BLONDIE: PARALLEL LINES
The album is a classic, with Debbie Harry's vocals, looks and charisma taking the starring role. Parallel Lines was the album that established Blondie as one of the biggest bands in the world, and kings of New Wave. Well, if the band were kings of New Wave, then singer Debbie Harry was queen. With her gorgeous looks, which graced many a poster on a teenage boys bedroom wall, and her distinctive, manson-ite voice, she was the face and voice of the band. Pretty much every poster, album cover, picture of the band featured her so heavily many thought she was Blondie. Parallel Lines was an album for the ages. It sold 20 million records, was the biggest selling album in the UK for 1979, it changed the face of music after punk crashed and burnt, and for any Blondie or new wave fan is great listening.
Tracklist:
1.Hanging On The Telephone 2.One Way Or Another 3.Picture This 4.Fade Away (And Radiate) 5.Pretty Baby 6.I Know But I Don't Know 7.11.59 8.Will Anything Happen 9.Sunday Girl 10.Heart Of Glass 11.I'm Gonna Love You Too 12.Just Go Away
Lineup:
Jimmy Destri - electronic keyboards, Frank Infante - guitar, co-lead vocals on "I Know But I Don't Know", Chris Stein - guitar, 12-string, E-bow, Nigel Harrison - bass, Clem Burke - Premier drums, Deborah Harry - vocals. Additional musicians: Mike Chapman - production, backing vocals on "Hanging On The Telephone", Robert Fripp - guitar on "Fade Away (And Radiate)"