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Fueled by a mingling of new wave and rock and doused with the sounds of keyboards and electronic drums, Toronto's Platinum Blondes scorched '80s radio in Canada, at times neck and neck with Bryan Adams in popularity. Their debut album, 1984's Standing in the Dark, posted four strong singles, looking and sometimes sounding like Duran Duran but distinct enough to gain a modest crowd following in their country. Seven Year Itch is a greatest-hits package that covers all of their singles, and is the only material that's available from Platinum Blonde on CD. The cuts from their first album are the sturdiest, especially both "Standing in the Dark" and "Doesn't Really Matter," each brimming with '80s rock spiritedness, even if their cold war threats are outdated. Alien Shores, from 1985, gave them a number-one hit on the Canadian charts with "Crying Over You," which also put the album in the number-one spot for a week. "Somebody Somewhere" and "Hungry Eyes" had the band sounding less edgy and more polished, caught in limbo during a rapidly changing music scene. The three songs from their last album, the uninspired and flavorless Contact release from 1987, represents a last-ditch effort at maintaining their survival with the band trying to push their formula, only coming off weak and overly thin. Not only is Seven Year Itch the only source of Platinum Blonde that's out there, it's also a worthy summation of their five year existence.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
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David Tickle, Producer - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Platinum Blonde, Performer - Sergio Galli, Composer - Sergio Galli, Lyricist
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Eddy Offord, Producer - Kenny Mclean, Composer - Kenny Mclean, Lyricist - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Mark Holmes, Producer - Platinum Blonde, Performer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Platinum Blonde, Performer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Eddy Offord, Producer - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Mark Holmes, Producer - Platinum Blonde, Performer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
David Tickle, Producer - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Platinum Blonde, Performer - Sergio Galli, Composer - Sergio Galli, Lyricist
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
David Tickle, Producer - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Platinum Blonde, Performer - Sergio Galli, Composer - Sergio Galli, Lyricist
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Eddy Offord, Producer - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Mark Holmes, Producer - Platinum Blonde, Performer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
David Bendeth, Composer - David Bendeth, Lyricist - Kenny MacLean, Composer - Kenny MacLean, Lyricist - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Platinum Blonde, Performer
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Kenny MacLean, Composer - Kenny MacLean, Lyricist - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Platinum Blonde, Performer - S. Galli, Composer - S. Galli, Lyricist
(P) 1987 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Eddy Offord, Producer - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Mark Holmes, Producer - Platinum Blonde, Performer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
David Tickle, Producer - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Platinum Blonde, Performer
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Eddy Offord, Producer - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Mark Holmes, Producer - Platinum Blonde, Performer - Sergio Galli, Composer - Sergio Galli, Lyricist
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Eddy Offord, Producer - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Mark Holmes, Producer - Platinum Blonde, Performer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Platinum Blonde, Performer
(P) 1984 CBS Records Canada Ltd.
Eddy Offord, Producer - Mark Holmes, Composer - Mark Holmes, Lyricist - Mark Holmes, Producer - Platinum Blonde, Performer - Sergio Galli, Composer - Sergio Galli, Lyricist
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
David Tickle, Producer - Platinum Blonde, Performer - Sergio Galli, Composer - Sergio Galli, Lyricist
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Album review
Fueled by a mingling of new wave and rock and doused with the sounds of keyboards and electronic drums, Toronto's Platinum Blondes scorched '80s radio in Canada, at times neck and neck with Bryan Adams in popularity. Their debut album, 1984's Standing in the Dark, posted four strong singles, looking and sometimes sounding like Duran Duran but distinct enough to gain a modest crowd following in their country. Seven Year Itch is a greatest-hits package that covers all of their singles, and is the only material that's available from Platinum Blonde on CD. The cuts from their first album are the sturdiest, especially both "Standing in the Dark" and "Doesn't Really Matter," each brimming with '80s rock spiritedness, even if their cold war threats are outdated. Alien Shores, from 1985, gave them a number-one hit on the Canadian charts with "Crying Over You," which also put the album in the number-one spot for a week. "Somebody Somewhere" and "Hungry Eyes" had the band sounding less edgy and more polished, caught in limbo during a rapidly changing music scene. The three songs from their last album, the uninspired and flavorless Contact release from 1987, represents a last-ditch effort at maintaining their survival with the band trying to push their formula, only coming off weak and overly thin. Not only is Seven Year Itch the only source of Platinum Blonde that's out there, it's also a worthy summation of their five year existence.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:37
- Main artists: Platinum Blonde
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music Entertainment
- Genre: Pop/Rock
This compilation (P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
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