Parallel Lines [LP]

by Blondie

Overview

Blondie turned to British pop producer Mike Chapman for their third album, on which they abandoned any pretensions to new wave legitimacy (just in time, given the decline of the new wave) and emerged as a pure pop band. But it wasn't just Chapman that made Parallel Lines Blondie's best album; it was the band's own songwriting, including Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, and James Destri's "Picture This," and Harry and Stein's "Heart of Glass," and Harry and new bass player Nigel Harrison's "One Way or Another," plus two contributions from nonbandmember Jack Lee, "Will Anything Happen?" and "Hanging on the Telephone." That was enough to give Blondie a number one on both sides of the Atlantic with "Heart of Glass" and three more U.K. hits, but what impresses is the album's depth and consistency -- album tracks like "Fade Away and Radiate" and "Just Go Away" are as impressive as the songs pulled for singles. The result is state-of-the-art pop/rock circa 1978, with Harry's tough-girl glamour setting the pattern that would be exploited over the next decade by a host of successors led by Madonna. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	12/16/2016
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0600753550342
Rank:	27500

Tracks

1. Hanging on the Telephone
2. On 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. Heary of Glass
11. I'm Gonna Love You Too
12. Just Go Away

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Blondie   Primary Artist
Chris Stein   E-Bow,Guitar,Guitar (12 String)
Debbie Harry   Vocals
Robert Fripp   Guitar
Jimmy Destri   Keyboards
Nigel Harrison   Bass
Clem Burke   Drums
Frank Infante   Guitar,Vocals
Mike Chapman   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

The Black Dog   Remix Engineer
Kevin Flaherty   Producer,Reissue Compiler,Reissue Producer
Chris Stein   Composer
Edo   Photography
Debbie Harry   Composer
Robert Fisher   Design,Reissue Design
Peter Coleman   Engineer,Assistant Engineer,Production Assistant
Niki Sullivan   Composer
Jimmy Destri   Composer
Nigel Harrison   Composer
Norman Petty   Composer
Bryan Kelley   Producer,Reissue Producer
Marc Bolan   Composer
Kevin Bartley   Mastering,Reissue Mastering
Frank Infante   Composer
Steve Hall   Mastering
Joe Mauldin   Composer
Mike Chapman   Producer,Liner Notes,Reissue Liner Notes
Kenny Nemes   Project Manager,Reissue Coordination
Neil Zlozower   Photography,Reissue Photography
Jerry Rodriguez   Lettering
Darren Wong   Art Direction
Ramey Communications   Design,Art Direction
Greg Russell   Assistant Engineer
Peter C. Leeds   Management
Michelle Azzopardi   Reissue Coordination
Armando Gallo   Photography,Reissue Photography
Mick Shiner   Remix Engineer
Jack Lee   Composer
Frank Duarte   Illustrations
Niki Martin Sullivan   Composer