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This compilation from Blondie covers the gamut of their greatest hits from the early punk-pop days to disco/pop in the mid1980's.
Lasting from 1975-82, Blondie comprised Debbie Harry on vocals, Chris Stein, guitar and vocals, Frank Infante, guitar, Clem Burke drums, Nigel Harris on bass and Jimmy Destry on keyboards. They were recently inducted into the USA Hall of Fame, but don't let that put you off.
~~ Backtracking Their best known albums are Parallel Lines (1978), from which the tracks Picture This, Sunday Girl and Heart of Glass are taken, and 'Eat to the Beat', from 1979, with Dreaming and Atomic.
During the mid to late 1980's, their singles experimented more with different styles, such as cross over rap. Debbie Harry's inspirational look, a mix of glamour and defiance and their outstanding music definitely influenced and inspired established artistes of today, such as Annie Lennox, Madonna, and more recently, Gwen Stefani.
~~ Songwriting Credits Apart from the following, most of the songs on this compilation were co-written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. 'Call Me' was co-written with Giogio Moroder, while The Tide is High is a cover of a song by John Holt. Denis was a cover of a 1960's song.
~~ Tracks 1. Heart Of Glass, 1981 2. Denis, 1981 3. The Tide Is High, 1980 4. In The Flesh 5. Sunday Girl, 1986 6. Dreaming 7. Hanging On The Telephone, 1978 8. Rapture 9. Picture This, 1978 10. Union City Blue, 1979 11. I'm Always Touched (By Your Presence, Dear) 1978 12. Call Me, 1980 13. Atomic, 1979 14. Rip Her To Shreds, 1977
Heart of Glass was a seminal disco hit, which combined the freshness of New Wave with disco, combining 2 opposing elements of pop music at the time. Both this track and Atomic were also originally released in a 12" single format, which was innovative at the time, and in various remix versions. The version of Heart of Glass here is quite long, and if you are interested, try to check out extended versions of other tracks.
The only mainstream hit not included on this compilation is French Kissing in the USA , a hit from later in 1986, and frankly, you are not missing a whole keep, although it was not a bad song.
Most are short, fairly punchy pop songs, with intelligent lyrics, but there are some sweeter, softer numbers thrown into the mix. In the Flesh that as far as I can recall did not make the Top 30. Rip Her to Shreds is the most punky song here, and my favourite is probably track 11, I'm Always Touched (By Your Presence, Dear), pretty funky and danceable.
Denis is a cover and slight reworking of a 1963 American hit, which sounds like a teenage high school number, but was a massive chart hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Rapture and Union City Blue are later experiements with different styles of music, including rap.
I have checked out other Greatest Hits packages for Blondie, and this seems the most comprehensive. Price: around £9.00 .
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