I Heard Her Call My Name
| "I Heard Her Call My Name" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Velvet Underground from the album White Light/White Heat | |
| Released | January 30, 1968 |
| Recorded | September 1967, Scepter Studios,[1] Manhattan |
| Genre | Experimental rock, noise rock, proto-punk |
| Length | 4:38 |
| Label | Verve Records |
| Writer(s) | Lou Reed |
| Composer(s) | Lou Reed |
| Producer(s) | Tom Wilson |
| White Light/White Heat track listing | |
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"I Heard Her Call My Name" is a song by American avant-garde rock band The Velvet Underground. It is the fifth track from the band's second album, White Light/White Heat. It is a particularly loud, brash and aggressive song that features a pair of atonal guitar solos performed by Lou Reed and repeated use of piercing feedback.[2]
In an interview, guitarist Sterling Morrison said, "I quit the group for a couple of days because I thought they chose the wrong mix for 'I Heard Her Call My Name', one of our best songs that was completely ruined in the studio."[3]
The song features on the David Toop-compiled ambient compilation album Ocean of Sound (1996). Toop programmed the song so that its muted feedback would segue into an underwater recording of bearded seals barking.[4]
Personnel
- Lou Reed - lead vocals, lead guitar
- Sterling Morrison - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- John Cale - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Maureen Tucker - percussion
References
- ↑ Discogs - Scepter Records (Manhattan) profile and discography
- ↑ Malitz, David (October 28, 2013). "Lou Reed and the single greatest second of recorded music in rock-and-roll history". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ Bockris, Victor (2003). Uptight: The Velvet Underground Story. Cooper Square Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0815412854.
- ↑ Matos, Michaelangelo (23 September 1999). "All Over the Map". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 12 January 2014.