Too Much Too Soon (album)

Too Much Too Soon
Studio album by New York Dolls
Released May 1974
Recorded A&R Studios, New York
Genre Protopunk, rock and roll, glam rock
Length 36:44
Label Mercury
Producer Shadow Morton
New York Dolls chronology
New York Dolls
(1973)		 Too Much Too Soon
(1974)		 Lipstick Killers - The Mercer Street Sessions 1972
(1981)

Too Much Too Soon, also known as New York Dolls in Too Much Too Soon, is the second album by New York Dolls and the last studio album by the original classic line-up. The album was produced by Shadow Morton, a songwriter and record producer closely associated with girl group The Shangri-Las. The album's title is taken from the title of the autobiography of actress Diana Barrymore, to whom the album is also dedicated.

Mercury Records in Japan released a limited 24-bit remastered edition in 2006.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by David Johansen and Johnny Thunders, except as indicated. 

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Babylon"     3:31
2. "Stranded in the Jungle"   James Johnson, Ernestine Smith, and Al Curry 3:49
3. "Who Are the Mystery Girls?"     3:07
4. "(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown"   Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff 3:37
5. "It's Too Late"     4:35
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Puss 'N' Boots"   Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain 3:06
7. "Chatterbox"   Thunders 2:26
8. "Bad Detective"   Kenny Lewis 3:37
9. "Don't Start Me Talkin'"   Sonny Boy Williamson II 3:12
10. "Human Being"     5:44

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (A+)[2]
Rolling Stone [3]

Allmusic gave the album five stars out of five, writing "Three years later, the Sex Pistols failed to come up with anything as musically visceral and dangerous."[1]

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1974 Billboard Pop Albums 167

References

  1. ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Too Much Too Soon". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14004. Retrieved 2 January 2012. 
  2. ^ Robert Christgau. "New York Dolls". robertchristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=998&name=New+York+Dolls. Retrieved 2 January 2012. 
  3. ^ Dave Marsh (24 June 1974). "Too Much Too Soon". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/too-much-too-soon-19740624. Retrieved 2 January 2012. 
New York Dolls
David Johansen · Sylvain Sylvain · Earl Slick · Jason Hill · Brian Delaney
Steve Conte · Sami Yaffa · Johnny Thunders · Jerry Nolan · Arthur "Killer" Kane · Billy Murcia · Gary Powell · Peter Jordan · Chris Robison · Bobby Blaine · Tony Machine · Brian Koonin ·
Albums
New York Dolls (1973) · Too Much Too Soon (1974) · One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (2006) · Cause I Sez So (2009) · Dancing Backward in High Heels (2011)
Live albums
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