LOU REED - BERLIN

1 Berlin (1973 Version)
2 Lady Day
3 Men of Good Fortune
4 Caroline Says I
5 How Do You Think It Feels
6 Oh Jim
7 Caroline Says II
8 The Kids
9 The Bed
10 Sad Song

Berlin is the third studio album by Lou Reed, released in July 1973 by RCA Records. The concept was created when producer Bob Ezrin mentioned to Lou Reed that although the stories told by Reed's songs had great beginnings - they never really had an ending. Specifically, Ezrin wanted to know what happened to the couple from Berlin - a song from Reed's first solo album. The album is a tragic rock opera about a doomed couple, Jim and Caroline, and addresses themes of drug use, prostitution, depression, domestic violence and suicide. Instrumentally, Reed plays acoustic guitar.