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Growing Up in Public is the tenth solo studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released in April 1980 by Arista Records.[8]

Growing Up in Public
Studio album by Lou Reed
Released	April 1980
Recorded	January 1980
Studio	AIR Studios, Montserrat
Genre	Rock
Length	36:39
Label	Arista
Producer	Lou Reed Michael Fonfara
Lou Reed chronology
The Bells (1979) Growing Up in Public (1980) Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980 (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Robert Christgau	B[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	6/10[7]

Growing Up in Public peaked at No. 158 on the Billboard 200.[9] One single was released from the album, "The Power of Positive Drinking", which failed to chart.

Production

Michael Fonfara and Reed produced the album.[10] It was written and recorded over a period of six weeks in sessions that took place at George Martin's AIR Studios in Montserrat.

Critical reception

Rolling Stone called the album "a polished package of bombastic rock & roll — indeed, probably Reed’s best commercial shot since his 1974 Top Ten anomaly, Sally Can’t Dance."[10] Trouser Press wrote that Reed uses "driving rock and delicate melodicism to back thoughtful lyrics and impassioned singing."[11]

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the Growing Up in Public liner notes.[12]

Musicians

• Lou Reed – vocals; guitar
• Michael Fonfara – keyboards; guitar
• Chuck Hammer – guitar; guitar synthesizer
• Michael Suchorsky – drums
• Ellard "Moose" Boles – bass guitar; backing vocals
• Stuart Heinrich – guitar; backing vocals

Production and artwork

• Lou Reed – producer
• Michael Fonfara – producer
• Corky Stasiak – engineer
• Tony George – assistant engineer
• Howard Fritzson – design
• Mick Rock – photography

Chart performance

Chart	Peak Position
US Billboard 200	158

See also

• List of albums released in 1980
• Lou Reed's discography

References

External links

• Growing Up in Public at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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Growing Up in Public (с англ. — «Вырастая на публике») — десятый сольный студийный альбом американского музыканта Лу Рида, выпущенный в апреле 1980 года на лейбле Arista.

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