New York Dolls (album)

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New York Dolls
New York Dolls cover
Studio album by New York Dolls
Released 1973
Recorded 1973
Genre Glam rock
Length 42:44
Label Mercury Records
Producer Todd Rundgren
Professional reviews
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).

Mercury Records in Japan released a limited 24-bit remastered editions of this album and the follow-up, Too Much Too Soon in 2006.

Contents

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

Album

Year Chart Position
1973 Billboard Pop Albums 116
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