Growing Up in Public is the tenth solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in April 1980 by Arista Records. Michael Fonfara and Reed produced the album. It was written and recorded over a period of six weeks in sessions that took place at George Martin's AIR Studios in Montserrat. Growing Up in Public peaked at No. 158 on the Billboard 200. One single was released from the album, "The Power of Positive Drinking", which failed to chart. Growing Up in Public is the tenth solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in April 1980 by Arista Records. Michael Fonfara and Reed produced the album. It was written and recorded over a period of six weeks in sessions that took place at George Martin's AIR Studios in Montserrat. Growing Up in Public peaked at No. 158 on the Billboard 200. One single was released from the album, "The Power of Positive Drinking", which failed to chart. false 2025-11-07 21:25:21 1980 1980-01-01 1980-01-01 37 Alternative Rock Classic Rock Rock 113007 2122020 999279cb-b6af-4562-8d0d-752e83ca3980 9d1ebcfe-4c15-4d18-95d3-d919898638a1 21405612-346a-395a-8684-2bccfcf9b88e /config/metadata/library/05/05240aaa69eceae873c45ebd86916750/folder.jpg Lou Reed Lou Reed 1 1 04:09 1 2 03:14 1 3 03:32 1 4 03:02 1 5 03:31 1 6 04:10 1 7 03:11 1 8 02:14 1 9 02:44 1 10 03:24 1 11 03:25