Best of Blondie [Collectables]

Performer: Blondie
Distributor: Gotham Distributing Corp.

Notes: Originally issued as an EMI Special Products collection, Collectables' The Best of Blondie is a somewhat skimpy compilation, offering just ten songs from the band. Granted, they happen to be ten of Blondie's best songs, including "Call Me," "One Way or Another," "Heart of Glass," and "The Tide Is High"; only "Island of Lost Souls" isn't among the band's best work. The fact that the collection focuses mostly on the purely pop part of Blondie's career will make it appealing to casual fans, but there are more interesting and complete collections available even within the budget range. ~ Heather Phares

Although the press and public were initially focused on singer Debbie Harry's model-like good looks, Blondie was one of the first new wave bands of the 1970s to experiment with other musical styles. Beginning as part of the '70s CBGB scene in New York, the band experienced massive commercial success when they merged their '60s girl-group-influenced punky pop with disco, reggae, and rap. After the group disbanded in the early '80s, Harry went on to a solo career and acted in numerous films. Blondie had a successful reunion in the late '90s, touring and releasing an album of new material that showed they were far from done.

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