" Perfect day " (from the English. - "Beautiful Day") - a song by Lou Reed , released in 1972 on the album Transformer . Guitar and piano arrangements were performed by Mick Ronson , who also performed as an album producer. The second producer, David Bowie, recorded the part of the synthesizer.
| Perfect day | ||||
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| Single Lou Reed from the album Transformer | ||||
| Side “A” | Walk on the wild side | |||
| Side B | "Perfect Day" | |||
| Released | November 8, 1972 | |||
| Format | Cd single | |||
| Recorded by | July 1972, Trident Studios , London | |||
| Genre | glam rock | |||
| Duration | 3:46 | |||
| Producer | David Bowie , Mick Ronson | |||
| Composer | ||||
| Songwriter | Lou reid | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Timeline of Lou Reed's Singles | ||||
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It sounded in the soundtrack of the 1996 film On the Needle .
Other Artists
The Duran Duran version of the song (included in their Thank You album) reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart in 1995.
The Perfect Day song opens Susan Boyle's The Gift album.
Notes
Links
- MP3.com review
- Full list of artists
- Lyrics for this song on MetroLyrics