The Best of Blondie

by Blondie

The Best of Blondie cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 31 October 1981
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 48:48

Artists on this release: Frank Infante, Chris Stein, Richard Gottehrer, Jimmy Destri, Mike Chapman, Giorgio Moroder, Deborah Harry, Clem Burke, Nigel Harrison

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released precisely as their commercial momentum began to wane, 'The Best of Blondie' is an impeccable, hit-stuffed document of the New York quintet's incredible versatility. The sequence traces their seamless, highly successful evolution from CBGB-era punk rock pioneers into genre-hopping purveyors of disco, reggae, and early rap-infused pop. Anchored by Debbie Harry's detached cool, it serves as the ultimate summary of the band that brought the new wave underground to the global mainstream.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Heart Of Glass - Special Mix (4:34)
  2. Denis (2:17)
  3. The Tide Is High (4:39)
  4. In The Flesh (2:31)
  5. Sunday Girl (3:04)
  6. Dreaming (3:06)
  7. Hanging On The Telephone (2:22)
  8. Rapture (5:35)
  9. Picture This (2:57)
  10. Union City Blue - Single Version (3:22)
  11. (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear (2:42)
  12. Call Me (3:32)
  13. Atomic (4:40)
  14. Rip Her To Shreads (3:21)

Credits

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