I Heard Her Call My Name Explained

I Heard Her Call My Name
Artist:the Velvet Underground
Album:White Light/White Heat
Released:January 30, 1968
Recorded:September 1967
Studio:Scepter Studios, New York City
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Label:Verve
Producer:Tom Wilson

"I Heard Her Call My Name" is a song by American 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 high pitched feedback.[3]

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."[4]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Carpenter. Troy. The Velvet Underground Bio. https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114439/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/the-velvet-underground/biography. December 4, 2017. December 16, 2018. Rolling Stone.
  2. Book: Stanley, Bob . Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. 1975: Storm Warning. 13 September 2013. Faber & Faber. 978-0-571-28198-5. 422.
  3. News: Malitz. David. Lou Reed and the single greatest second of recorded music in rock-and-roll history. The Washington Post. February 23, 2015. October 28, 2013.
  4. Book: Bockris, Victor. Uptight: The Velvet Underground Story. 2003. Cooper Square Press. 978-0815412854. 89.