2 posts tagged “blondie”

Blondie's rise from the late 70's New York CBGB's punk scene to pop stardom brightened up many an episode of TOTP's :-

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 1976 Blondie released their debut album and Britain was exposed to the voice and face of the band....Debbie Harry.

In 1977 they supported Television on a UK tour and I remember them appearing at Strathclyde University, later the same year they headlined the same venue just as they struck gold with "Denis" the single from their second album "Plastic Letters".

Producer Mike Chapman raised them to a new level with the classic "pop" album "Parallel Lines" from which "heart Of Glass" was a worldwide hit. The following album "Eat To The Beat" was also successful but as the 80's dawned Blondie fame receded.

Debbie went solo and had a couple of minor hits "French Kissing in the USA" being the biggest.

Her partner and Blondie member Chris Stein then became seriously ill and Debbie devoted her life to nursing him back to health which lasted ten or more years.

Eventually the demand for Blondie re-emerged and the group reformed and have released two albums and tour regularly, appearing this summer at Edinburgh Castle.

January 2008 sees the release of a new Debbie Harry solo record, her recent non Blondie recordings have been mainly as the singer in Jazz Passengers, and you can listen to a track below.

 

 Review:-

July 23, 2007

Debbie Harry: New Solo Album MP3

Debbie Harry, the 62 year old icon for every female (and more than a few guys) who wants to be a rock star, has a new album titled Necessary Evil arriving this coming January. Most of you should know of Ms Harry from the world-wide success that greeted her work with seminal band, Blondie. If not... you've got some reading up to do. But now she has returned with a voice as youthful as her visage, offering her sixth solo work and first in 14 years! "It's exciting to be doing this on my own, but chilling and weird at the same time," she admits. "In a way, I will be out there without a safety net. The comfort level with Blondie is great, but in most cases, the audience wants to hear the old music from us, rather than the future, and that is death for an artist. You have to keep moving forward." Harry has an amazing voice, cool one moment and then warm and purring the next. She displays an elastic capacity with this, the first single off the new record, sounding like a sugary Patti Smith before slipping into the vocal persona she is famous for. two times blue [mp3] NECESSARY EVIL track list: 1. Two Times Blue 2. School for Scandal 3. If I Had You 4. Deep End 5. Love With A Vengeance 6. Necessary Evil 7. Charm Redux 8. You're Too Hot 9. Dirty And Deep 10. What Is Love 11. Whiteout 12. Needless To Say 13. Heat Of The Moment 14. Charm Alarm 15. Jen Jen 16. Naked Eye 17. Paradise All songs written by Deborah Harry, Barb Morrison and Charles Nieland except "Dirty And Deep," written by Deborah Harry, Barb Morrison, Charles Nieland and Sean Travis Dempsey; "Charm Alarm," written by Deborah Harry, Barb Morrison, Charles Nieland and Guy Furrow; "Jen Jen," written by Chris Stein; "Naked Eye," written by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein; and "Paradise," written by Roy Nathanson and Bill Ware. All songs produced by Super Buddha except "Jen Jen" & "Naked Eye," produced by Chris Stein; and "Paradise," produced by Bill Ware. Alan Williamson From http://sixeyes.blogspot.com

Here is the breakthrough video for "Denis" which was held off the No1 spot by Kate Bush and "Wurthering Heights"

 

Blondie were one of the first acts to be mashed up and the video below mixing them and The Doors was the first officially approved and officially released "mash up" single.