"featured Robert Fripp on guitar and was also included on the ""Parallel Lines"" album. ""Picture This"" was included on the international version of the band's first 'greatest hits' compilation ""The Best of Blondie"", released in October 1981. Music critic Arion Berger of ""Rolling Stone"" called ""Picture This"" ""the tenderest new wave love song put to vinyl"". A music video was produced to promote the single featuring a straight performance by the band and Debbie Harry wearing a yellow dress designed by Stephen Sprouse. Director of Lighting in was John Henshall in 1978. UK 7"" (CHS 2242, August 1978) Picture This"
"2001 remastered edition of Blondie's other 1978 album, ""Plastic Letters"". Picture This Live Picture This Live is a first live album by the band Blondie released by EMI subsidiary Chrysalis Records as a limited edition full-price album in 1997 in the United States. It was later released in the United Kingdom and Europe as a mid-price release with alternate artwork under the title ""Blondie Live: Philadelphia 1978 / Dallas 1980"" in 1999. As of August 9 2005 it has sold 22,000 copies in United States. ""Picture This Live"" was released as part of a series of limited edition albums celebrating"
"Picture This Live Picture This Live is a first live album by the band Blondie released by EMI subsidiary Chrysalis Records as a limited edition full-price album in 1997 in the United States. It was later released in the United Kingdom and Europe as a mid-price release with alternate artwork under the title ""Blondie Live: Philadelphia 1978 / Dallas 1980"" in 1999. As of August 9 2005 it has sold 22,000 copies in United States. ""Picture This Live"" was released as part of a series of limited edition albums celebrating EMI's 100th anniversary in 1997. The album contains two performances"
"a performance due to illness. In February 1978, Blondie released their second album, ""Plastic Letters"" (UK No. 10, US No. 78, Australia No. 64). The album was recorded as a four-piece as Gary Valentine had left the band in mid 1977. ""Plastic Letters"" was promoted extensively throughout Europe and Asia by Chrysalis Records. The album's first single, ""Denis"", was a cover version of Randy and the Rainbows' 1963 hit. It reached number two on the British singles charts, while both the album and its second single, ""(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"", reached the British top ten. Chart success,"
"US No. 6, Australia No. 2), was released in September 1978. Produced by Mike Chapman, it finally broke the band into the American market on the strength of the worldwide hit single ""Heart of Glass"". ""Parallel Lines"" became the group's most successful album, selling 20 million copies worldwide. The album's first two singles were ""Picture This"" (UK No. 12) and ""Hanging on the Telephone"" (UK No. 5). Because the biggest hit from Blondie's previous album ""Plastic Letters"" was ""Denis"", a cover of Randy & The Rainbows' 1963 song ""Denise"", Chrysalis Records chose Buddy Holly's ""I'm Gonna Love You Too"" as"
"first vinyl edition of the album. The cover sleeve image was photographed by Edo Bertoglio and was chosen by Blondie's manager, Peter Leeds, despite being rejected by the band. The photo shows the band posing in matching dress suits and smiling broadly in contrast to Harry who poses defiantly with her hands on her hips while wearing a white dress and high heels. According to music journalist Tim Peacock, the cover became ""iconic – and instantly recognisable"". The album was released by Chrysalis on September 23, 1978, to international success. In the United Kingdom, it reached the top of the"
"Call Me (Blondie song) ""Call Me"" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film ""American Gigolo"". Released in the US in early 1980 as a single, ""Call Me"" was number one 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. ""Call"
"(1978). The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie is a compilation album released on Chrysalis Records in 1991. It contained all of Blondie's biggest hits such as ""Heart of Glass"", ""Sunday Girl"", ""The Tide Is High"", ""Atomic"", and ""Call Me"" as well as some of Deborah Harry's solo hits, including the UK Top 10 single ""French Kissin' in the USA"". ""The Complete Picture"" was a success in the UK and reached Number 3 in the UK Album Chart, remaining on the charts for 25 weeks"
"100 Chart Hits of 1963"". ""Denis"" (changing the name to its masculine form, pronounced without the final ""s"") is a 1978 cover of the song by the American new wave band Blondie. The cover of the song helped the band break into the international market. It was featured on the band's second studio album, ""Plastic Letters"" (1978), and was the second UK single release by Blondie on Chrysalis records. The initial Blondie version contained a verse with partly improvised lyrics in French by the group's vocalist Debbie Harry. The second, re-recorded version had its debut as a bonus track on"
"albums chart with the help of ""Picture This"" and ""Hanging on the Telephone"", which had been released as singles and charted in the top-20 of the singles chart there. Blondie embarked on a sold-out tour of the UK and appeared at an autograph signing event for Our Price Records on Kensington High Street; according to Peacock, it ""descended into Beatlemania-esque chaos when the band were mobbed by thousands of fans"". In January 1979, they achieved their first British number-one hit when ""Heart of Glass"" was released as the next single. ""Parallel Lines"" was also a commercial success elsewhere in Europe,"
"along with a successful 1978 UK tour, including a gig at London's Roundhouse, made Blondie one of the first American new wave bands to achieve mainstream success in the United Kingdom. By this time, Gary Valentine had left and been replaced by Frank Infante (guitar, bass guitar). With this lineup in place for a short time, British musician Nigel Harrison was hired as the group's full-time bassist, expanding Blondie to a six-piece for the first time in its history and thus allowing Infante to switch to guitar. The band's line-up had stabilized. Blondie's third album, ""Parallel Lines"" (UK No. 1,"
"reach number one in the US. In the song Harry mentions the hip hop and graffiti artist Fab Five Freddy who also appears in the video for the song. ""Autoamerican"" featured a far wider stylistic range than previous Blondie albums, including the avant-garde instrumental ""Europa"", the acoustic jazz of ""Faces"", and ""Follow Me"" (from the Broadway show ""Camelot""). The album went on to achieve platinum success in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Following their success of 1978-80, Blondie took a brief break in 1981. That year, Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri both released solo albums; Stein worked"
"remixes, plus a DVD with albums, promo videos and TV performance. The band also launched a world tour of the same name to promote the re-release and celebrate the event. !scope=""row""align=""left""|Australia (ARIA) Parallel Lines Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American rock band Blondie. It was released on September 23, 1978, by Chrysalis Records to international commercial success. The album reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom in February 1979 and proved to be the band's commercial breakthrough in the United States, where it reached No. 6 in April 1979. In ""Billboard"" magazine, ""Parallel Lines"" was listed at"
"Parallel Lines Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American rock band Blondie. It was released on September 23, 1978, by Chrysalis Records to international commercial success. The album reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom in February 1979 and proved to be the band's commercial breakthrough in the United States, where it reached No. 6 in April 1979. In ""Billboard"" magazine, ""Parallel Lines"" was listed at No. 9 in the top pop albums year-end chart of 1979. As of 2008, the album had sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The album spawned several successful singles, notably the international"
"It's My Life Tour on November 27 & 29; a portion of these performances were used for their live album """". Blondie, fresh from their first European tour, performed songs from the Blondie and Parallel Lines albums, on May 4, 1978. Deborah Harry wore a long sleeve red shirt, with pink panties and red thigh high boots. Rockabilly legend, Robert Gordon along with master guitarist, Link Wray opened the evening performing classic songs from the likes of Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran among others. On July 25, 1980, Kiss played the venue, their only North American concert"
"The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie is a compilation album released on Chrysalis Records in 1991. It contained all of Blondie's biggest hits such as ""Heart of Glass"", ""Sunday Girl"", ""The Tide Is High"", ""Atomic"", and ""Call Me"" as well as some of Deborah Harry's solo hits, including the UK Top 10 single ""French Kissin' in the USA"". ""The Complete Picture"" was a success in the UK and reached Number 3 in the UK Album Chart, remaining on the charts for 25 weeks and"
"""Dreaming"" has since been featured on multiple compilation albums, such as ""The Best of Blondie"", """", """", and ""Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux"". Blondie re-recorded the song for the 2014 compilation album ""Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux"". A music video was produced to promote the single featuring Debbie Harry wearing a solid blue unitard and matching sheer blouse designed by Stephen Sprouse. <br> UK 7"" (CHS 2359, September 1979) <br> US 7"" (CHS 2379, September 1979) <br> US 12"" Promo (CHS14-PDJ, September 1979) Dreaming (Blondie song) ""Dreaming"" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie. Released in 1979, it was"
"Union City Blue ""Union City Blue"" is a song by the US rock band Blondie. It was written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison, and was featured on their fourth studio album ""Eat to the Beat"" from 1979. The tune was inspired by the 1979 movie ""Union City"", which Debbie Harry appeared in (she wrote the lyrics one evening during a break in the shooting). The song was released as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom, where it reached no. 13 in the UK Singles Chart in late 1979; it was never released as a single"
"Blondie (album) Blondie is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band Blondie, released in December 1976 by Private Stock Records. The first single ""X Offender"" was originally titled ""Sex Offender"", but since radio stations would not play a song with such a provocative title, the band renamed the song. After disappointing sales and poor publicity, the band ended their contract with Private Stock and signed with Chrysalis Records in 1977. Chrysalis re-released the album in September 1977, along with the single ""In the Flesh"". The album reached #14 in Australia, where the band had already had a Top"
"Stone's list of 500 greatest albums of all time. In June 1979, Blondie, photographed by Annie Leibovitz, was featured on the cover of ""Rolling Stone"" magazine. Blondie's fourth album, ""Eat to the Beat"" (UK No. 1, US No. 17, Australia No. 9), was released in October 1979. Though well received by critics as a suitable follow-up to ""Parallel Lines"", the album and its singles failed to achieve the same level of success in the US, whilst in the UK where the album delivered three top 20 hits including the band's third UK number one (""Atomic"", UK No. 1, US No."
"Blondie (band) Blondie is an American rock band founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American new wave and punk scenes of the mid-late 1970s. Its first two albums contained strong elements of these genres, and although successful in the United Kingdom and Australia, Blondie was regarded as an underground band in the United States until the release of ""Parallel Lines"" in 1978. Over the next three years, the band achieved several hit singles including ""Heart of Glass"", ""Call Me"", ""Rapture"" and ""The Tide Is High"" and became noted for"
"39). The lead track off the album, ""Dreaming"", narrowly missed the top spot in the UK, but only made it to number 27 in the US. ""Union City Blue"" (UK No. 13) was not released in the US in favor of the track ""The Hardest Part"". In a daring move, Chrysalis Records' Linda Carhart asked Jon Roseman Productions US division to shoot videos for every song and make it the first ever video album. David Mallet directed and Paul Flattery produced it at various locations and studios in and around New York. Blondie's next single, the Grammy-nominated ""Call Me"", was"
"Plastic Letters Plastic Letters is the second studio album by American rock band Blondie, released in December 1977 on Chrysalis Records. It was the second and final Blondie album to be produced by Richard Gottehrer. ""Denis"", a cover of Randy & the Rainbows' 1963 hit ""Denise"", was a hit all over Europe, reaching #2 in March 1978 in the United Kingdom, and was also a hit in Australia, reaching #19. ""(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"" was the second single from the album, reaching #10 in the UK in May 1978. The song was written by the band's second"
"album all reaching this position. British pop singer Lolly (real name Anna Kumble) was very successful scoring three Top 10 hits (two of which went Top 5) and her album also went Top 25. Her songs are well remembered for being criticised everywhere for being ""cheesy"", however still being very successful. 1970s punk rock band Blondie also made a surprise resurgence at the very beginning of the year, making #1 18 years after their previous Top 10 hit (and 19 years after their previous #1). ""Maria"", the band's sixth #1, was the first track taken from their #3 album, ""No"
"The Best of Blondie The Best of Blondie (released in Germany and the Netherlands as Blondie's Hits) is the first compilation album by the band Blondie. Released in October 1981, the album peaked at #4 in the UK, #30 in the US, and became their only #1 album in Australia. The album was issued in several versions with different track inclusion and running order which varied slightly between North American and international editions of ""The Best of Blondie"", highlighting the popularity of particular songs in different countries. The US and Canadian editions included ""One Way or Another"", which was not"
"compiled and released. ""Imagine"" was not quite as successful as ""Songbird"", only topping the chart for a week, but put her on the way to breaking a chart record the following year. Reviving an old number one for the second time to create another one for themselves were girl group Atomic Kitten. This time it was Blondie's 1980 chart topper ""The Tide Is High"", which they changed slightly to make ""The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)"". It topped the charts for three weeks and after this they never saw the top of the charts again in the United Kingdom,"
"Sunday Girl ""Sunday Girl"" is a 1978 song written and recorded by the American group Blondie. The track was a no. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in May 1979, but despite this was not released as a single in the United States. The song was written by Chris Stein and was the fourth single to be taken from the album, ""Parallel Lines"", in the UK and most other parts of the world. The single had an unusual release in Australia, with some dispute among fans as to whether it reached no. 1 there or failed"
"EMI-Capitol with four bonus tracks, featuring the earliest demo of the band's future hit ""Heart of Glass"", then known as ""The Disco Song"". Plastic Letters Plastic Letters is the second studio album by American rock band Blondie, released in December 1977 on Chrysalis Records. It was the second and final Blondie album to be produced by Richard Gottehrer. ""Denis"", a cover of Randy & the Rainbows' 1963 hit ""Denise"", was a hit all over Europe, reaching #2 in March 1978 in the United Kingdom, and was also a hit in Australia, reaching #19. ""(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"""
"Harry quickly became a punk icon. Her look was further popularized by the band's early presence in the music video revolution of the era. She was a regular at Studio 54. In June 1979, Blondie was featured on the cover of ""Rolling Stone"". Harry's persona, combining cool sexuality with streetwise style, became so closely associated with the group's name that many came to believe ""Blondie"" was the singer's name. The difference between the individual Harry and the band Blondie was emphasized by a ""Blondie is a group"" button campaign by the band in 1979. Blondie released their debut album in"
"(1980), giving Blondie their third number one single on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and their fifth in the UK (where it became Blondie's last British number one for 18 years, until ""Maria"" in February 1999). The track also reached number one in Canada and New Zealand, and was a Top 5 hit on many European charts as well as in countries including Australia and South Africa. The B-side was ""Suzie & Jeffrey"", which appeared as a bonus track on the original 1980 cassette edition of the ""Autoamerican"" album, and was also included on EMI-Capitol's re-issue of ""Autoamerican"" in"
"Hiller / Sheriden / Lee Side One Side Two CD bonus track Images (Brotherhood of Man album) Images is the fourth album by pop group Brotherhood of Man. It was released in 1977 and featured the UK No.1 hit, ""Angelo"". This was the group's second album release in 1977 (although the previous album had been recorded in 1976) and was led by the single, ""Angelo"". The single was released in June 1977 and became one of the group's biggest hits, reaching No.1 in the UK and spending 10 weeks in the top 10. The album was released on Pye Records"
"Blonde and Beyond Blonde and Beyond is a compilation album of recordings by Blondie released on Chrysalis Records in 1993. As of August 9 2005 it has sold 43,000 copies in United States. ""Blonde and Beyond"" is a compilation that gathers some of the band's hit singles like ""Heart of Glass"", ""Denis"", ""X Offender"", ""Picture This"" and ""Island Of Lost Souls"" along with album tracks, single b-sides and previously unreleased recordings, which include three demos (""Underground Girl"", ""Scenery"" and ""Once I Had A Love"") and a live cover of T. Rex's ""Bang a Gong (Get It On)"". Most of the"
"at number 122. It also made it to number 38 during a five-week run on the UK album chart. The first song from the album to reach any of the charts in ""Billboard"" was a duet with Jane Olivor titled ""The Last Time I Felt Like This"" that was written for the 1978 film ""Same Time, Next Year"" and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost to ""Last Dance"" from ""Thank God It's Friday"". The duet entered the magazine's list of the 50 most popular Easy Listening records in the US in the issue dated"