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". Fernando Saunders plays bass and other instruments. He did background vocals on most songs and sang lead vocals on "Tell It to Your Heart" and "Reviens Cherie", scat on "Sunday Morning". Three songs were performed during the concert that did not appear on the album: " Sweet Jane", "The Last Shot" and " Perfect Day" (sung in duet with Anohni). "Sweet Jane" is available by digital download.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Lou Reed; except where indicated

Disc one

# "Advice" - # "Smalltown" (Reed,

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Disc two

# " Dirty Blvd." - # " Sunday Morning" (Reed, John Cale) - # "

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Personnel

- vocals, electric & acoustic guitar *Mike Rathke - electric & acoustic guitar, Ztar synthesizer, guitar synthesizer *

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drums, guitar, backing vocals, vocals on "Tell It to Your Heart" & "Reviens Cherie", scat on "Sunday Morning" * Jane Scarpantoni - cello *

- vocals on "Call on Me", "Set the Twilight Reeling" & "Candy Says", backing vocals *John Bishop - f.o.h. * Bill Bentley - executive producer * Biff Dawes - recording engineer

References

{{Authority control Lou Reed live albums 2004 live albums RCA Records live albums Albums recorded at the Wiltern Theatre Albums produced by Bill Bentley