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A Gift

Lou Reed

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5 cited facts

  • 1975
  • 3:46
  • 89 BPM · D major

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  1. Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)

  2. Part of Coney Island Baby, also Coney Island Baby, Nowhere at All and Charley’s Girl

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Lou Reed wrote 260 songs on fono

  • Lou Reed’s most frequent co-writer is John Cale (30 songs together)

  • Lou Reed first appears on fono in 1966, 9 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
Lou Reed
Performed by
Lou Reed
Part of
Coney Island Baby
Released on
RCA Victor

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  1. 1MusicBrainz A Gift was performed by Lou Reed

    A Gift was performed by Lou Reed

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz A Gift was written by Lou Reed

    A Gift was written by Lou Reed

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz A Gift is part of the release Coney Island Baby

    A Gift is part of the release Coney Island Baby

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song A Gift

    RCA Victor is the label of the song A Gift

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz A Gift was released on 1975-12

    A Gift was released on 1975-12

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026