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Blondie Information
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'Blondie' is an American rock band that first gained fame in the 1970s and early 1980s.
They first formed in August 1974 when guitarist Chris Stein met Deborah Harry from a little known band, The Wind In The Willows, and formed the band with the remnants of his band, The Stillettos. They were joined by drummer Clem Burke, keyboard player Jimmy Destri and bass player Gary Valentine. They then became regulars at New York's Club 51 and CBGB's. They got their first record deal with Private Stock Records in the mid 70s, and released their debut album Blondie in 1976, along with the single "X-Offender". Private Stock Records was then bought out by U.K based company Chrysalis Records. The album was re-released in 1977; by this time Valentine had been replaced by Nigel Harrison, and another guitarist Frank Infante was added. The single "Rip Her To Shreds" was released at this time.
The band released a further five studio albums, each exhibiting a stylistic progression from the last. Blondie is known for incorporating elements in their work from numerous subgenres of popular music, including punk, new wave, disco, and hip hop.
The band broke up in 1982, and Harry established a successful solo and acting career. In 1999, the band reformed, without Harrison and Infante, and in the U.K., achieved a number 1 single, "Maria", and a number 3 album, No Exit. They released the album The Curse of Blondie in October 2003, followed by the single "Good Boys".
As of 2005, Blondie continues to tour and record. They are also the only American band to have had UK No. 1 singles during the 1970s, '80s and '90s.
In November of 2005, it was announced that they would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Band members
*Tish Bellomo - backing vocals
*Stacy Bellomo - backing vocals
*Clem Burke - percussion
*Paul Carbonara - guitar
*Jimmy Destri - keyboards
*Leigh Foxx - bass
*Nigel Harrison - bass
*Deborah Harry - lead vocals
*Frank Infante - guitar
*Kevin Patrick aka Kevin Topping - keyboards
*Chris Stein - guitar
*Gary Valentine aka Gary Lachman - bass
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | US | UK |
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| 1976 | Blondie | - | - | | 1977 | Plastic Letters | 72 | 10 | | 1978 | Parallel Lines | 6 | 1 | | 1979 | Eat to the Beat | 17 | 1 | | 1980 | Autoamerican | 7 | 1 | | 1981 | The Best Of Blondie | 30 | 4 | | 1982 | The Hunter | 33 | 9 | | 1991 | The Complete Picture - The Very Best Of Deborah Harry And Blondie | - | 3 | | 1995 | Beautiful - The Remix Album | - | 25 | | 1998 | Atomic - The Very Best of Blondie | - | 12 | | 1999 | No Exit | 18 | 3 | | 1999 | Live | - | - | | 2002 | Greatest Hits | - | 38 | | 2003 | The Curse of Blondie | 160 | 36 | | 2004 | Live By Request | - | - | | 2005 | Best Of : Sight & Sound | - | - | |
Singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | UK singles | Album |
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| 1976 | "X Offender" | - | - | Blondie | | 1976 | "In the Flesh" | - | - | Blondie | | 1976 | "Rip Her To Shreds" | - | - | Blondie | | 1977 | "Denis" | - | 2 | Plastic Letters | | 1977 | "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear" | - | 10 | Plastic Letters | | 1978 | "Picture This" | - | 12 | Parallel Lines | | 1978 | "I'm Gonna Love You Too" | - | - | Parallel Lines | | 1978 | "Hanging On The Telephone" | - | 5 | Parallel Lines | | 1979 | "Heart of Glass" | 1 | 1 | Parallel Lines | | 1979 | "Sunday Girl" | - | 1 | Parallel Lines | | 1979 | "One Way Or Another" | 24 | - | Parallel Lines | | 1979 | "Dreaming" | 27 | 2 | Eat to the Beat | | 1979 | "Union City Blue" | - | 13 | Eat to the Beat | | 1980 | "The Hardest Part" | 84 | - | Eat to the Beat | | 1980 | "Call Me" | 1 | 1 | American Gigolo soundtrack | | 1980 | "Atomic" | 39 | 1 | Eat to the Beat | | 1980 | "The Tide Is High" | 1 | 1 | Autoamerican | | 1981 | "Rapture" | 1 | 5 | Autoamerican | | 1982 | "Island Of Lost Souls" | 37 | 11 | The Hunter | | 1982 | "War Child" | - | 39 | The Hunter | | 1999 | "Maria" | 82 | 1 | No Exit | | 1999 | "Nothing Is Real But the Girl" | - | 26 | No Exit | | 2003 | "Good Boys" | - | 12 | The Curse Of Blondie | |
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