Too Much Too Soon (album)
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| Studio album by New York Dolls | ||||
| Released | May 1974 | |||
| Recorded | A&R Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, glam rock, glam punk | |||
| Length | 36:44 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Shadow Morton | |||
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Too Much Too Soon, also known as New York Dolls in Too Much Too Soon, is the second album by New York Dolls and the last studio album by the original classic line-up. The album was produced by Shadow Morton, a songwriter and record producer closely associated with girl group The Shangri-Las. The album's title is taken from the title of the autobiography of actress Diana Barrymore, to whom the album is also dedicated.[citation needed]
Mercury Records in Japan released a limited 24-bit remastered edition in 2006.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by David Johansen and Johnny Thunders, except as indicated.
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Babylon" | 3:31 | |||||||
| 2. | "Stranded in the Jungle" | James Johnson, Ernestine Smith, and Al Curry | 3:49 | ||||||
| 3. | "Who Are the Mystery Girls?" | 3:07 | |||||||
| 4. | "(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown" | Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff | 3:37 | ||||||
| 5. | "It's Too Late" | 4:35 | |||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 6. | "Puss 'N' Boots" | Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain | 3:06 | ||||||
| 7. | "Chatterbox" | Thunders | 2:26 | ||||||
| 8. | "Bad Detective" | Kenny Lewis | 3:37 | ||||||
| 9. | "Don't Start Me Talkin'" | Sonny Boy Williamson II | 3:12 | ||||||
| 10. | "Human Being" | 5:44 | |||||||
[edit] Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A+[2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
Allmusic gave the album five stars out of five, writing "Three years later, the Sex Pistols failed to come up with anything as musically visceral and dangerous."[1]
[edit] Personnel
- David Johansen – gong, vocals
- Arthur "Killer" Kane – bass guitar
- Jerry Nolan – drums and percussion
- Sylvain Sylvain – bass, guitar, and piano
- Johnny Thunders – guitar and vocals
- Additional personnel
- Peter Jordan – bass
- Alex Spyropoulos – piano
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1974 | Billboard Pop Albums | 167[citation needed] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Too Much Too Soon". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14004. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ Robert Christgau. "New York Dolls". robertchristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=998&name=New+York+Dolls. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ Dave Marsh (24 June 1974). "Too Much Too Soon". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/too-much-too-soon-19740624. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
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