Set the Twilight Reeling

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Set the Twilight Reeling
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1996
Recorded1995
StudioThe Roof (New York City)
Genre Rock
Length52:03
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Lou Reed
Lou Reed chronology
Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology
(1992)
Set the Twilight Reeling
(1996)
Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s
(1996)

Set the Twilight Reeling is the seventeenth studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released on February 20, 1996, by Warner Bros. Records.

Contents

Packaging and lyrics

The cover artwork direction and packaging design was done by Stefan Sagmeister. [1] The photograph is by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. [1] The CD case sold with the album was a dark purple/blue hue, making the cover look like a dark blue picture of Reed's face; the bright yellow aspect and the "rays" of the cover image were only made apparent when the liner notes were removed from its case.

Included in the liner notes of the CD booklet is the following: "Due to increased dynamic range, raise volume above average. PLAY IT LOUD."

As noted on the lyric sheet, "Finish Line" was Reed's tribute to the Velvet Underground's guitarist Sterling Morrison, who had died the previous year. The album is dedicated to Laurie Anderson, whom Reed would marry twelve years after its release. [2] David Fricke of Rolling Stone wrote that Laurie Anderson was the love interest in the track "Hooky Wooky", in which Reed writes of his jealousy over his paramour's ex-lovers. [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Robert Christgau A− [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Set the Twilight Reeling received generally positive reviews from critics. [9]

Track listing

All tracks written by Lou Reed.

  1. "Egg Cream" – 5:18
  2. "NYC Man" – 4:56
  3. "Finish Line" – 3:24
  4. "Trade In" – 4:59
  5. "Hang On to Your Emotions" – 3:46
  6. "Sex with Your Parents (Motherfucker) Part II" – 3:37
  7. "HookyWooky" – 4:19
  8. "The Proposition" – 3:27
  9. "Adventurer" – 4:18
  10. "Riptide" – 7:46
  11. "Set the Twilight Reeling" – 5:04

Track 6 recorded live on July 4th, 1995, at The Roof, New York City

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Set the Twilight Reeling liner notes. [10]

Technical

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