Here Comes the Night (David Johansen album)
Here Comes the Night is the third solo album for New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen. Released in 1981, Blondie Chaplin (from Beach Boys fame) serves as the producer for the album (for Blondie Chaplin's writing contributions, his middle name William is used and he is listed as "Bill Chaplin"). Although Chaplin was a former Beach Boys member, the album and title song, "Here Comes the Night", does not have any relationship to the Beach Boys song, "Here Comes the Night".
The album marks the first time Johansen recorded an album without a significant contribution of his fellow-New York Dolls bandmate, Sylvain Sylvain (with the exception of co-writing one song, Sylvain does not appear on the album). Johansen also recruited the third-in-a-row producer for Here Comes the Night in an attempt to identify a unique sound, rather than a continual evolution of the New York Dolls sound. The tracks on the album have more of a contemporary beat, which would continue to be developed into Johansen's alter-ego, Buster Poindexter. The song "Heart of Gold" would later appear on Buster Poindexter's debut album, Buster Poindexter.
Track listing
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| 1. | "She Loves Strangers" | David Johansen, Bill Chaplin | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Bohemian Love Pad" | David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain | 2:50 |
| 3. | "You Fool You" | David Johansen, Bill Chaplin | 3:04 |
| 4. | "My Obsession" | David Johansen, Bill Chaplin | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Marquesa de Sade" | David Johansen, Bobby Blain | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Here Comes the Night" | David Johansen, Bill Chaplin | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Suspicion" | David Johansen, Bill Chaplin | 2:29 |
| 8. | "Party Tonight" | David Johansen, Bobby Blain, Bill Chaplin | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Havin' So Much Fun" | David Johansen, Elliott Murphy | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Rollin' Job" | David Johansen, Bill Chaplin | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Heart of Gold" | David Johansen | 3:42 |
Personnel
- David Johansen - vocals, producer
- Elliott Murphy - harmonica on "Heart of Gold", rhythm guitar on "Party Tonight"
- Blondie Chaplin - production assistance, guitar, background vocals
- Bobby Blain - piano
- Ernie Brooks - bass
- Tony Machine - drums
- Othello Molineaux - steel drums on "She Loves Strangers"
- Ulysses Delavega - percussion on "Marquesa de Sade"
- Tommy Mandel - organ, keyboards
- Technical
- Barry Mraz - producer, engineer
- Kate Simon - photography
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| David Johansen | |
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| Buster Poindexter | |
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| David Johansen and the Harry Smiths | |
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| See also | |
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