Eat to the Beat
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Eat to the Beat was Blondie's fourth studio album. It reached number one on the UK album charts in October 1979.
Blondie released three U.K. singles from this album ("Dreaming", "Union City Blue" and "Atomic"). Three singles were released in the U.S. ("Dreaming", "Atomic" and "The Hardest Part").
The album includes such diverse styles as punk, reggae, and funk as well as a lullaby.
Eat to the Beat was the first ever video album, meaning it was commercially released on home video simultaneously with the audio album. Every song on the album has a corresponding music video.
Deborah Harry mentioned during the UK tour for this album that she enjoyed singing "Accidents Never Happen" and "Shayla" the most.
The album was reissued in the year 2001, with four bonus tracks.
Track listing
- "Dreaming" (Debbie Harry, Chris Stein) – 3:08
- "The Hardest Part" (Harry, Stein) – 3:42
- "Union City Blue" (Nigel Harrison, Harry) – 3:21
- "Shayla" (Stein) – 3:57
- "Eat to the Beat" (Harrison, Harry) – 2:40
- "Accidents Never Happen" (Jimmy Destri) – 4:15
- "Die Young, Stay Pretty" (Harry, Stein) – 3:34
- "Slow Motion" (Laura Davis, Destri) – 3:28
- "Atomic" (Destri, Harry) – 4:40
- "Sound-A-Sleep" (Harry, Stein) – 4:18
- "Victor" (Harry, Frank Infante) – 3:19
- "Living in the Real World" (Destri) – 2:53
Bonus Tracks (2001 CD reissue)
- "Die Young Stay Pretty" [Live] (Harry, Stein) – 3:27
- "Seven Rooms of Gloom" [Live] (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.) – 2:48
- "Heroes" [Live] (David Bowie, Brian Eno) – 6:19
- "Ring of Fire" [Live] (June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore) – 3:30
