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''Too Much Too Soon'' is the second studio album by American hard rock band the New York Dolls, released on May 10, 1974, by Mercury Records. The group was dissatisfied with the sound of their 1973 self-titled debut album, so frontman David Johansen enlisted veteran producer Shadow Morton for ''Too Much Too Soon''. Morton had become disenchanted by the music industry, but was motivated by the band's energy and agreed to work with them as a challenge. They recorded the album at A&R Studios in New York City. Although the New York Dolls shared an affinity for Morton, they produced little original material with him. To complete ''Too Much Too Soon'', they covered older songs and re-recorded their past demos. Johansen impersonated different characters on some of the novelty covers, while Morton incorporated many studio sound effects and female backing vocals in his production. For the album, lead guitarist Johnny Thunders wrote and recorded "Chatterbox", his first lead vocal track. ''Too Much Too Soon'' was released to poor sales and only charted at number 167 on the ''Billboard'' 200. After a problem-ridden national tour, the New York Dolls were dropped by Mercury and disbanded in 1975. The album received positive reviews from critics, who felt Morton's production highlighted the group's raw sound and made it a better record than their first. Like their debut album, ''Too Much Too Soon'' became one of the most popular cult records in rock music and has since been viewed by music journalists as a predecessor to punk rock. == Background == After being signed by Mercury Records, the New York Dolls released their self-titled debut album in 1973 to poor sales. Although it was praised by critics, the band members were not satisfied with producer Todd Rundgren's sound for the album and had disagreements with him before recording ''Too Much Too Soon''. Songwriting and production partners Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller were originally enlisted to produce their second album, while the band's guitarist Johnny Thunders wanted to produce it himself. However, Leiber and Stoller withdrew shortly before recording was to begin.〔; .〕 The group held a single session with Mercury A&R executive Paul Nelson at Media Sound Recording Studios, where they recorded 14 songs, most of which were cover songs. At the recommendation of Leiber and Stoller, frontman David Johansen asked veteran producer Shadow Morton to work on ''Too Much Too Soon''.〔; .〕 Morton was best known for his work with the Shangri-Las, of whom the New York Dolls were fans, and had also been Johansen's original choice to produce their debut album. Morton had become disenchanted with the music industry and wanted to challenge himself by producing the band's second album: "The Dolls had energy, sort of a disciplined weirdness. I took them into the room as a challenge. I was bored with the music and the business. The Dolls can certainly snap you out of boredom." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Too Much Too Soon (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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