). Lou Reed. RCA Records. 1986.
9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 249. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
10. "Lou Reed". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2010-09-02.
11. "Lou Reed > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 2010-09-02.

External links

• Mistrial at Discogs (list of releases)