Cause I Sez So

Cause I Sez So
Studio album by New York Dolls
Released May 5, 2009
Genre Rock and roll
Label Atco
Producer Todd Rundgren
New York Dolls chronology
One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This
(2006)		 Cause I Sez So
(2009)		 Dancing Backward in High Heels
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The A.V. Club (B+)[2]
The Austin Chronicle [3]
BBC Music (favorable)[4]
Boston Phoenix [5]
PopMatters [6]
Robert Christgau (A-)[7]
Rolling Stone [8]
Spin [9]

Cause I Sez So is the fourth studio album (and second since the reunion) by the New York Dolls. It was released on May 5, 2009 on Atco Records. The album was produced by Todd Rundgren, who also produced their self-titled debut album. One of the songs, "Trash", is a re-recording of a song that originally appeared on their debut album.[10] The album peaked at #159 at the Billboard 200.

Track listing

  1. "'Cause I Sez So" – 3:06
  2. "Muddy Bones" – 3:00
  3. "Better Than You" – 3:22
  4. "Lonely So Long" – 4:05
  5. "My World" – 3:26
  6. "This Is Ridiculous" – 3:15
  7. "Temptation to Exist" – 4:02
  8. "Making Rain" – 4:06
  9. "Drowning" – 3:32
  10. "Nobody Got No Bizness" – 2:58
  11. "Trash" – 3:52
  12. "Exorcism of Despair" – 2:45
  13. "Lipstick, Powder & Paint" – 3:26 (iTunes bonus track)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1548238
  2. ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/new-york-dolls-cause-i-sez-so,28080/
  3. ^ http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2009-05-08/777933/
  4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/mqmq
  5. ^ http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/81558-New-York-Dolls-Cause-I-Sez-So/
  6. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/73858-new-york-dolls-cause-i-sez-so/
  7. ^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=new+york+dolls/
  8. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/cause-i-sez-so-20090501
  9. ^ http://www.spin.com/reviews/new-york-dolls-cause-i-sez-so-atcorhino
  10. ^ "New York Dolls announce "Cause I Sez So"". Punknews.org. 2008-03-05. http://www.punknews.org/article/32579. Retrieved 2009-03-06. 
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