David Johansen is a 1978 album by the rock musician David Johansen and his first solo album following his tenure as lead singer of the New York Dolls. The album was released on Blue Sky Records, a sub-label of Columbia Records that was associated with Johnny and Edgar Winter. David Johansen also features fellow New York Doll guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, 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. David Johansen was voted the tenth best record of 1978 in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics published by The Village Voice.[4]
David Johansen – vocals, guitar on "Donna", castanets & chimes on "Frenchette"
Frankie LaRocka – drums, vocals on "Funky But Chic", "Girls", "Pain in My Heart" and "I'm a Lover"
Johnny Ráo – guitar
Thomas Trask – guitar
Buz Verno – bass, vocals on "Funky But Chic", "Pain in My Heart", "Not That Much", "I'm a Lover" and "Lonely Tenement"
Additional personnel
Bobby Blain – organ on "Funky But Chic" and "Cool Metro", piano on "Girls", "Donna" and "Frenchette" (second keyboardist for New York Dolls: 1976-77 and formerly of the band Street Punk)
Stan Bronstein – horn on "Funky But Chic" and "Pain in My Heart"
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