''Blonde and Beyond'' is a

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of recordings by Blondie released on

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in 1993. As of August 9, 2005 it has sold 43,000 copies in United States.

Overview

''Blonde and Beyond'' is a compilation that gathers some of the band's hit

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s like " Heart of Glass", "

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X Offender "X Offender" is the debut single by American band Blondie. Written by Gary Valentine and Debbie Harry for the band's self-titled debut album, '' Blondie'', the song was released as the album's lead single on Private Stock in June 1976. Song i ...

", " Picture This" and " Island Of Lost Souls" along with album tracks, single b-sides and previously unreleased recordings, which include three demos ("Underground Girl", "Scenery" and "Once I Had A Love") and a live

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of T. Rex's " Bang a Gong (Get It On)". Most of the single b-sides and previously unreleased songs included on ''Blonde and Beyond'' have since been recycled as bonus tracks on 2001 reissues of the band's studio albums or other

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compilations.

Track listing

# "Underground Girl" (

Frank Infante Frank Infante (born November 15, 1951) is an American guitarist and bassist best known as a former member of the new wave band Blondie. Early career and Blondie Infante began his music career playing guitar in hard rock and electric blues ...

) - 3:54 #* Demo from ''

Parallel Lines In geometry, parallel lines are coplanar infinite straight lines that do not intersect at any point. Parallel planes are planes in the same three-dimensional space that never meet. '' Parallel curves'' are curves that do not touch each oth ...

'' sessions, 1978 # "English Boys" (

Debbie Harry Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble, July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie (band), Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached on the US charts between 1979 and 1 ...

Chris Stein Christopher Stein (born January 5, 1950) is an American musician and songwriter known as the co-founder and guitarist of the new wave band Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film '' Wild St ...

) - 3:48 #* From the album '' The Hunter'', 1982 # "

Sunday Girl "Sunday Girl" is a song recorded by the American new wave band Blondie, from the band's 1978 album ''Parallel Lines''. Written by guitarist Chris Stein, the song was inspired by Debbie Harry's cat, who was named Sunday Man—the cat had recentl ...

" (French Version) (Stein) - 3:02 #* From the UK 12" single "Sunday Girl", 1978 # "Susie And Jeffrey" (Harry,

Nigel Harrison Nigel Harrison (born 24 April 1951) is an English musician. Harrison spent several years as the bassist of the American rock band Blondie during the 1970s and 1980s. Life and career Harrison grew up in Princes Risborough, a small town in the ...

) - 4:08 #* B-side of "

The Tide Is High "The Tide Is High" is a 1967 rocksteady song written by John Holt, originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group the Paragons, with Holt as lead singer. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a cover versi ...

" single, 1980 # "Shayla" (Stein) - 3:56 #* From the album ''

Eat to the Beat ''Eat to the Beat'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on September 28, 1979, by Chrysalis Records. The album spent a year on the US ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at , and was one of ''Billboard''s top 10 albums ...

'', 1979 # "

" (Neil Levenson) - 2:17 #* From the album ''

Plastic Letters ''Plastic Letters'' is the second studio album by American rock band Blondie, released in February 1978 by Chrysalis Records. An earlier version with a rearranged track listing was released in Japan in late December 1977. Overview This is the ...

'', 1978 # "

" (Harry, Gary Valentine) - 3:11 #* From the album '' Blondie'', 1977 # "Poets Problem" (

Jimmy Destri Jimmy Destri (born James Mollica, April 13, 1954) is an American musician, and the original and longest-serving keyboardist for the band Blondie. Background Destri is of Italian descent. His father was a novelist who also wrote screenplays an ...

) - 2:19 #* B-side to "

(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" is a song by the American band Blondie, from their 1978 album '' Plastic Letters''. Written by former Blondie bassist Gary Valentine, the song was based on the telepathic connections that Valentine b ...

" single, 1978 # "Scenery" (Valentine) - 3:08 #* Demo from ''Blondie'' sessions, 1976 # " Picture This" (Harry, Stein, Destri) - 2:55 #* From the album ''Parallel Lines'', 1978 # "Angels on the Balcony" (Laura Davis, Destri) - 3:37 #* From the album ''

Autoamerican ''Autoamerican'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Blondie. It was released in November 1980 and reached in the UK charts, in the US, and in Australia. The album spawned two singles, "The Tide Is High" and "Rapture". "The Tide ...

'', 1980 # "Once I Had a Love" (Harry, Stein) - 3:11 #* The early version of " Heart of Glass", 1976. # "

I'm Gonna Love You Too "I'm Gonna Love You Too" is a song written by Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan and Norman Petty, originally recorded by Buddy Holly in 1957 and released as a single in 1958. It was covered 20 years later by American new wave band Blondie and r ...

" ( Joe B. Mauldin,

Niki Sullivan Niki Sullivan (June 23, 1937 – April 6, 2004) was an American rock and roll guitarist, born in South Gate, California. He was one of the three original members of Buddy Holly's backing band, the Crickets. Though he lost interest within a few ...

Norman Petty Norman Petty (May 25, 1927 – August 15, 1984) was an American musician, record producer, publisher, and radio station owner. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of early rock & roll. With Vi Ann Petty—his wife and vocalist—he ...

) - 2:08 #* From the album ''Parallel Lines'', 1978 # " Island of Lost Souls" (Stein, Harry) - 3:49 #* Original version appears on album '' The Hunter'', 1982 # " Call Me" (Spanish Version) (

Giorgio Moroder Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer and music producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering Euro disco and electronic dance music. His work ...

, Harry) - 3:31 #* From the 12" single "Call Me", 1980 # " Heart of Glass" (Disco Version) (Harry, Stein) - 5:48 #* Original version appears on the album ''Parallel Lines'', 1978 # "

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" (Live) (

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) - 3:30 #* From the soundtrack album " Roadie", 1980 # " Bang a Gong (Get It On)" (Live) (

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) - 5:22 #* Recorded live at

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on November 4, 1978. # "

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" (Live) (

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) - 6:28 #* Recorded live at The

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on January 12, 1980. From the UK 12" single " Atomic", 1980 *Tracks 1, 9, 12, 18 were previously unreleased

Personnel

;Blondie *

Deborah Harry Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble, July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached on the US charts between 1979 and 1981. Born in M ...

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Clem Burke Clement Anthony Burke (né Bozewski; November 24, 1954 – April 6, 2025) was an American musician best known as the drummer for the band Blondie. He joined the band shortly after its formation in 1975 and remained with Blondie throughout the b ...

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– keyboards *

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– guitar ;Additional musicians *

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- guitar (track 19) ; Production * Bruce Harris - executive producer * Dan Loggins - compilation producer, audio mixer (track 12) * Larry Walsh - mastering, audio mixer (track 12) * Vincent M. Vero - project coordinator, discography research * Ira Robbins - liner notes * Henry Marquez - artwork/art direction * Susan Bibeau - artwork/design * Blondie - producers (tracks 17, 18) *

Mike Chapman Michael Donald Chapman (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suzi Quatro ...

- producer (tracks 1 to 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16) *

Richard Gottehrer Richard Gottehrer (born June 12, 1940) is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive. His career began as a Brill Building songwriter in the 1960s. His first number one record as a songwriter and producer was " My Boyfr ...

- producer (tracks 6 to 9) *

- producer (track 15) * Chris Stein - producer (track 19) * Jimmy Destri - producer (track 19) * Paddy Maloney - producer (track 19) * The producer of track 12 is unknown

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blonde And Beyond Blondie (band) compilation albums 1993 compilation albums Chrysalis Records compilation albums