albums The Blue Mask and Legendary Hearts, as "uniformly splendid, ranking with the very best of [Reed's] earlier solo work." Ira Robbins of Trouser Press addressed Reed's decision to play all the guitar parts himself, describing the result as "anything but self-indulgent. Forsaking the two-guitar sound just throws Saunders' distinctive fretless bass playing and Reed's spare arrangements into higher relief, and they merit the attention – as do the songs, which prove that a middle-aged rock songwriter can have plenty to offer." New Sensations would later place ninth in The Village Voices annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll. In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Mark Deming wrote of the album, "New Sensations showed that Reed had a lot more warmth and humanity than he was given credit for, and made clear that he could 'write happy' when he felt like, with all the impact of his 'serious' material." Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the New Sensations liner notes. Musicians Lou Reed – vocals; lead and rhythm guitar Fernando Saunders – electric and string bass; backing vocals; rhythm guitar on "My Red Joystick" and "My Friend George" Fred Maher – drums Peter Wood – piano; synthesizers; accordion Lakshminarayana Shankar – electric violin Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone Randy Brecker – trumpet Jon Faddis – trumpet Tom Malone – trombone; horn arrangement Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals Rory Dodd – backing vocals Connie Harvey – backing vocals Eric Troyer – backing vocals Production and artwork John Jansen – producer Lou Reed – producer Dan Nash – assistant engineer Roger Moutenot – assistant engineer Greg Calbi – mastering Waring Abbott – photography; art direction Charts See also List of albums released in 1984 Lou Reed's discography References External links 1984 albums Lou Reed albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Lou Reed