Personality Crisis (song)

"Personality Crisis"
Single by New York Dolls
from the album New York Dolls
A-side"Trash"
ReleasedAugust 1973
RecordedThe Record Plant, New York City
Genre
Length3:41
LabelMercury Records
Songwriter(s)David Johansen, Johnny Thunders
Producer(s)Todd Rundgren
New York Dolls singles chronology
"Trash" / "Personality Crisis"
(1973)
"Jet Boy" / "Vietnamese Baby"
(1973)
Music video
"Personality Crisis" on YouTube

"Personality Crisis" is the lead track from the New York Dolls' self-titled debut album. It was written by Dolls lead singer David Johansen and guitarist Johnny Thunders.[4] An early demo version of it appears on the 1981 collection Lipstick Killers – The Mercer Street Sessions 1972.

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  4. ^ "Personality Crisis – New York Dolls". Nightly Song: Musings on Songs that Strike a Chord Tonight. June 9, 2010.