Blondie is an American rock band formed in 1974 in New York City by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the American new wave scene of the mid-1970s in New York City.
"Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film American Gigolo. Produced and composed by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder,with lyrics by Blondie singer Debbie Harry,the song appeared in the film and was released in the United States in early 1980 as a single. "Call Me" was No. 1 for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,where it became the band's biggest single and second No. 1. It also hit No. 1 in the UK and Canada,where it became their fourth and second chart-topper,respectively. In the year-end chart of 1980,it was Billboard's No. 1 single and RPM magazine's No. 3 in Canada.
The Hunter is the sixth studio album by American rock band Blondie,released on May 24,1982,by Chrysalis Records. It was Blondie's last album of new material until 1999's No Exit. It was recorded between December 1981 and February 1982.
Blondie is the debut studio album by American rock band Blondie,released in December 1976 by Private Stock Records.
Plastic Letters is the second studio album by American rock band Blondie,released in February 1978 by Chrysalis Records. An earlier version with a rearranged track listing was released in Japan in late December 1977.
"X Offender" is the debut single by American band Blondie. Written by Gary Valentine and Debbie Harry for the band's self-titled debut album,Blondie,the song was released as the album's lead single on Private Stock in June 1976.
"Rip Her to Shreds" is a song by American new wave band Blondie,which features on the band's self-titled debut album.
"The Hardest Part" is a 1979 song by the American new wave band Blondie. In North America,it was released as the second single from the band's fourth album Eat to the Beat. It was written by the group's principal songwriting partnership,Deborah Harry and Chris Stein. The single achieved minor success,reaching #84 and #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 and RPM 100 Singles respectively.
"Atomic" is a song by American rock band Blondie from their fourth studio album,Eat to the Beat (1979). Written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman,the song was released in February 1980 as the album's third single.
The Best of Blondie is the first greatest hits album by American rock band Blondie. It was released in October 1981,by Chrysalis Records. The album peaked at number four in the United Kingdom and number 30 in the United States,while becoming the band's only number-one album in Australia.
KooKoo is the debut solo album by American singer Debbie Harry,released on July 27,1981,by Chrysalis Records. Produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic,the album was recorded whilst Harry took a break from her band Blondie. It was a moderate commercial success,reaching number 25 on the US Billboard 200 and number six on the UK Albums Chart.
"Backfired" is the debut solo single from American singer and Blondie vocalist Debbie Harry. Released in 1981,it was taken from her debut solo studio album,KooKoo.
Def,Dumb &Blonde is the third solo studio album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in October 1989 on Sire Records in the US and Chrysalis Records in the UK,the album saw Harry reverting from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name. Harry worked with a variety of producers on the album,including Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins and Mike Chapman who had previously produced the last four Blondie albums. "I wanted to do certain things that were reminiscent of Blondie," she stated.
"Dreaming" is a song by American new wave band Blondie. Released in 1979,the song was the opening track from their fourth album Eat to the Beat. Written by guitarist Chris Stein and singer Debbie Harry and partially inspired by ABBA's "Dancing Queen," the song also features an active drum performance by drummer Clem Burke,who did not expect the final recording to feature his busy drum track.
"Picture This" is a 1978 song by the American rock band Blondie,released on their third album,Parallel Lines. Written by Chris Stein,Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri,the song features evocative lyrics that producer Mike Chapman surmised were written by Harry about Stein.
Blonde and Beyond is a compilation album of recordings by Blondie released on Chrysalis Records in 1993.
"I Can See Clearly" is a song by American singer Debbie Harry,released in June 1993 as the first single from her fourth solo album,Debravation (1993).
"Strike Me Pink" is a song by American singer-songwriter Debbie Harry,released in 1993 as the second single from her fourth solo album,Debravation (1993). The song was written by Harry,Anne Dudley and Jonathan Bernstein,and produced by Dudley.
The Platinum Collection is a two disc compilation album of recordings by Blondie released by EMI/Chrysalis in 1994. The forty-seven track compilation contains the A- and B-sides of all singles issued by the band in the U.S. and the UK between the years 1976 and 1982 in chronological order,five demo recordings made before the release of their debut album including an alternative version of "Heart of Glass",as well as two 1994 dance remixes of their hits "Atomic" and "Rapture".
The liner notes contain extensive interviews with band members Clem Burke,Jimmy Destri,Nigel Harrison,Frank Infante and Gary Valentine.
Deborah Ann Harry is an American singer,songwriter and actress,best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached No. 1 on the US charts between 1979 and 1981.
