''Dancing Backward in High Heels'' is the fifth and final

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by the

New York Dolls New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971. Along with the Velvet Underground and the Stooges, they were one of the first bands of the early punk rock scenes. Although the band never achieved much commercial succe ...

, and the third since their 2004 reunion. Released on March 15, 2011, on

429 Records 429 Records was an American record label. It was a subsidiary label of Savoy Label Group/Nippon Columbia focusing on indie rock and adult album alternative performers. In addition to releasing new material from musicians such as Dr. John, Little F ...

, it contains covers of the 1946

Leon René Leon René (February 6, 1902 – May 30, 1982) was an American music composer of pop, R&B and rock and roll songs and a record producer in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. He sometimes used the songwriting pseudonym Jimmy Thomas or Jimmie Thoma ...

standard " I Sold My Heart to the Junkman," and "Funky But Chic," originally from David Johansen's 1978 self titled album. The title is a reference to

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Ginger Rogers. In a 1982 '' Frank and Ernest'' cartoon by Bob Thaves
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a woman is telling Frank and Ernest "Sure ( Fred Astaire) was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did, ...backwards and in high heels."

Personnel

''Dancing Backward in High Heels'' was produced by Jason Hill, who also replaced Sami Yaffa as Dolls

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on this album. Also joining Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain, the only original members of the New York Dolls still living, are drummer Brian Delaney, who has been with the Dolls since their 2004 reunion, and former Blondie

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ist

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. ;New York Dolls * David Johansen – lead vocals,

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* Sylvain Sylvain – guitar, vocals *

– guitar * Jason Hill - bass, vocals *Brian Delaney - drums

Track listing

References

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