Hudson River Wind Meditations

Hudson River Wind Meditations is the twentieth and final solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in April 2007 by Sounds True. Hal Willner and Reed produced the album, a collection of meditational music intended to relax the body, mind and spirit, adjunct to Tai chi and bodywork. It is a departure from his regular rock output.

Hudson River Wind Meditations
Studio album by Lou Reed
Released	April 24, 2007
Recorded	2006
Studio	Animal Lab, New York City
Genre	Ambient new-age
Length	67:46
Label	Sounds True
Producer	Lou Reed Hal Willner
Lou Reed chronology
Le Bataclan '72 (2004) Hudson River Wind Meditations (2007) The Creation of the Universe (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Prefix Magazine	(8.0/10)[2]

It is named for one of New York City's key features, the Hudson River. The cover photograph is also by Reed.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lou Reed.

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		67:46

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Hudson River Wind Meditations liner notes.[3]

• Lou Reed – arrangements

Production

• Lou Reed – executive co-producer; mixing; photography (album front cover)
• Hal Willner – executive co-producer; mixing (at Animal Lab, NYC)
• Héctor Castillo – mixing (at Animal Lab, NYC)
• Timothy Greenfield-Sanders – photography (Lou Reed portrait, album back cover)
• Emily Lazar – mastering engineer (at The Lodge, Greenwich Village)
• Mark Mahaney – photo assistance
• Chad Morgan – package design
• Karen Polaski – package design

References

1. Jurek, Thom. Hudson River Wind Meditations at AllMusic
2. Prefix Magazine review
3. Hudson River Wind Meditations (CD booklet). Lou Reed. Sounds True. 2007.CS1 maint: others (link)