BLONDIE: THE HUNTER
Blondie end their first era with arguably the most average effort they could have come up with. Even before listening to The Hunter, you'll realize this isn't the same Blondie that gave us albums such as Parallel Lines or Eat To The Beat. With an album cover that features a slightly older, maturer Deborah Harry complete with unmistakeable cheesy 80s hairdo, and who is surrounded by five other men who look as if they can't wait to get on with their own lives, The Hunter very rarely suggests a band which is at the height of its career. So it probably isn't sheer coincidence then, that the band decided to call it a day after their sixth full length album was released, leaving Deborah Harry to pursue her not-as-successful solo career. The Hunter was only made because they still owed Chrysalis an album on their contract, and it sounds like the obligatory record it was. The Hunter aptly marks the end of Blondie's first era, and though the band had only been together for a mere eight years, they would return in 1999 to show everyone they weren't quite finished yet.
Tracklist:
1.Orchid Club 2.Island Of Lost Souls 3.Dragonfly 4.For Your Eyes Only 5.The Beast 6.War Child 7.Little Caesar 8.Danceway 9.(Can I) Find The Right Words (To Say) 10.English Boys 11.The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
Lineup:
Clem Burke - drums, Jimmy Destri - keyboards, Nigel Harrison - bass, Debbie Harry - vocals, Frank Infante - guitar. Chris Stein - guitar. Additional musicians: Robert Aaron - horn arrangements, saxophone, Sammy Figueroa - percussion, Manual Badrena - percussion, Roger Squitero - percussion, Janice G. Pendarvis - back-up vocals on "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game", Zachary Sanders - back-up vocals on "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game"