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Chelsea Girl by Nico
Chelsea Girl is an album by Nico, released in 1967. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “These Days”, on 2 lists with a best position of #392.
Chelsea Girl, Nico's first record under her own name, came out on Verve in October 1967, right after the German singer had lent her voice to the Velvet Underground's debut. She took the title from Chelsea Girls, the 1966 Andy Warhol picture she starred in, and Tom Wilson produced the sessions at Atlantic Studios.
She didn't write a note of it herself, and she didn't need to. Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison and John Cale of the Velvets pitch in with playing and songs, Bob Dylan hands over "I'll Keep It with Mine", and Jackson Browne brings his guitar plus 3 songs of his own. Then Wilson smothered the lot in strings and flute, over Nico's protests, and what comes out is a gorgeous mismatch: baroque-pop lace wrapped around that deep, frozen, faraway voice, a chamber group serenading a marble statue.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Chelsea Girl on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | These Days | 2 | #392 | – | 2020–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.