Set the Twilight Reeling


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

Packaging

The cover artwork direction and packaging design was done by Stefan Sagmeister. The photograph is by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Pete Cornish. 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.

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, 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
"Sex with Your Parents " recorded live on July 14, 1995 at The Roof, New York City

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Set the Twilight Reeling liner notes.