Here Comes the Night (David Johansen album)

Here Comes the Night is the third solo album for New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen. Released in 1981, Blondie Chaplin (from Beach Boys fame) serves as the producer for the album (for Blondie Chaplin's writing contributions, his middle name William is used and he is listed as "Bill Chaplin"). Although Chaplin was a former Beach Boys member, the album and title song, "Here Comes the Night", does not have any relationship to the Beach Boys song, "Here Comes the Night".

Here Comes the Night
Studio album by
David Johansen
Released1981
StudioSundragon Studios, New York City
GenreRock
Length38:00
LabelBlue Sky
ProducerBlondie Chaplin, David Johansen, Barry Mraz
David Johansen chronology
In Style
(1979)		 Here Comes the Night
(1981)		 Live It Up
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The album marks the first time Johansen recorded an album without a significant contribution of 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.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Loves Strangers"David Johansen, Bill Chaplin3:03
2."Bohemian Love Pad"David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain2:50
3."You Fool You"David Johansen, Bill Chaplin3:04
4."My Obsession"David Johansen, Bill Chaplin2:42
5."Marquesa de Sade"David Johansen, Bobby Blain3:51
6."Here Comes the Night"David Johansen, Bill Chaplin2:55
7."Suspicion"David Johansen, Bill Chaplin2:29
8."Party Tonight"David Johansen, Bobby Blain, Bill Chaplin2:54
9."Havin' So Much Fun"David Johansen, Elliott Murphy3:42
10."Rollin' Job"David Johansen, Bill Chaplin4:02
11."Heart of Gold"David Johansen3:42

Personnel
  • David Johansen - vocals, producer
  • Elliott Murphy - harmonica on "Heart of Gold", rhythm guitar on "Party Tonight"
  • Blondie Chaplin - production assistance, guitar, background 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
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