Advantages: Collection of classy pop Disadvantages: Either you like Eighties revival or you don't
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~~ 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 ... ...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 ...
aspebbles 22.03.2006 (23.03.2006)
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