Animal Serenade


Animal Serenade is a live album by American rock musician Lou Reed, recorded in Los Angeles at the Wiltern Theatre in 2003 after The Raven. The show features a drummer-less band. In addition, Anohni, of Antony and the Johnsons fame, contributes background vocals throughout and sings the lead on "Set the Twilight Reeling" 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: "Sweet Jane", "The Last Shot" and "Perfect Day".
"Sweet Jane" is available by digital download.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Lou Reed; except where indicated

Disc one

  1. "Advice" -
  2. "Smalltown" -
  3. "Tell It to Your Heart" -
  4. "Men of Good Fortune" -
  5. "How Do You Think It Feels" -
  6. "Vanishing Act" -
  7. "Ecstasy" -
  8. "The Day John Kennedy Died" -
  9. "Street Hassle" -
  10. "The Bed" -
  11. "Reviens Cherie" -
  12. "Venus in Furs" -

Disc two

  1. "Dirty Blvd." -
  2. "Sunday Morning (The [Velvet Underground song)|Sunday Morning]" -
  3. "All Tomorrow's Parties" -
  4. "Call on Me" -
  5. "The Raven" -
  6. "Set the Twilight Reeling" -
  7. "Candy Says" -
  8. "Heroin" -

Personnel