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Released on Sire Records, also There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths), Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode) and Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads)
Recorded at Mediasound Studios, also Bed of Nails (Alice Cooper), House of Fire (Alice Cooper) and Only My Heart Talkin’ (Alice Cooper)
Engineered by Victor Deyglio, also Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through (Meat Loaf), Dirty Blvd. and Dance With Me (Alphaville)
Produced by Fred Maher, also The Word Girl (Flesh & Blood) (Scritti Politti), Romeo Had Juliette and 80 Windows (Nada Surf)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
203 other songs on fono were recorded at Mediasound Studios, by Ramones and Barry Manilow and others
Lou Reed wrote 260 songs on fono
Lou Reed produced 128 songs on fono
Lou Reed’s most frequent co-producer is Hal Willner (42 songs together)
Credits
All 12 credits
- Written by
- Lou Reed
- Produced by
- Fred Maher and Lou Reed
- Performed by
- Lou Reed, Mike Rathke, Moe Tucker and Rob Wasserman
- Engineered by
- Jeffrey Lesser and Victor Deyglio
- Part of
- New York
- Recorded at
- Mediasound Studios
- Released on
- Sire Records
- Written by
- Lou Reed
- Produced by
- Fred Maher and Lou Reed
- Performed by
- Lou Reed, Mike Rathke, Moe Tucker and Rob Wasserman
- Engineered by
- Jeffrey Lesser and Victor Deyglio
- Part of
- New York
- Recorded at
- Mediasound Studios
- Released on
- Sire Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Victor Deyglio
Same producer: Fred Maher
Same engineer: Jeffrey Lesser
Same label: Sire Records
Same studio: Mediasound Studios
Same producer: Fred Maher
Same engineer: Jeffrey Lesser
Same label: Sire Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale was performed by Lou Reed
Last Great American Whale was performed by Lou Reed
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2MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale was performed by Mike Rathke
Last Great American Whale was performed by Mike Rathke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale was performed by Moe Tucker
Last Great American Whale was performed by Moe Tucker
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4MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale was performed by Rob Wasserman
Last Great American Whale was performed by Rob Wasserman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale was produced by Fred Maher
Last Great American Whale was produced by Fred Maher
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale was produced by Lou Reed
Last Great American Whale was produced by Lou Reed
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale was written by Lou Reed
Last Great American Whale was written by Lou Reed
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale is part of the release New York
Last Great American Whale is part of the release New York
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale was recorded at Mediasound Studios
Last Great American Whale was recorded at Mediasound Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Sire Records is the label of the song Last Great American Whale
Sire Records is the label of the song Last Great American Whale
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale was engineered by Jeffrey Lesser
Last Great American Whale was engineered by Jeffrey Lesser
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale was engineered by Victor Deyglio
Last Great American Whale was engineered by Victor Deyglio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Last Great American Whale was released on 1989-01-10
Last Great American Whale was released on 1989-01-10
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026