Velvet Underground VU released

VU Velvet Underground

Recorded: 1968-69 Released: February 2, 1985 Peak: 85 US, 47 UK, -- CN, -- AU Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Genre: experimental rock/proto-punk

Tracks: Click on a song title for more details. I Can’t Stand It [3:21] Stephanie Says [2:49] She’s My Best Friend [2:47] Lisa Says [2:53] Ocean [5:10] Foggy Notion [6:41] Temptation Inside Your Heart [2:30] One of These Days [3:50] Andy’s Chest [2:49] I’m Sticking with You [2:26] Total Running Time: 35:16 Other Songs from This Era: Coney Island Steeplechase [2:20] Rock and Roll [5:18] Ferryboat Bill [2:10] Ride into the Sun [3:20] We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together [2:56] I’m Gonna Move Right In [6:30] It’s Just Too Much (live) [2:59] Countess from Hong Kong (demo) [3:17] The Players: Lou Reed (vocals, guitar) John Cale (viola, vocals, bass) Doug Yule (bass, guitar, keyboards, drums, vocals) Sterling Morrison (guitar) Maureen Tucker (drums)

Rating: 4.107 out of 5.00 (average of 26 ratings)

About the Album This was an archival collection released in 1985. Two of the songs (“Stephanie Says” and “Temptation Inside Your Heart”) were recorded in February 1968. You can read more about them on the page for the 1969 The Velvet Underground album. The rest of the cuts from VU were recorded between that album and Loaded and are detailed on this page. Also included are additional songs from that era that were initially featured on the 1986 archival set Another View and/or the 1995 box set Peel Slowly and See. The Songs Here’s a breakdown of each of the individual songs.

Foggy Notion The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, Doug Yule, Maureen Tucker, Hy Weiss Recorded: May 6, 1969 at Record Plant Studios in New York Released: single (1984), VU (archives, 1985), Peel Slowly and See (box set: 1995), Gold (compilation: 2005) Peak: 26 CO Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 5.12 streaming

Coney Island Steeplechase The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed Recorded: May 6, 1969 Released: Another View (archives, 1986) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 0.32 streaming

Andy’s Chest The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed Recorded: May 13, 1969 Released: Transformer (Lou Reed, 1972), VU (archives, 1985) Peak: 23 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 0.82 streaming

I’m Sticking with You The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed Recorded: May 13, 1969 at Record Plant Studios in New York Released: VU (archives, 1985), Peel Slowly and See (box set: 1995), The Very Best of (compilation: 2003) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 14.03 streaming

She’s My Best Friend The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed Recorded: May 14, 1969 Released: VU (archives, 1985) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 2.24 streaming

I Can’t Stand It The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed Recorded: May 20, 1969 at Record Plant Studios in New York Released: B side of “Foggy Notion” (1984), Lou Reed (Lou Reed, 1972), VU (archives, 1985), The Best of: Words and Music of Lou Reed (compilation: 1989), Peel Slowly and See (box set: 1995), The Very Best of (compilation: 2003), Gold (compilation: 2005) Peak: 45 CL, 38 CO, 12 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 4.62 streaming

Ocean The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed Recorded: June 19, 1969 Released: Lou Reed (Lou Reed, 1972), VU (archives, 1985), Peel Slowly and See (box set: 1995), Gold (compilation: 2005) Peak: 23 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 1.45 streaming

Ferryboat Bill The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed Recorded: June 19, 1969 Released: Another View (archives, 1986) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 0.16 streaming

Ride into the Sun The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed, Doug Yule, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker Recorded: September 5, 1969 Released: Lou Reed (Lou Reed, 1972), Another View (archives, 1986), Peel Slowly and See (box set: 1995) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 0.09 streaming

One of These Days The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed Recorded: September 23, 1969 at Record Plant Studios in New York Released: VU (archives, 1985), Peel Slowly and See (box set: 1995), Gold (compilation: 2005) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 0.97 streaming

We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed Recorded: September 27, 1969 Released: Street Hassle (Lou Reed, 1978), Another View (archives, 1986) Peak: 24 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 0.27 streaming

I’m Gonna Move Right In The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed, Doug Yule, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker Recorded: September 27, 1969 Released: Another View (archives, 1986) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 2.57 streaming

Lisa Says The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed Recorded: October 1, 1969 at Record Plant Studios in New York Released: Lou Reed (Lou Reed, 1972), VU (archives, 1985), The Best of: Words and Music of Lou Reed (compilation: 1989), Peel Slowly and See (box set: 1995), Gold (compilation: 2005) Peak: 44 CL, 38 CO, 10 DF Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, 1.41 streaming

It’s Just Too Much (live) The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed Recorded: 10/28/1969 live at the End of Cole Ave. in Dallas, Texas Released: Peel Slowly and See (box set: 1995) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming

Countess from Hong Kong (demo) The Velvet Underground

Writer(s): Lou Reed, John Cale Recorded: late 1969 Released: Peel Slowly and See (box set: 1995) Peak: -- Click for codes to charts. Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, -- world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, -- video, -- streaming

Resources/References: AM AllMusic.com review Related DMDB Pages: First posted 8/30/2026; last updated 8/31/2026.