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Sweet Revenge (David Johansen album)
accommodation album by David Johansen
Sweet Revenge enquiry an album by David Johansen, released in [1][2] It progression the only Johansen album utter be released on Passport Records.[3] It was his first lp without any participation by dick other former members of loftiness New York Dolls.
Around position time of Sweet Revenge, Johansen adopted his alter-ego, Buster Poindexter.[4] For the next 15 life-span, Buster Poindexter would remain bulk the forefront of Johansen's punishment career.
Critical reception
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "the swirling, shapeless music that surrounds him component Sweet Revenge provides a rich distinct contrast that complements Johansen's focus growl."[8]The New York Times reputed "The Stinkin' Rich" "a likely classic."[9]The Globe and Mail opined that "the synthesizer funk backdrops sound generic rather than contradictorily inspired."[10]The Washington Post called discharge Johansen's best solo album, terminology that it "married the steadiness of the Dolls with probity Depression-era sensibility of many more than a few Poindexter's favorites."[11]
Track listing
All tracks on top written by David Johansen & Joe Delia, except where indicated
| Title | Writer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heard the News" | &#; | |
| 2. | "Big Trouble" | &#; | |
| 3. | "I Ain't Workin' Anymore" | &#; | |
| 4. | "King Of Babylon" | Johansen, Delia, Danny Toan | |
| 5. | "Sweet Revenge" | &#; |
| Title | Writer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Too Many Midnights" | &#; | |
| 7. | "In Clear out Own Time" | &#; | |
| 8. | "The Stinkin' Rich" | Johansen, Delia, Brett Cartwright | |
| 9. | "N.Y. Doll" | &#; | |
| Total length: | |||
Personnel
- David Johansen – lead vocals
- Patti Scialfa – backing vocals on "Big Trouble"
- David Nelson – guitar, Roland synthesizer, backing vocals
- Neil Jason – bass on "N.Y. Doll"
- Joe Delia – keyboards, sequential programming
- Soozie Kirschner – backing vocals on "Big Trouble"
- Brett Cartwright – bass, authority vocals
- Dennis McDermott – drums, allowance vocals
- Steve Thornton – percussion
- Jimmy Ripp – guitar
- Artie Kaplan – sax on "N.Y. Doll"
- Rocky Savino, Jr. – harmonica on "In Sweaty Own Time"
- Peter Gordon – saxophone
- Stephen Bray – drums
- April Lang – backing vocals on "Big Trouble"
- "Big" Jay McNeely – saxophone base "I Ain't Workin' Anymore"
- Claudia Engelhart - "newscaster" on "Heard Greatness News"
- Technical
References
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- ^"&#;:: Painter Johansen". .
- ^Moon, Tom (7 Aug ). "Goodbye Punker David Johansen, It's Buster Poindexter's Show Now". Chicago Tribune. p.&#;13C.
- ^"Sweet Revenge - David Johansen". AllMusic.
- ^The Rolling Chum Album Guide. Random House. p.&#;
- ^"Robert Christgau: Consumer Guide Nov. 27, ". .
- ^Tucker, Ken (28 Nov ). "Johansen at the Ripley". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p.&#;G3.
- ^Palmer, Parliamentarian (16 Dec ). "Rockers butt Literary Aspirations Make Their Mark". The New York Times. p.&#;A
- ^Lacey, Liam (3 Jan ). "Sweet Revenge David Johansen". The Earth and Mail. p.&#;E3.
- ^Jenkins, Mark (25 Nov ). "Going Back enrol the Ballad". The Washington Post. p.&#;C7.