Necessary Evil | ||||
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Released | September 17, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
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Length | 48:29 | |||
Label | Eleven Seven | |||
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Deborah Harry chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 50/100 [1] |
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AllMusic | [2] |
Digital Spy | [3] |
Robert Christgau | [4] |
Rolling Stone |
Necessary Evil, is the fifth solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in September 2007, it was her first solo album in fourteen years and the first since reformation of Blondie at the end of the '90s.
In several interviews, Harry said the album was recorded slowly. At first, the project was just a handful of songs from over a few years that she had never intended to develop into a full album. Then, before she knew it, she was working with Barb Morrison and Charles Nieland of production team Super Buddha and found herself on the Eleven Seven Music label.[ citation needed ]
The album was preceded by the single "Two Times Blue", released on the iTunes Store on June 6, 2007.
Harry promoted the album on Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour 2007, performing a number of songs from the album. Upon its release in the UK, it debuted at No. 86. In the US, it debuted at No. 37 on the Independent Chart.
On January 18, 2008, an official music video for "If I Had You" was released. The video starred, then unknown, pop star Austin Riva. [5]
All tracks are written by Debbie Harry, Barbara Jean Morrison, Charles W. Nieland, exceptions were noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Two Times Blue" | 3:56 | |
2. | "School for Scandal" | 3:09 | |
3. | "If I Had You" | Morrison, Nieland | 3:18 |
4. | "Deep End" | 3:11 | |
5. | "Love with a Vengeance" | 4:41 | |
6. | "Necessary Evil" | 3:31 | |
7. | "Charm Redux" | 1:15 | |
8. | "You're Too Hot" | 3:41 | |
9. | "Dirty and Deep" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland, Sean Travis Dempsey | 3:16 |
10. | "What Is Love?" | 4:32 | |
11. | "Whiteout" | 4:30 | |
12. | "Needless to Say" | 4:15 | |
13. | "Heat of the Moment" | 4:09 | |
14. | "Charm Alarm" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland, Guy Furrow | 5:02 |
Total length: | 48:29 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Jen Jen" | Chris Stein | Chris Stein | 5:15 |
16. | "Naked Eye" | Harry, Stein | Stein | 4:28 |
17. | "Paradise" | Roy Nathanson, Bill Ware | Bill Ware | 6:20 |
Total length: | 64:22 |
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Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC) [6] | 86 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] | 37 |
Region | Date |
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United Kingdom | September 17, 2007 |
United States | October 9, 2007 |
Germany | October 26, 2007 |
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