Blondie is an American rock band founded 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.
"Denise" is a song written by Neil Levenson that was inspired by his childhood friend,Denise Lefrak. In 1963,it became a popular top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,when recorded by the American doo-wop group Randy &the Rainbows. A cover version by the American new wave group Blondie,re-titled "Denis",hit number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1978. Dutch actress and singer Georgina Verbaan covered "Denis" in 2002 and reached number 30 on the Dutch Singles Chart.
"Heart of Glass" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie,written by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. It was featured on the band's third studio album,Parallel Lines (1978),and was released as the album's third single in January 1979 and reached number one on the charts in several countries,including the United States and the United Kingdom.
"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.
Autoamerican is the fifth studio album by American rock band Blondie. It was released in November 1980 and reached No. 3 in the UK charts,No. 7 in the US,and No. 8 in Australia. The album spawned two singles,"The Tide Is High" and "Rapture". "The Tide Is High" hit number one in several countries,including the US and the UK. "Rapture" became the first rap song ever to reach number one on the singles chart in the US. It also reached number five in the UK and number four in Australia.
"The Tide Is High" is a 1967 rocksteady song written by John Holt,originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group The Paragons,with Holt as lead singer. The song gained international attention in 1980,when a cover version by the American band Blondie became a US and UK number one hit. The song topped the UK Singles Chart again in 2002 with a version by the British girl group Atomic Kitten,while Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall had a minor hit with his interpretation in 2008.
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.
"Nothing Is Real but the Girl" is a song by American rock band Blondie. Written by the band's keyboardist Jimmy Destri,it was the second single released from their seventh album,No Exit (1999),on May 31,1999. The single peaked at number 26 in the United Kingdom and number 89 in Germany.
"No Exit" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie. It was the title track from their seventh studio album in 1999 and was released as a single in Europe,but not the US.
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.
"In Love with Love" is a 1987 song recorded by the American singer Debbie Harry. It was taken from her second solo album Rockbird and released as the third single in 1987.
"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.
The Complete Picture:The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie is a greatest hits album released on March 4,1991,by Chrysalis Records. It contained all of Blondie's highest-charting singles such as "Heart of Glass","Sunday Girl","The Tide Is High","Atomic",and "Call Me",as well as some of Deborah Harry's solo singles,including the UK top-10 single "French Kissin' in the USA".
"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.
Once More into the Bleach is a remix album released in December 1988 by the band Blondie and Debbie Harry. The 13-track compilation contains remixes of Blondie songs and material from Harry's solo career. It was the first compilation to include non-album singles "Rush Rush" and "Feel the Spin".
"Rush Rush" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and performed by American singer Debbie Harry. It was released as the fourth and final single from the soundtrack to the 1983 film Scarface.
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.
Atomic:The Very Best of Blondie is a greatest hits album by American rock band Blondie,released on July 13,1998,by Chrysalis Records,at the time when the band reunited and shortly before the beginning of their successful comeback tour.
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.
