Songs for Drella

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Songs for Drella is a concept album by Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Underground, and is dedicated to the memory of Andy Warhol, their mentor, who had died unexpectedly in 1987. Drella was a nickname for Warhol coined by Warhol Superstar Ondine, a contraction of Dracula and Cinderella, used by Warhol's crowd. The song cycle focuses on Warhol's interpersonal relations and experiences, with songs falling roughly into three categories: Warhol's first-person perspective (which makes up the vast majority of the album), third-person narratives chronicling events and affairs, and first-person commentaries on Warhol by Reed and Cale themselves. The songs on the album are, to some extent, in chronological order.

Country:

United Kingdom,

United States of America

Genre:

Music

Duration:

57 minutes

Year:

1990

Director:

Edward Lachman

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Company:

Sire Records,

Channel 4 Television

Cast:
Lou Reed

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John Cale

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Crew:
Edward Lachman

Director

Malcolm Gerrie

Executive Producer

Jonathan Hewes

Producer

Mitch Owgang

Consulting Producer

John Cale

Original Music Composer