David Johansen

David Johansen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B000002Z6Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #409,686 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Funky But Chic

2. Girls

3. Pain in My Heart

4. Not That Much

5. Donna

6. Cool Metro

7. I'm a Lover

8. Lonely Tenement

9. Frenchette

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beware of Re-Issue, June 8, 2008

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psycho psycho - See all my reviews
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This review is from: David Johansen (Audio CD)

I'm very happy that David Johansen's first album has been re-issued, but I'm disappointed that it's missing the bonus track of 'The Rope Song" which appeared on the old Razor and Tie edition. It's a great song and I'm a bit puzzled why it wasn't included as American Beat put a bonus track on each of their releases of "In Style" and "Here Comes the Night". Still, it's great to have this out again and I hope that people will support these re-releases of great older catalog titles. I just hope that they will included bonus tracks to make this appealing to people who own the old releases.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 25 years??, February 3, 2003

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tommy thorne (morton grove, il usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: David Johansen (Audio CD)

I was going through an old box last night when I found a cassette with David Johansen wriiten on it. Geez, I have heard this in a long time. so, I popped it in and was totally amazed. Twenty five years ago ths month DJ recorded what was or shoud have been the road map rock bands of the 80's. It's music that has aged beautifully. The lyrics are clever, the guitars are powerful and of course David 's vocals are so raw and passionate.
I woke up this morning singing "Girls".

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Come Back David Jo, All Is Forgiven!, June 6, 2001

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Clark Paull "(Sleepin' with the TV on)" (Murder City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: David Johansen (Audio CD)

I still pray for the day when David Johansen abandons all of this Buster Pondexter nonsense and returns to the glory and brilliance exhibited on this, his first solo album, but from what I've read recently, I shouldn't hold my breath. The music he created here is quite a departure from his days of debauchery with The New York Dolls, but it rocks nonetheless. Most of the material has a one-take sort of feel, from the snappy "Funky But Chic" to the straight ahead rock of "Cool Metro" and "Lonely Tenement," to the tender "Donna." The centerpiece and real gem here, however, is the breathtaking "Frenchette," which begins with Johansen only accompanied by a piano before breaking down into a full fledged, guitar-driven celebration of life. Highly recommended.