| Dancing Backward in High Heels | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | New York Dolls |
| Cover: | Newyorkdollsdancingbackward.jpg |
| Released: | March 15, 2011 |
| Recorded: | September 7–30, 2010 |
| Studio: | Blast Recording Studios |
| Genre: | Glam punk, rock and roll |
| Length: | 37:08 |
| Label: | 429 Records |
| Producer: | Jason Hill |
| Prev Title: | Cause I Sez So |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
Dancing Backward in High Heels is the fifth and final studio album by the New York Dolls, and the third since their 2004 reunion. Released on March 15, 2011, on 429 Records, it contains covers of the 1946 Leon René 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 actress Ginger Rogers. In a 1982 Frank and Ernest cartoon by Bob Thaves,(image) 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."
Dancing Backward in High Heels was produced by Jason Hill, who also replaced Sami Yaffa as Dolls bassist 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 guitarist Frank Infante.