Parallel Lines
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| Studio album by Blondie | ||||
| Released | September 1978 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1978 at Record Plant, New York | |||
| Genre | New Wave | |||
| Length | 38:11 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis (CHR 1192) | |||
| Producer | Mike Chapman | |||
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| Blondie chronology | ||||
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Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1978 on Chrysalis records. Their most popular and best selling effort, Parallel Lines was the first Blondie album to be produced by Mike Chapman. The album reached number one in the United Kingdom in February 1979. It contains several of the best-known Blondie hits, including "Heart of Glass", "Hanging on the Telephone", "Sunday Girl" and "One Way or Another". Six of the twelve tracks were issued as singles, either in the U.S. or the UK. Parallel Lines is ranked at number 140 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[1], the 18th Greatest Album of All-Time by NME in 2003[2], and the 7th Greatest American Album of All-Time by Blender Magazine. [3] Parallel Lines sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "Hanging on the Telephone" (Jack Lee) – 2:17
- "One Way or Another" (Nigel Harrison, Deborah Harry) – 3:31
- "Picture This" (Jimmy Destri, Harry, Chris Stein) – 2:53
- "Fade Away and Radiate" (Stein) – 3:57
- "Pretty Baby" (Harry, Stein) – 3:16
- "I Know But I Don't Know" (Frank Infante) – 3:53
[edit] Side two
- "11:59" (Destri) – 3:19
- "Will Anything Happen?" (Lee) – 2:55
- "Sunday Girl" (Stein) – 3:01
- "Heart of Glass" (Harry, Stein) – 3:54 *
- "I'm Gonna Love You Too" (Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty, Niki Sullivan) – 2:03
- "Just Go Away" (Harry) – 3:21
* Replaced with "Heart of Glass" (Disco Version) – 5:50 in March 1979.
[edit] 2001 reissue bonus tracks
- "Once I Had a Love (a.k.a. The Disco Song)" [1978 demo] (Harry, Stein) – 3:18
- "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" (live) (Marc Bolan) – 5:30
- "I Know But I Don't Know" (live) (Infante) – 4:35
- "Hanging on the Telephone" (live) (Lee) – 2:21
[edit] 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
- "Heart of Glass" (7 inch Single Version)
- "Sunday Girl" (French Version)
- "Hanging on the Telephone" (Nosebleed Handbag Remix)
- "Fade Away and Radiate" (108 BPM Remix)
[edit] Parallel Lines song
In the liner notes for the Parallel Lines vinyl album, there are lyrics listed for a Parallel Lines song, though no such song exists on the album. The lyrics, written by Debbie Harry, are:
The lines I have written that you read between
The lines on the pages
The lines on the screen
Of lines spoken - I say what I mean.
It's parallel lines that will never meet
Ship in the desert
Ships in the night
Ships that pass in the night
Evangeline stream - Evangeline's dream,
It's parallel lines that will never meet.
[edit] Personnel
- Deborah Harry – Vocals
- Chris Stein – guitar, 12-string guitar, E-bow
- Frank Infante – guitar
- Jimmy Destri – keyboards
- Nigel Harrison – bass guitar
- Clem Burke – drums
- Robert Fripp – guitar on "Fade Away and Radiate"
- Mike Chapman – record producer
- Kevin Flaherty – 2002 reissue producer
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Country | Position |
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| 1978 | United Kingdom | #1 |
| Australia | #2 | |
| United States | #6 | |
| Sweden | #9 | |
| Norway | #16 | |
| Austria | #24 | |
| 2004 | United Kingdom | #60 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
- ^ 2003 NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time - All Time Top 100 Albums
- ^ 100 Greatest American Album of All-Time Link
| Preceded by Action Replay by Various artists |
UK Albums Chart number one album 17 February 1979 - 10 March 1979 |
Succeeded by Spirits Having Flown by Bee Gees |
| Preceded by Saturday Night Fever by Bee Gees |
UK Albums Chart biggest selling album of the year 1979 |
Succeeded by Super Trouper by ABBA |
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