Satellite of Love

~ Recording by Lou Reed

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)LSP-4807
1.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA VictorLSP 4807
1.1Satellite of Love3:43Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)AFL1-2001
1.1Satellite of Love3:43Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)AYL1-3753
1.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA InternationalINTS 5061, NL 13806
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)ND83 806
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)RCD 13806
1.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)NL 83806
1.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)NL 83806
1.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)NL 83806
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PCD14807
1.1Satellite of Love3:43Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)3753-2-R, D 102270
1.1Satellite of Love3:43Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)3753-2-R
1.1Satellite of Love3:40Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)7653-4-R
1.1Satellite of Love3:43Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)3753-2-R
1.1Satellite of Love3:40Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)7653-1-R
1.2Satellite of Love3:36Lou ReedRetro: Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1989-03-12
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PD 90389
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
  • JP1989-06-21
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)B20D-41005
1.13Satellite of Love3:38Lou ReedPop ClassicsLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation)PD 90318
1.2Satellite of Love3:36Lou ReedRetroLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PL 80389
1.2Satellite of Love3:36Lou ReedRetro: Best of Lou Reed (Distronics B)Lou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PD 90389
1.1Satellite of Love3:43Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)CDRCA (WM) 4007
1.1Satellite of Love3:43Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)PD83753
1.1Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)BG2 03753
1.1Satellite of Love3:43Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)ND83753
1.5Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedBetween Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed AnthologyLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-04-14
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)2356-2-R
1.10Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedSounds of the Seventies: FM RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Products, Time–Life MusicOPCD-2664, SOD-24
1.3Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedA RetrospectiveLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321 13363 2, 74321-133632
1.2Satellite of Love3:40Lou ReedWild ChildLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Zounds7559-60620-2, CD 27200514 B
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedThe Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet UndergroundLou Reed & The Velvet UndergroundAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1995-10-16
Global TelevisionRADMC21
1.4Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedEssential Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321 - 24797-2
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedThe Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet UndergroundLou Reed & The Velvet UndergroundAlbum + Compilation
Global TelevisionRADCD21
1.7Satellite of Love3:40Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863 66600-2
1.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321 601812, PCD 10200
1.6Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedDifferent Times: Lou Reed in the 70sLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)66864-2
1.6Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedDifferent Times: Lou Reed in the 70sLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)07863 66864 2, 7863-66864-2
1.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
BMG Special Products44541-2
1.12Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedVelvet Goldmine: Music From the Original Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB1998-09-28
London Records (UK, 1947–98)556 035-2
1.12Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedVelvet GoldmineVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • JP1998-11-01
London Records (UK, 1947–98)POCD-1279
1.12Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedVelvet Goldmine (Special Edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • -1998-11-01
London Records (UK, 1947–98)
1.12Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedVelvet Goldmine: Music From the Original Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US1998-11-03
London Records (UK, 1947–98), Inner-State Recordings314-556-035-2
1.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321 601812
1.18Satellite of Love3:38Lou ReedThe Very Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1999-04-26
BMG UK & Ireland74321 660462
1.18Satellite of Love3:38Lou ReedThe Very Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Camden Deluxe74321 660462
1.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
  • JP2000-04-21
BMGファンハウスBVCM-35055
1.11Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedThe Wild SideLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)74321796002
1.3Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedCentury Sessions: Best OfLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
  • XW2002-10-18
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
  • US2002-10-22
BMG Heritage07863 65132 2
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
BMG Heritage, RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863 65132 2
2.11Satellite of Love3:38Lou ReedNYC ManLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2003-06-03
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)82876 50131 2
2.11Satellite of Love3:38Lou ReedNYC Man: The CollectionLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)74321 98401 2
2.11Satellite of Love3:38Lou ReedNYC Man: The CollectionLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)82876 50564 2
2.11Satellite of Love3:38Lou ReedNYC Man: The CollectionLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), BMG Heritage82876 50564 2
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
  • XE2004-08-16
BMG Heritage82876 640842
1.5Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedGreatest Hits: NYC ManLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2004-10-04
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)82876631122
1.7Satellite of Love3:40Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
  • DE2004-10-18
RCA Victor, Speakers CornerLSP-4807
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
  • JP2006-08-23
BMG JapanBVCM-37726
2.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedLou Reed / TransformerLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2007-01-02
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697146092
1.5Satellite of Love3:40Lou ReedPlaylist: The Very Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2008-06-17
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697 25018 2
1.4Satellite of Love3:41Lou ReedGreatest Hits: Steel Box CollectionLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2008-07-28
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697304342
2.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedOriginal Album ClassicsLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697304732
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697546622
3.6Satellite of Love3:40Lou Reed100 Essential Tracks: Rock HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-12-07
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697607542
1.2Satellite of Love3:37Lou ReedThe Best of Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
Camden (launched circa 1973; UK only as of 2004)
1.5Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedGreatest Hits: NYC ManLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)BVCP 20045
1.18Satellite of Love3:38Lou ReedAll Time BestLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2011-08-26
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697933662
2.11Satellite of Love3:38Lou ReedThe Essential Lou ReedLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-09-13
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697 92212 2
9.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedLa Discothèque idéale : American LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697904142
1.10Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedMilestonesLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88843004372
1.5Satellite of Love3:37Lou ReedCachitos gourmetVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • ES2015-11-20
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedTransformerLou ReedAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
2.7Satellite of Love3:44Lou ReedThe RCA & Arista Album CollectionLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2016-10-07
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88843038032
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformer (Original Masters, made by Sony DADC)Lou ReedAlbumRCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)07863 65132 2
1.1Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedWalk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed (club edition)Lou ReedAlbum + CompilationRCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)BG2 3753
Promotion
1.1Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedAdventurelandVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Bootleg
1.7Satellite of Love3:42Lou ReedTransformer (red vinyl)Lou ReedAlbum
RCA VictorLSP 4807
(unknown)
2.11Satellite of Love3:38Lou ReedNYC ManLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)74321 98401 2
1.18Satellite of Love3:39Lou ReedClassic Rock MastersLou ReedAlbum + Compilation
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Sonocord370320

Relationships

producer:David Bowie
Lou Reed
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
lead vocals:Lou Reed (in 1972-08)
brass arranger and strings arranger:Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
arranger:David Bowie
Lou Reed
Mick Ronson (British guitarist)
mixed at:Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:Satellite of Love (in 1972-08)

Satellite of Love

lyricist and composer:Lou Reed
publisher:Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.