David Johansen (album)

David Johansen is a 1978 album by the rock musician David Johansen and his first solo album following his tenure as lead singer of the New York Dolls. The album was released on Blue Sky Records, a sub-label of Columbia Records that was associated with Johnny and Edgar Winter. David Johansen also features fellow New York Doll guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, who was a member of the David Johansen Band at that time. Sylvain co-wrote four of the songs with Johansen. The single from the album was Johansen and Sylvain's "Funky But Chic", backed with "The Rope (The Let Go Song)", which has been included as a bonus track on the CD. David Johansen was voted the tenth best record of 1978 in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics published by The Village Voice.[4]

David Johansen
Studio album by David Johansen
Released	May 1978
Recorded	February 1978
Studio	The Record Plant, New York
Genre	Rock punk rock hard rock
Length	38:16
Label	Blue Sky Records Columbia Razor & Tie
Producer	Richard Robinson, David Johansen
David Johansen chronology
David Johansen (1978) In Style (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	A−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Track listing

All songs by David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain except as indicated.

Side one

1. "Funky But Chic"
2. "Girls"
3. "Pain in My Heart" (Johansen)
4. "Not That Much" (Johansen, Buz Verno)
5. "Donna" (Johansen)

Side two

1. "Cool Metro"
2. "I'm a Lover" (Johansen, Johnny Ráo, Thomas Trask, Buz Verno)
3. "Lonely Tenement" (Johansen)
4. "Frenchette"

Bonus track

1. "The Rope (The Let Go Song)" (Johansen)

Personnel

David Johansen – vocals, guitar on "Donna", castanets & chimes on "Frenchette" Frankie LaRocka – drums, vocals on "Funky But Chic", "Girls", "Pain in My Heart", "I'm a Lover" Johnny Ráo – guitar Thomas Trask – guitar Buz Verno – bass, vocals on "Funky But Chic", "Pain in My Heart", "Not That Much", "I'm a Lover", "Lonely Tenement" Additional personnel Bobby Blain – organ on "Funky But Chic", "Cool Metro", piano on "Girls", "Donna", "Frenchette" (2nd Keyboardist for New York Dolls: 1976 -77 and formerly of: the band Street Punk Stan Bronstein – horn on "Funky But Chic", "Pain in My Heart" Felix Cavaliere – organ on "Pain in My Heart" Sarah Dash – vocals on "Funky But Chic" Nona Hendryx – vocals on "Funky But Chic" Joe Perry – rhythm guitar on "Not That Much", guitar on "Cool Metro" Scarlet Rivera – violin on "Donna", "Lonely Tenement" Sylvain Sylvain – guitar on "Cool Metro" Tony Machine – percussion on "Funky But Chic" (3rd Drummer for New York Dolls: 1976 -77) Gene Leppik – additional vocals Jimmie Mack – additional vocals

Production Richard Robinson – producer David Johansen – producer David Thoener – engineer Steve Paul – direction Jay Krugman – assistant engineer Gregg Caruso – assistant engineer Gray Russell – assistant engineer Greg Calbi – mastering Elena Pavlov – cover design Benno Friedman – cover photography Gary Green – back cover photography

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5]	91

Releases

• Cassette David Johansen Razor & Tie 1992
• CD David Johansen Razor & Tie 1992
• Cassette David Johansen [Bonus Track] Caroline Distribution 1992
• CD David Johansen American Beat Records 2008
• CD David Johansen Culture Factory 2012
• CD David Johansen Razor & Tie

References

1. Deming, Mark. "David Johansen – David Johansen". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "David Johansen: David Johansen". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. p. 199. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
3. Evans, Paul (1992). "David Johansen". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. pp. 371–72. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
4. "The 1978 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. January 22, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 158. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.