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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanging on the TelephoneJack Lee | Blondie | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | One Way or AnotherNigel Harrison, Debbie Harry | Blondie | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Picture ThisJimmy Destri, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein | Blondie | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Fade Away and RadiateChris Stein | Blondie | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Pretty BabyDebbie Harry, Chris Stein | Blondie | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | I Know But I Don't KnowFrank Infante | Blondie | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | 11:59Jimmy Destri | Blondie | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Will Anything Happen?Jack Lee | Blondie | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Sunday GirlChris Stein | Blondie | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Heart of GlassDebbie Harry, Chris Stein | Blondie | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 43 MB |
| 11 | I'm Gonna Love You TooJoe Mauldin, Norman Petty, Niki Sullivan | Blondie | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 12 | Just Go AwayDebbie Harry | Blondie | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 13 | Once I Had a Love (AKA the Disco Song)Debbie Harry, Chris Stein | Blondie | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 14 | Bang a Gong (Get It on)Marc Bolan | Blondie | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 15 | I Know But I Don't KnowFrank Infante | Blondie | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 16 | Hanging on the TelephoneJack Lee | Blondie | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 56 mins | 128 MB | |||||
| 56 mins | 401 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Azzopardi | Reissue Coordination |
| 2 | Kevin Bartley | Mastering, Reissue Mastering |
| 3 | Blondie | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Marc Bolan | Composer |
| 5 | Clem Burke | Drums |
| 6 | Mike Chapman | Liner Notes, Producer, Reissue Liner Notes |
| 7 | Peter Coleman | Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Production Assistant |
| 8 | Jimmy Destri | Composer, Keyboards |
| 9 | Frank Duarte | Illustrations |
| 10 | Edo | Photography |
| 11 | Robert Fisher | Design, Reissue Design |
| 12 | Kevin Flaherty | Producer, Reissue Compiler, Reissue Producer |
| 13 | Robert Fripp | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 14 | Armando Gallo | Photography, Reissue Photography |
| 15 | Steve Hall | Mastering |
| 16 | Nigel Harrison | Bass, Composer |
| 17 | Debbie Harry | Composer, Vocals |
| 18 | Frank Infante | Composer, Guitar |
| 19 | Bryan Kelley | Producer, Reissue Producer |
| 20 | Jack Lee | Composer |
| 21 | Peter C. Leeds | Management |
| 22 | Joe Mauldin | Composer |
| 23 | Kenny Nemes | Project Manager, Reissue Coordination |
| 24 | Norman Petty | Composer |
| 25 | Ramey Communications | Art Direction, Design |
| 26 | Jerry Rodriguez | Lettering |
| 27 | Greg Russell | Assistant Engineer |
| 28 | Chris Stein | Composer, E-Bow, Guitar, Guitar (12 String) |
| 29 | Niki Sullivan | Composer |
| 30 | Darren Wong | Art Direction |
| 31 | Neil Zlozower | Photography, Reissue Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |