Sweet Revenge (David Johansen album)
1984 studio album by David Johansen
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Sweet Revenge is an album by David Johansen, released in 1984.[1][2] It is the only Johansen album to be released on Passport Records.[3] It was his first album without any participation by any other former members of the New York Dolls.
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| Released | 1984 | |||
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| Length | 37:29 | |||
| Label | Passport | |||
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Around the time of Sweet Revenge, Johansen adopted his alter-ego, Buster Poindexter.[4] For the next 15 years, Buster Poindexter would remain at the forefront of Johansen's music career.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| The Village Voice | A−[7] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "the swirling, dreamy music that surrounds him on Sweet Revenge provides a dramatic contrast that complements Johansen's rough growl."[8] The New York Times deemed "The Stinkin' Rich" "a potential classic."[9] The Globe and Mail opined that "the synthesizer funk backdrops sound generic rather than eccentrically inspired."[10] The Washington Post called it Johansen's best solo album, writing that it "married the gutsiness of the Dolls with the Depression-era sensibility of many of Poindexter's favorites."[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by David Johansen & Joe Delia, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Heard the News" | 4:24 | |
| 2. | "Big Trouble" | 3:54 | |
| 3. | "I Ain't Workin' Anymore" | 3:35 | |
| 4. | "King of Babylon" | Johansen, Delia, Danny Toan | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Sweet Revenge" | 4:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 6. | "Too Many Midnights" | 4:46 | |
| 7. | "In My Own Time" | 3:27 | |
| 8. | "The Stinkin' Rich" | Johansen, Delia, Brett Cartwright | 4:00 |
| 9. | "N.Y. Doll" | 4:07 | |
| Total length: | 37:29 | ||
Personnel
- David Johansen – lead vocals
- Patti Scialfa – backing vocals on "Big Trouble"
- David Nelson – guitar, Roland synthesizer, backing vocals
- Neil Jason – bass on "N.Y. Doll"
- Joe Delia – keyboards, sequential programming
- Soozie Kirschner – backing vocals on "Big Trouble"
- Brett Cartwright – bass, backing vocals
- Dennis McDermott – drums, backing vocals
- Steve Thornton – percussion
- Jimmy Rip – guitar
- Artie Kaplan – saxophone on "N.Y. Doll"
- Rocky Savino, Jr. – harmonica on "In My Own Time"
- Peter Gordon – saxophone
- Stephen Bray – drums
- April Lang – backing vocals on "Big Trouble"
- "Big" Jay McNeely – saxophone on "I Ain't Workin' Anymore"
- Claudia Engelhart – "newscaster" on "Heard the News"
- Technical
- Davitt Sigerson and Michael Zilkha – production on "King of Babylon" and "The Stinkin' Rich"
- Richard Gottehrer – production on "Sweet Revenge"
- Larry Alexander, Fred Heller, Tom Lord-Alge – engineers