Songs for Drella

Name: Songs for Drella
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 17 Jan 1990
Rating: 6.80
Cast: Lou Reed, John Cale

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.

Year: 1990

Genre: Music, Documentary

Studio: Sire Records, Channel 4 Television

Director: Edward Lachman

Cast: Lou Reed, John Cale

Crew: Sandi Sissel (Camera Operator), Chris Rosen (Electrician), John Cale (Original Music Composer), Aaron Sadovsky (Second Assistant Director), Matthew T. Weiner (Assistant Director), Craig Nelson (Gaffer)

Runtime: 57 minutes

Release: Jan 17, 1990

IMDb: 6.80/10 by 8 users

Language: English

Budget: 0

Revenue: 0