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Blondie was the most commercially successful band to emerge from the much-vaunted punk/new wave movement of the late '70s. The group was formed in New York City in August 1974 by singer Deborah Harry (b. July 1, 1945, Miami), formerly of Wind in the Willows, and guitarist Chris Stein (b. January 5, 1950, Brooklyn) out of the remnants of Harry's previous group, the Stilettos. The lineup fluctuated over the next year. Drummer Clement Burke (b. November 24, 1955, New York) joined in May 1975. Bassist Gary Valentine joined in August. In October, keyboard...[more]

 

 

 

The basic Blondie sextet was augmented, or replaced, by numerous session musicians (including lots of uncredited horn and string players) for the group's fifth album, Autoamerican, on which they continued to expand their stylistic range, with greater success, at least on certain tracks, than they had on Eat to the Beat. A cover of Jamaican group the Paragons' "The Tide Is High," released in advance of the album, became a gold-selling number one single, as did the rap pastiche "Rapture,"   [ read more ]

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The basic Blondie sextet was augmented, or replaced, by numerous session musicians (including lots of uncredited horn and string players) for the group's fifth album, Autoamerican, on which they continued to expand their stylistic range, with greater success, at least on certain tracks, than they had on Eat to the Beat. A cover of Jamaican group the Paragons' "The Tide Is High," released in advance of the album, became a gold-selling number one single, as did the rap pastiche "Rapture,"   [ read more ]

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The basic Blondie sextet was augmented, or replaced, by numerous session musicians (including lots of uncredited horn and string players) for the group's fifth album, Autoamerican, on which they continued to expand their stylistic range, with greater success, at least on certain tracks, than they had on Eat to the Beat. A cover of Jamaican group the Paragons' "The Tide Is High," released in advance of the album, became a gold-selling number one single, as did the rap pastiche "Rapture,"   [ read more ]

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The basic Blondie sextet was augmented, or replaced, by numerous session musicians (including lots of uncredited horn and string players) for the group's fifth album, Autoamerican, on which they continued to expand their stylistic range, with greater success, at least on certain tracks, than they had on Eat to the Beat. A cover of Jamaican group the Paragons' "The Tide Is High," released in advance of the album, became a gold-selling number one single, as did the rap pastiche "Rapture,"   [ read more ]

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CEMA Special Markets' Back to Back Hits features a selection of four or five songs each from two separate artists -- in this case, four songs each from Blondie and Pat Benatar. Blondie fairs better, since each song -- "Call Me," "Heart of Glass," "The Tide Is High," "Rapture" -- was a hit, while Pat Benatar only has "Heartbreaker," "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," and "Love Is a Battlefield," balanced by the lesser-known "We Live for Love." The pairing really doesn't m   [ read more ]

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CEMA Special Markets' Back to Back Hits features a selection of four or five songs each from two separate artists -- in this case, four songs each from Blondie and Pat Benatar. Blondie fairs better, since each song -- "Call Me," "Heart of Glass," "The Tide Is High," "Rapture" -- was a hit, while Pat Benatar only has "Heartbreaker," "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," and "Love Is a Battlefield," balanced by the lesser-known "We Live for Love." The pairing really doesn't m   [ read more ]

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Capitol's 2005 release The Best of Blondie is a repackaging of CEMA's ten-track 1999 budget-line collection The Best of Blondie; the only thing different is the cover art, which is more appealing on this latter-day reissue. Although it is missing some great songs, it does contain most of the band's biggest hits, including "Call Me," "One Way or Another," "Hanging on the Telephone," "Heart of Glass," "Rapture," and "The Tide Is High." While there are more comprehensive and more    [ read more ]

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Capitol's 2005 release The Best of Blondie is a repackaging of CEMA's ten-track 1999 budget-line collection The Best of Blondie; the only thing different is the cover art, which is more appealing on this latter-day reissue. Although it is missing some great songs, it does contain most of the band's biggest hits, including "Call Me," "One Way or Another," "Hanging on the Telephone," "Heart of Glass," "Rapture," and "The Tide Is High." While there are more comprehensive and more    [ read more ]

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