Coney Island Baby is the sixth solo album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Lou Reed

Lou Reed

Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...

, released in 1975. It is also the title of a song on that album. The name presumably refers to the Excellents' 1962 doo wop song of the same name, and/or a 1924 Les Appleton barbershop music

Barbershop music

Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era , is a style of a cappella, or unaccompanied vocal music characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture...

 song of the same name. The album features the song "She's My Best Friend", which was originally recorded by Reed's band The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited...

 in 1969. The Velvet Underground version of the song was included on the 1985 compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 VU

VU (album)

VU is an outtakes compilation album by The Velvet Underground. It was released in February 1985 by Verve Records.-Composition and collection:...

. The 30th anniversary re-issue of Coney Island Baby includes bonus tracks featuring Reed's Velvet Underground bandmate Doug Yule

Doug Yule

Douglas Alan Yule is an American musician and singer, most notable for being a member of The Velvet Underground from 1968 to 1973.- Early career :Yule began playing with various bands in Boston in the 1960s...

.

Track listing

All tracks by Lou Reed.

1. "Crazy Feeling" – 2:56
2. "Charley's Girl" – 2:36
3. "She's My Best Friend" – 6:00
4. "Kicks" – 6:06
5. "A Gift" – 3:47
6. "Ooohhh Baby" – 3:45
7. "Nobody's Business" – 3:41
8. "Coney Island Baby" – 6:36

30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

1. "Nowhere at All" – 3:17 recorded November 18 & 21, 1975 at Mediasound Studios, NYC
2. "Downtown Dirt" – 4:18 recorded January 3 & 4, 1975 at Electric Lady Studios
   Electric Lady Studios
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   , NYC
3. "Leave Me Alone" – 5:35 recorded October 19 & 20, 1975 at Mediasound Studios, NYC
4. "Crazy Feeling" – 2:39 recorded January 3 & 4, 1975 at Electric Lady Studios, NYC
5. "She's My Best Friend" – 4:08 recorded January 4, 1975 at Electric Lady Studios, NYC
6. "Coney Island Baby" – 5:41 recorded January 6, 1975 at Electric Lady Studios, NYC

Personnel

• Lou Reed
  Lou Reed
  Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
  
   - vocals, guitar, piano
• Bob Kulick
  Bob Kulick
  Bob Kulick is an American guitarist and Grammy Award-winning record producer, best known for his studio work with Kiss. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is the older brother of former Kiss lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, whom he suggested Kiss hire....
  
   - guitar
• Bruce Yaw - acoustic bass, electric bass
• Michael Suchorsky - drums
• Joanne Vent, Michael Wendroff, Godfrey Diamond - background vocals
• Doug Yule
  Doug Yule
  Douglas Alan Yule is an American musician and singer, most notable for being a member of The Velvet Underground from 1968 to 1973.- Early career :Yule began playing with various bands in Boston in the 1960s...
  
   - bass on bonus tracks 2, 4-6, guitar on bonus tracks 4-6
• Bob Meday - drums on bonus tracks 2, 4-6
• Michael Fonfara - keyboards on bonus tracks 2, 4-6
• Mick Rock
  Mick Rock
  Mick Rock is a British photographer best known for his iconic shots of rock and roll legends such as Queen, David Bowie, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Joan Jett, Talking Heads, Roxy Music, Crossfade, Thin Lizzy, Motley Crue, and Blondie...
  
  - photography