Mistrial (album)

Mistrial
Studio album by Lou Reed
Released	June 1986
Recorded	1986 The Power Station, New York City
Genre	Pop rock, new wave
Length	39:12
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Lou Reed Fernando Saunders
Lou Reed chronology
City Lights (1985) Mistrial (1986) New York (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Robert Christgau	B[3]
Kerrang!	[4]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[5]

Mistrial is the fourteenth solo album by rock musician Lou Reed, issued by RCA Records. A music video was created for the song "No Money Down" that featured an animatronic Lou Reed. The guitar on the cover was courtesy of Schecter Sales.

Track listing

All songs written by Lou Reed.

Side one

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

1. "Spit It Out" – 3:39
2. "The Original Wrapper" – 3:37
3. "Mama's Got a Lover" – 4:12
4. "I Remember You" – 3:13
5. "Tell It to Your Heart" – 5:08

Personnel

• Lou Reed - vocals, lead, power and rhythm guitar
• Eddie Martinez - rhythm guitar on "No Money Down", "Don't Hurt a Woman" and "The Original Wrapper"
• Fernando Saunders - bass, drum programming, background vocals, rhythm guitar on "Tell It To Your Heart" and "Don't Hurt a Woman", piano on "I Remember You", bass synthesizer and percussion on "Outside"
• 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 - drum 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 - background vocals on "Video Violence"
• Rubén Blades - background vocals on "I Remember You" and "Tell It To Your Heart"
• Bruce Lampcov - mixing
• Sylvia Reed - cover design

References