David Johansen is a 1978 album

Album

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 by the rock musician David Johansen

David Johansen

David Roger Johansen is an American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop singer, as well as a songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal protopunk band The New York Dolls and also achieved commercial success under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter.-Early life:Johansen was born in...

 and his first solo album following his tenure as lead singer of the New York Dolls

New York Dolls

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. The album was released on Blue Sky Records, a sub-label of Columbia Records

Columbia Records

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 that was associated with Johnny

Johnny Winter

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 and Edgar Winter

Edgar Winter

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. David Johansen also features fellow New York Doll guitarist Sylvain Sylvain

Sylvain Sylvain

Sylvain Sylvain is an American rock guitarist, most notable for being a member of the New York Dolls.-Early years:...

, who was a member of the David Johansen Band at that time. Sylvain co-wrote four of the songs with Johansen. The single from the album was Johansen and Sylvain's "Funky But Chic", backed with "The Rope (The Let Go Song)", which has been included as a bonus track on the CD.

Side one

1. "Funky But Chic"
2. "Girls"
3. "Pain in My Heart" (Johansen)
4. "Not That Much" (Johansen, Buz Verno)
5. "Donna" (Johansen)

Side two

1. "Cool Metro"
2. "I'm a Lover" (Johansen, Johnny Rao, Thomas Trask, Buz Verno)
3. "Lonely Tenement" (Johansen)
4. "Frenchette"

Personnel

• David Johansen - vocals, guitar, castanets, chimes, keyboards
• Joe Perry
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   - guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Nona Hendryx
  Nona Hendryx
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   - vocals
• Sarah Dash
  Sarah Dash
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   - vocals
• Jimmie Mack - vocals
• Scarlet Rivera
  Scarlet Rivera
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   - violin
• Sylvain Sylvain
  Sylvain Sylvain
  Sylvain Sylvain is an American rock guitarist, most notable for being a member of the New York Dolls.-Early years:...
  
   - guitar
• Bobby Blain - organ, piano
• Stan Bronstein - horn
• Felix Cavaliere
  Felix Cavaliere
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   - organ, drums
• Frankie La Rocka - drums, vocals
• Gene Leppik - vocals
• Tony Machine - percussion
• Johnny Rao - guitar
• Thomas Trask - guitar
• Buz Verno
  Buz Verno
  Buz Verno was born in Staten Island, New York on September 28, 1953. Encouraged by his father to start playing music at a very young age, Buz first began playing guitar at the age of 7. Feeling an overwhelming need to hone his musical talents even more, Buz began to write songs and lyrics...
  
  - bass, vocals