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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 The Magic Shop, also Stupid Girls (P!nk), Chasing Pirates (Norah Jones) and Where Are We Now? (David Bowie)
Written by John Cale, also Sunday Morning (The Velvet Underground), European Son (The Velvet Underground) and The Black Angel’s Death Song (The Velvet Underground)
Produced by Mike Rathke, also Open House, A Dream and Faces and Names
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
220 other songs on fono were recorded at The Magic Shop, by They Might Be Giants and David Bowie 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
- John Cale, Lou Reed and Mike Rathke
- Produced by
- Lou Reed and Mike Rathke
- Performed by
- Lou Reed, Michael Blair, Mike Rathke and Rob Wasserman
- Part of
- Magic and Loss
- Recorded at
- The Magic Shop
- Released on
- Sire Records
- Written by
- John Cale, Lou Reed and Mike Rathke
- Produced by
- Lou Reed and Mike Rathke
- Performed by
- Lou Reed, Michael Blair, Mike Rathke and Rob Wasserman
- Part of
- Magic and Loss
- Recorded at
- The Magic Shop
- Released on
- Sire Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: John Cale
Same producer: Mike Rathke
Same writer: Mike Rathke
Same label: Sire Records
Same studio: The Magic Shop
Same release: Magic and Loss
Same writer: John Cale
Same producer: Mike Rathke
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) was performed by Lou Reed
Magic and Loss (The Summation) was performed by Lou Reed
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) was performed by Michael Blair
Magic and Loss (The Summation) was performed by Michael Blair
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) was performed by Mike Rathke
Magic and Loss (The Summation) was performed by Mike Rathke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) was performed by Rob Wasserman
Magic and Loss (The Summation) was performed by Rob Wasserman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) was produced by Lou Reed
Magic and Loss (The Summation) was produced by Lou Reed
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) was produced by Mike Rathke
Magic and Loss (The Summation) was produced by Mike Rathke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) was written by John Cale
Magic and Loss (The Summation) was written by John Cale
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) was written by Lou Reed
Magic and Loss (The Summation) was written by Lou Reed
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) was written by Mike Rathke
Magic and Loss (The Summation) was written by Mike Rathke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) is part of the release Magic and Loss
Magic and Loss (The Summation) is part of the release Magic and Loss
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) was recorded at The Magic Shop
Magic and Loss (The Summation) was recorded at The Magic Shop
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Sire Records is the label of the song Magic and Loss (The Summation)
Sire Records is the label of the song Magic and Loss (The Summation)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Magic and Loss (The Summation) was released on 1992-01-13
Magic and Loss (The Summation) was released on 1992-01-13
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026