Hudson River Wind Meditations is the twentieth solo album by Lou Reed

Lou Reed

Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...

, a collection of meditation

Meditation

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al music on the Sounds True

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 record label. It is a departure from his regular rock

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 output. It is named for one of New York City

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's key features, the Hudson River

Hudson River

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. It is inner music to relax the body, mind and spirit, adjunct to T'ai chi and bodywork. The cover photograph is also by Reed.

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Lou Reed

1. "Move Your Heart" (28:54)
2. "Find Your Note" (31:35)
3. "Hudson River Wind (Blend the Ambiance)" (1:50)
4. "Wind Coda" (5:23)

Personnel

• Héctor Castillo: Engineer, Mixing
• Emily Lazar: Mastering
• Mark Mahaney: Photo Assistance
• Chad Morgan
  Chad Morgan
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  : Package Design
• Karen Polaski: Package Design
• Lou Reed
  Lou Reed
  Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
  
  : Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Performer, Executive Producer, Author, Mixing, Cover