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"Rapture" is a song by American rock band Blondie from their fifth studio album Autoamerican (1980). Written by band members Debbie Harry and Chris Stein , and produced by Mike Chapman , the song was released as the second and final single from Autoamerican on January 12, 1981, by Chrysalis Records .
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. [7] Autoamerican is the fifth studio album by American rock band Blondie. It was released in November 1980 [8] and reached No. 3 in the UK charts, No. 7 in the US, and No. 8 in Australia. The album spawned two singles, "The Tide Is High" and "Rapture". "The Tide Is High" hit number one in several countries ...
Upon its release in 1982, "Island of Lost Souls" was not one of Blondie's biggest hits, only reaching the Top 10 in Belgium, although it did top the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart. It peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 (becoming Blondie's final U.S. Top 40 hit on that chart to date), and also reached No. 11 in the United Kingdom.
Blondie is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1974 by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. [ 1] The band was a pioneer in the American new wave genre and scene of the mid-1970s. The band's first two albums contained strong elements of punk and new wave, and although highly successful in the UK and Australia, Blondie was ...
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 version by the American band Blondie became a US and UK number one hit. [ 2 ]
Released: February 1980 (UK), April 1980 (US) Eat to the Beat is the fourth studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on September 28, 1979, by Chrysalis Records. The album was certified Platinum in the United States, where it spent a year on the Billboard 200. Peaking at No. 17, it was one of Billboard ' s top 10 albums of 1980. [ 1]
Singles. 38. Blondie performing at Summercase 2008 in Barcelona. Since 1976 the American new wave band Blondie has released 11 studio albums, 4 live albums, 14 compilation albums, 3 remix albums, 3 EPs, and 38 singles. The band has sold an estimated 40 million albums.
Duran Duran, Blondie, Simple Minds, Interpol to Headline 2024 Cruel World Festival With 30 bands spread across three stages, even the most ardent new waver couldn’t sprint back and forth and ...