Album
The Best Of Blondie
1981 · Rock
72 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Best Of Blondie is an Electronic album by Blondie, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 285 pressings tracked, owned by 72 collectors.
About
Between 1976 and 1980, Blondie released a peerless string of singles that reshaped the pop mainstream with underground attitude. Debbie Harry’s sneering taunts on “Rip Her to Shreds” betray the group's punk past, but the starry-eyed “Dreaming” summoned the dawn of New Wave, while the synth-powered knockout “Heart of Glass” and the rap-infused funk of “Rapture” saw them bravely saunter into the discotheque. And their joyous cover of reggae standard “The Tide Is High” reinforced just how far Blondie had ventured from their CBGB roots.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Heart Of Glass4:33
- A2Dreaming3:06
- A3The Tide Is High4:41
- A4In The Flesh2:29
- A5Sunday Girl3:03
- A6Hanging On The Telephone2:21
Side B
- B1Rapture5:36
- B2One Way Or Another3:33
- B3(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear2:42
- B4Call Me (Theme From American Gigolo)3:32
- B5Atomic4:39
- B6Rip Her To Shreds3:22
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- nocturnal
First compilation album by the band. Released in October 1981, the album peaked at #4 in the UK, #30 in the US, and became their only #1 album in Australia.
In Germany and the Netherlands it was released as "Blondie's Hits".
The US and Canadian versions included "One Way or Another", which was not issued as a single in Europe (12 tracks in total).
The international version included three songs that were not on the US release: "Denis", "Picture This" and "Union City Blue", omitting "One Way Or Another" (14 tracks in total).
The German/Dutch version used the North American track-list, replacing "One Way Or Another" with "Denis" (12 tracks in total).
Blondie's producer Mike Chapman remixed four tracks specially for this album.
- "Heart of Glass (Special Mix)" is a version that combines elements from the original album version and the instrumental version.
- "In the Flesh (Special Mix)" is a mix, with lots of echo.
- "Sunday Girl (Special Mix)" mixes vocals from the previously released French language version of the song with the original English version.
- "Rapture (Special Mix)" is an edited version of the 12" Disco Mix released in the UK and Europe and includes an extra verse that did not appear on the album "Autoamerican" on which the song was originally issued.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Chris SteinBAND , GUITAR GUITAR PERFORMER , GUITAR
- Clem BurkeBAND , DRUMS DRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS
- Deborah HarryBAND , VOCALS PERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Frank InfanteBAND , GUITAR GUITAR PERFORMER , GUITAR
- Jimmy DestriBAND , KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS PERFORMER , KEYBOARDS
- Nigel HarrisonBAND , BASS BASS BASS GUITAR
- Alex AcuñaPERCUSSION
- BlondieVOCALS
- Craig LeonENGINEER
- Ellie GreenwichBACKING VOCALS
- Emil RichardsPERCUSSION
- Gary ValentineBASS GUITAR
- Hilda HarrisBACKING VOCALS
- Jimmie HaskellARRANGED BY
- Micki HarrisBACKING VOCALS
- Ollie BrownPERCUSSION
- Tom ScottSAXOPHONE
72 collectors on Gatefold own this · 285 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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