''Necessary Evil'', is the fifth solo album by the American singer Debbie Harry, Deborah Harry. Released in September 2007, it was her first solo album in fourteen years. The album contains fourteen tracks (seventeen in some territories), including the first single "Two Times Blue", released on the iTunes Store on June 6, 2007. Harry promoted the album on Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour 2007, performing a number of songs from the album. Upon its release in the UK, it debuted at #86. In the US, it debuted at #37 on the Independent Chart.
In several interviews, Harry said the album was recorded slowly. At first, the project was just a handful of songs from over a few years that she had never intended to develop into a full album. Then, before she knew it, she was working with Barb Morrison and Charles Nieland of production tea
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On January 18, 2008, an official music video for "If I Had You (Debbie Harry song), If I Had You" was released.
Debbie Harry – If I Had You – Free Music Videos on ARTISTdirect Network
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Track listing
Personnel
*Debbie Harry, Deborah Harry – vocals, guitar (track 8), percussion instrument, percussion (track 10)
;With:
*Tracks 1–14
**Super Buddha – all Musical instrument, instruments, except as noted
**Mark Marone – drum kit, drums (tracks 2–4, 14)
**Sean Travis Dempsey – keyboard instrument, keyboards and drum programming (track 9)
**Miss Guy – additional vocals (track 14)
*Tracks 15–16
**Chris Stein – all instruments
*Track 17
**Roy Nathanson – saxophone
**Bill Ware – all other instruments
Release history
References
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Debbie Harry albums
2007 albums
Eleven Seven Label Group albums
Albums produced by Chris Stein
Albums produced by Barb Morrison
Albums produced by Bill Ware