New York Dolls (album)

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New York Dolls
Studio album by New York Dolls
Released	1973
Recorded	1973, The Record Plant, New York
Genre	Glam rock
Length	42:44
Label	Mercury Records
Producer	Todd Rundgren
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A+) link Rolling Stone link
New York Dolls chronology
New York Dolls (1973) Too Much Too Soon (1974)

New York Dolls is the first album released by the American rock band New York Dolls. The album's hard rock sound is mixed with what were in retrospect influences of proto punk and girl group-pop. The New York Dolls had a reputation as wild troublemakers, and the slurred vocal style helped to reinforce this reputation. Lyrically intelligent, though, the album addresses controversial issues like the Vietnam War, mental health and other social issues of the time. New York Dolls is a pioneering recording in the history of punk rock, which would explode in popularity within a few years. It is also a pioneering recording in heavy metal because of the heavy riffs used in the album. In 2003, the album was ranked number 213 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was also #90 in Joe S. Harrington's Top 100 Albums (2001 to 2003).

In 2006, Mercury Records (Japan) released a limited 24-bit remastered edition of the album and its follow-up, Too Much Too Soon.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel 3 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by David Johansen and Johnny Thunders unless otherwise indicated.

1. "Personality Crisis" – 3:43
2. "Looking for a Kiss" – 3:20
3. "Vietnamese Baby" (Johansen) – 3:39
4. "Lonely Planet Boy" – 4:10
5. "Frankenstein" (Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain) – 6:00
6. "Trash" (Johansen, Sylvain) – 3:09
7. "Bad Girl" – 3:05
8. "Subway Train" – 4:22
9. "Pills" (Bo Diddley) – 2:49
10. "Private World" (Johansen, Arthur Kane) – 3:40
11. "Jet Boy" – 4:40

[edit] Personnel

• David Johansen – harmonica, gong, vocals
• Sylvain Sylvain – rhythm guitar, piano, vocals
• Killer Kane – bass
• Jerry Nolan – drums
• Johnny Thunders – guitar, vocals

[edit] Additional personnel

• Todd Rundgren – piano, keyboards, Moog synthesizer
• Buddy Bowser – saxophone
• Alex Spyropoulos – piano

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Billboard Pop Albums	116

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