Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed

For the similarly titled album, see Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits.
Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed
Greatest hits album by
Lou Reed
ReleasedApril 1977[1]
RecordedJanuary 5, 1972 – October 18, 1975
GenreRock
Length41:37
LabelRCA Victor
Lou Reed chronology
Rock and Roll Heart
(1976) 		Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed
(1977) 		Street Hassle
(1978)

Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed is the first greatest hits compilation by Lou Reed, formerly of The Velvet Underground. It was issued by RCA Records after Reed's first contract with them ended in 1976. Issued on compact disc on October 25, 1990, the album cover features photos by Mick Rock of Reed and then-girlfriend Rachel Humphreys.[2]

  1. ^ "The Great Rock Discography". p. 681.
  2. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony (10 October 2017). Lou Reed: A Life. New York: Little Brown. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-316-37654-9.