Here Comes the Night is an album by the American musician David Johansen.[1] Released in 1981, Blondie Chaplin produced the album (for Blondie Chaplin's writing contributions, his middle name William is used and he is listed as "Bill Chaplin").
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Sundragon Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 35:14 | |||
| Label | Blue Sky | |||
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The album marks the first time Johansen recorded an album without a significant contribution from 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.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Robert Christgau wrote: "With the help of sideperson extraordinaire Blondie Chaplin, the pater-familias has finally mastered his own fast, vulgar studio-rock style, and this is his best solo, though only we who truly love him will hear it that way."[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by David Johansen, additional writers noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "She Loves Strangers" | Bill Chaplin | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Bohemian Love Pad" | Sylvain Sylvain | 2:50 |
| 3. | "You Fool You" | Chaplin | 3:04 |
| 4. | "My Obsession" | Chaplin | 2:42 |
| 5. | "Marquesa de Sade" | Bobby Blain | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Here Comes the Night" | Chaplin | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Suspicion" | Chaplin | 2:29 |
| 8. | "Party Tonight" | Blain, Chaplin | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Havin' So Much Fun" | Elliott Murphy | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Rollin' Job" | Chaplin | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Heart of Gold" | 3:42 |
Personnel
edit- David Johansen - vocals, producer
- Elliott Murphy - harmonica on "Heart of Gold", rhythm guitar on "Party Tonight"
- Blondie Chaplin - production assistance, guitar, backing vocals
- Bobby Blain - piano (2nd keyboardist of New York Dolls: 1976)
- Ernie Brooks - bass
- Tony Machine - drums (3rd drummer of New York Dolls 1976–77)
- 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
References
edit- ^ McGrath, Paul (4 July 1981). "Here Comes the Night David Johansen". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.
- ^ "Here Comes the Night Review by Mark Deming". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ a b "David Johansen". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 371.