25.6.09

Nico- Chelsea Girl (1967)


I still cannot listen to it, because everything I wanted for that record, they took it away. I asked for drums, they said no. I asked for more guitars, they said no. And I asked for simplicity, and they covered it in flutes!
They added strings and – I didn't like them, but I could live with them. But the flute! The first time I heard the album, I cried and it was all because of the flute.

Nico- 1981

Line Up:
Nico – vocals
Jackson Browne – acoustic guitar (tracks 1,2, 7,9, 10)
Lou Reed – electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9)
John Cale – viola, organ, guitar (tracks 3,4,5)
Sterling Morrison – electric guitar (tracks 6,9)

Songwriting credits:
Nico (5)
Jackson Browne (tracks 1, 2, 8)
John Cale (tracks 3,4,5)
Lou Reed (tracks 3,5,6,9)
Stirling Morrison (track 6)
Tim Hardin (track 10)
Bob Dylan (track 7)


2 comments:

  1. now, the question is: who plays the flute?!

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  2. That's a very good question! all I know is that Tom Wilson (producer) and Larry Fallon (arranger) added the strings and flute after the fact. No idea who the musicians were tho

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