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If you consulted a Blondie discography in the fall of 2002, you would see a slew of compilations listed, and you might wonder why a new Greatest Hits was needed. But a closer examination would reveal that there really is a niche into which such a collection would fall: that of a full-priced, single-disc, CD-era hits compilation covering the band's entire career. Although still in print, The Best of Blondie is a 12-track release from the LP era, first issued back in 1981 in between Blondie's fifth and sixth regular albums. 1988's Once More Into the Bleach combines Blondie and Debbie Harry solo tracks. 1993's Blonde & Beyond is a rarities set. 1994's The Platinum Collection fills two CDs and is thus pricey. 1995's The Remix Project contains remixes. There have also been short, discount-priced collections and overseas compilations, but the niche remains -- and Greatest Hits fills it. It contains among its 19 tracks all ten of the band's U.S. chart singles as well as their major U.K. hits that did not chart in America. "X Offender," Blondie's 1976 debut single, is included, and so is "Maria," their 1999 comeback hit. By sequencing the album out of chronological order, the compilers emphasize the band's eclecticism. You don't get to hear Blondie's evolution from their early bubblegum punk style into the efficient power pop of the Mike Chapman productions and on into ersatz disco, rap, and Caribbean music; everything is all mixed up. The tropical 1980-1981 hit "The Tide Is High," for example, is followed by the belligerent "X Offender" from four years earlier, and the tough-talking "Rip Her to Shreds" gives way to the early hip-hop of "Rapture." Chronological order would have been better, but the hits are all here.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Michael Chapman, Producer - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stein, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Chapman, Producer - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Destri, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Clem Burke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Harrison, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Chapman, Producer - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Destri, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clem Burke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Harrison, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Infante, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Giorgio Moroder, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Author
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Chapman, Producer - John Holt, ComposerLyricist - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Clem Burke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tyrone Evans, ComposerLyricist - Nigel Harrison, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Anthony Barrett, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Chapman, Producer - Tom Scott, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stein, Guitar, Timpani, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Destri, Keyboards, Organ, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Clem Burke, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Harrison, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Stein, ComposerLyricist - Frank Infante, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1980 Capitol Records, LLC
Blondie, MainArtist - Chris Stein, ComposerLyricist - Debbie Harry, ComposerLyricist - Super Buddha, Producer - Guy Furrow, Producer, Executive Producer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Gottehrer, Producer - Blondie, MainArtist - Chris Stein, ComposerLyricist - Debbie Harry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1976 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Gottehrer, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stein, Guitar, Vibraphone, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Freeman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Destri, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Clem Burke, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Infante, Guitar, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Mel Levenson, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1977 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Chapman, Producer - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Destri, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clem Burke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Harrison, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Infante, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Chapman, Producer - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Destri, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Clem Burke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Harrison, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Infante, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Chapman, Producer - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Destri, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jack N. Lee, ComposerLyricist - Clem Burke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Harrison, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Infante, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Chapman, Producer - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Destri, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Harry, Author - Clem Burke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Harrison, Composer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Infante, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1978 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Chapman, Producer - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Stein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Destri, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Clem Burke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Harrison, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Graves, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Chapman, Producer - Blondie, MainArtist - Deborah Harry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Stein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Destri, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Harry, ComposerLyricist - STEVE ROSENTHAL, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Clem Burke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Harrison, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Infante, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Camuso, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1979 Capitol Records, LLC
Mike Chapman, Producer - Blondie, MainArtist - Chris Stein, ComposerLyricist - Debbie Harry, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1982 Capitol Records, LLC
Blondie, MainArtist - Griffin, Composer - Harry, Composer - Claudio Camaione, Producer - Paulo Cilione, Producer
(C) 2006 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Phasm 8 , LLC
Album review
If you consulted a Blondie discography in the fall of 2002, you would see a slew of compilations listed, and you might wonder why a new Greatest Hits was needed. But a closer examination would reveal that there really is a niche into which such a collection would fall: that of a full-priced, single-disc, CD-era hits compilation covering the band's entire career. Although still in print, The Best of Blondie is a 12-track release from the LP era, first issued back in 1981 in between Blondie's fifth and sixth regular albums. 1988's Once More Into the Bleach combines Blondie and Debbie Harry solo tracks. 1993's Blonde & Beyond is a rarities set. 1994's The Platinum Collection fills two CDs and is thus pricey. 1995's The Remix Project contains remixes. There have also been short, discount-priced collections and overseas compilations, but the niche remains -- and Greatest Hits fills it. It contains among its 19 tracks all ten of the band's U.S. chart singles as well as their major U.K. hits that did not chart in America. "X Offender," Blondie's 1976 debut single, is included, and so is "Maria," their 1999 comeback hit. By sequencing the album out of chronological order, the compilers emphasize the band's eclecticism. You don't get to hear Blondie's evolution from their early bubblegum punk style into the efficient power pop of the Mike Chapman productions and on into ersatz disco, rap, and Caribbean music; everything is all mixed up. The tropical 1980-1981 hit "The Tide Is High," for example, is followed by the belligerent "X Offender" from four years earlier, and the tough-talking "Rip Her to Shreds" gives way to the early hip-hop of "Rapture." Chronological order would have been better, but the hits are all here.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:30
- Main artists: Blondie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2006 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
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