more reflective moments are made deeper and richer by ensemble playing that manages to be gentle without ever losing its tensile strength." Ira Robbins of Trouser Press wrote that the album "ranks with any Reed record all the way back to the Velvets in substance and stands out as his strongest work in style, using the group as a powerful lens that magnifies his themes and obsessions down to the finest detail." Legendary Hearts would later place seventh in The Village Voices annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll. In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Mark Deming wrote of the album, "On Legendary Hearts, Reed was writing great songs, playing them with enthusiasm and imagination, and singing them with all his heart and soul, and if it wasn't his best album, it was more than good enough to confirm that the brilliance of The Blue Mask was no fluke, and that Reed had reestablished himself as one of the most important artists in American rock." Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the Legendary Hearts liner notes. Musicians Lou Reed – vocals, guitar Robert Quine – guitar Fred Maher – drums Fernando Saunders – bass guitar Production and artwork Lou Reed – producer Corky Stasiak – engineer Jim Crotty – associate engineer Greg Calbi – mastering Waring Abbott – photography; art direction Sylvia Reed – cover concept Chart performance See also List of albums released in 1983 Lou Reed discography References External links 1983 albums Lou Reed albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Lou Reed