2004年新版本，Satellite Of Love、Walk On The Wild Side、Perfect Day为Original版本，增加Hangin' 'Round、Perfect Day两首原声吉他版demo。

Animal Serenade is a Lou Reed live album recorded in Los Angeles at the Wiltern Theatre in 2003 after The Raven. The show features a drummer-less band (including Mike Rathke on guitar/synth, bassist Fernando Saunders, and the cello of Jane Scarpantoni). Reed delivers dramatic readings of some of his most compelling work. In addition, Antony Hegarty, of Antony and the Johnsons fame, contributes background vocals throughout and sings the lead on "Set The Twilight Reeling" and "Candy Says."
Fernando Saunders plays bass and other instruments. He did background vocals on most songs and sang lead vocals on "Tell It to Your Heart" and "Reviens Cherie", scat on "Sunday Morning".
Three songs were performed during the concert, but did not appear on the album: "Sweet Jane", "The Last Shot" and "Perfect Day" (sung in duet with Antony). "Sweet Jane" is available by digital download.
Animal Serenade was produced by Lou Reed and Fernando Saunders.

Lou Reed离开the Velvet Underground之后的第三张个人专辑，与华丽的前作《Transformer》形成强烈的反差，干净、迷离，而且忧郁。Lou Reed称这张专辑是他演绎的《哈姆雷特》，很多人都认为这是摇滚史上最忧郁的专辑之一。
这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第344位。