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1987 album by David Johansen
Buster Poindexter is a self-titled album released by RCA Records in 1987 by Buster Poindexter, the alter ego of New York Dolls frontman David Johansen . Johansen re-recorded the track "Heart of Gold" as Buster Poindexter, which originally appeared on Johansen's 1981 solo album Here Comes the Night . The song "Hot Hot Hot " was a Billboard single and received heavy play on MTV .
Track listing [ edit ]
"Smack Dab in the Middle" - 3:52 (Chuck Calhoun , Michael Mains)
"Bad Boy " - 3:07 (Avon Long , Lil Hardin Armstrong )
"Hot Hot Hot " - 4:07 (Alphonsus "Arrow" Cassell )
"Are You Lonely for Me, Baby?" - 3:38 (Bert Berns )
"Screwy Music" - 3:17 (Jimmie Lunceford )
"Good Morning Judge" - 3:37 (Louis Innis, Wynonie Harris )
"Oh Me, Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby) " - 3:52 (Jim Doris)
"Whadaya Want?" - 2:44 (Jerry Leiber , Mike Stoller )
"House of the Rising Sun " - 3:40 (Traditional; credited to Josh White ; Terry Holmes)
"Cannibal" - 4:45 (David Johansen, Joe Delia )
"Heart of Gold" - 4:40 (David Johansen)
Personnel [ edit ]
Buster Poindexter and His Banshees of Blue
Buster Poindexter - vocals
Patti Scialfa - backing vocals
Crispin Cioe - alto and baritone saxophone
Joe Delia - organ, piano, horn arrangements
Bob Funk - trombone
Tony "Antoine Fats" Garnier - bass
Carl Hall - backing vocals
Arno Hecht - tenor saxophone
"Hollywood" Paul Litteral - trumpet
Brian Koonin - guitar, banjo, mandolin
Lisa Lowell - backing vocals
Tony Machine - drums (3rd drummer New York Dolls: 1976–77)
Soozie Tyrell - violin, backing vocals
Louise Bethune - backing vocals
Fred Wolcott - percussion
Larry Poindexter - accordion
Technical
John Sheard - associate producer, Synclavier and string arrangements
Bill Scheniman - engineer, mixing
Ria Lewerke - art direction
Ken Nahoum - photography
External links [ edit ]
David Johansen Buster Poindexter David Johansen and the Harry Smiths Featured single See also
Albums Live albums Other releases Songs Related articles