Blast Records has announced the signing of the legendary NEW YORK DOLLS, and the release of their fifth full-length album, Dancing Backward In High Heels, released in the UK on Monday, March 14th, followed by a full pan-European release on Friday , March 18th. The album will be available on March 15th in North America.

The follow-up to 2009's Cause I Sez So was recorded in September 2010 at Blast Recording Studios in Newcastle, England with producer Jason Hill (LOUIS XIV, THE KILLERS) and features original NYD members, David Johansen (vocals) and Sylvain Sylvain (guitar) with Brian Delaney (drums), Jason Hill (bass) and original BLONDIE guitarist Frank Infante.

The CD will be packaged with a bonus DVD filmed during the recording of the album, incorporating previous unseen footage and live audio tracks from the bands three sold-out performances at The Cluny venue in Newcastle, on September 4th, 5th and 6th 2010.

Dancing Backward In High Heels final tracklisting:

'Streetcake'

'Talk to Me Baby'

'Fabulous Rant'

'I'm So Fabulous'

'Fool For You Baby'

'Kids Like You'

'Round And Round She Goes'

'You Don't Have To Cry'

'I Sold My Heart To The Junkman'

'Baby Tell Me What I'm On'

'Funky But Chic'

'End Of The Summer'

Sylvain Sylvain stated about the new recording: “I think this is the most creative record that the New York Dolls, and me and David in particular, have ever done. We’ve worked with a lot of great people and I’m not putting anybody down and I’m not trying to compare it with earlier versions of The Dolls but as far as song-writing goes I think that these are the best songs that we have ever come up with”.

Click here to read Sylvain Sylvain's exclusive interview with Mick Burgess.