The Bells (Lou Reed album)

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All tracks are written by Lou Reed, with additional writers noted.

The Bells
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1979
Recorded1979
StudioDelta Studios (Wilster, West Germany)
Genre
Length40:37
Label Arista
Producer Lou Reed
Lou Reed chronology
Live: Take No Prisoners
(1978)
The Bells
(1979)
Growing Up in Public
(1980)
Lou Reed studio album chronology
Street Hassle
(1978)
The Bells
(1979)
Growing Up in Public
(1980)
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stupid Man" Nils Lofgren 2:33
2."Disco Mystic"
4:30
3."I Want to Boogie with You"Fonfara3:55
4."With You"Lofgren2:21
5."Looking for Love" 3:29
6."City Lights"Lofgren3:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."All Through the Night" Don Cherry 5:00
8."Families"Boles6:09
9."The Bells"Fogel9:17
Total length:40:37

Personnel

Credits are adapted from The Bells liner notes. [26]

Musicians

Production and artwork

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [27] 58
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [28] 13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [29] 44
US Billboard 200 [30] 130

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