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, recorded in

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''. The show features a drummer-less band (including Mike Rathke on guitar/synth, bassist, vocalist Fernando Saunders, and the cello of

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" and " Candy Says". Fernando Saunders plays bass and other instruments. He did background vocals on most songs and sang lead vocals on "Tell It to Your Heart" and "Reviens Cherie", scat on "Sunday Morning". Three songs were performed during the concert that did not appear on the album: "

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", "The Last Shot" and " Perfect Day" (sung in duet with Antony). "Sweet Jane" is available by digital download.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Lou Reed; except where indicated

Disc one

# "Advice" 2:07 # "Smalltown" (Reed,

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) 6:04 # "Tell It to Your Heart" 6:03 # "Men of Good Fortune" 4:27 # "How Do You Think It Feels" 8:09 # "Vanishing Act" 5:31 # "Ecstasy" 7:09 # "The Day John Kennedy Died" 4:04 # "

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" 6:59 # "The Bed" 5:15 # "Reviens Cherie" (Fernando Saunders) 7:12 # "

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Disc two

# " Dirty Blvd." 6:54 # " Sunday Morning" (Reed, John Cale) 5:04 # "

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" 6:18 # "Call on Me" 2:45 # "The Raven" 9:33 # "Set the Twilight Reeling" 9:08 # "Candy Says" 6:04 # "

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Personnel

- vocals, electric & acoustic guitar *Mike Rathke - electric & acoustic guitar,

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synthesizer, guitar synthesizer * Fernando Saunders - electric & acoustic bass,

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drums, guitar, backing vocals, vocals on "Tell It to Your Heart" & "Reviens Cherie", scat on "Sunday Morning" *

- cello * Anohni - vocals on "Call on Me", "Set the Twilight Reeling" & "Candy Says", backing vocals *John Bishop - f.o.h. * Bill Bentley - executive producer * Biff Dawes - recording engineer

References

{{Authority control Lou Reed live albums 2004 live albums RCA Records live albums Albums recorded at the Wiltern Theatre