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Line-Up (2010):

Deborah Harry - voc,g
Chris Stein - voc,g
Tommy Kessler - g
Leigh Foxx - bg,voc
Matt Katz-Bohen - kb
Clem Burke - ds

Former Members:

Ivan Kral (g, 10/74-8/75); Eddie Martinez (g, 5/75-82, 11/77 není v sestavě); Paul Carbonara (g, cca 10/99-cca 11/02)
Fred 'Sonic' Smith (bg, 8/74-8/75); Gary Valentine (bg, 8/75-7/77); Frank Infante (bg,g, 7/77-78) až do 10/82?; Nigel Harrison (bg, 11/77-4/81, 8/96-?)
Billy O'Connor (ds, 8/74-8/75)
Jimmy Destri (kb, 5/75-10/82, 8/96-cca 6/98, cca 7/03); Kevin Topping (kb, cca 11/02)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Blondie (in the UK 4.11.77, Chrysalis) produced by: Richard Gottehrer	4/1976	Private Stock		75
2.	Plastic Letters produced by: Richard Gottehrer	03.02.1978	Chrysalis		10	72
3.	Parallel Lines produced by: Mike Chapman	15.09.1978	Chrysalis		1	6
4.	Eat To The Beat produced by: Mike Chapman	28.09.1979	Chrysalis		1	14
5.	Auto-American	11/1980	Chrysalis		3	6
6.	The Best Of Blondie	23.10.1981	Chrysalis		4	30
7.	The Hunter produced by: Mike Chapman	07.05.1982	Chrysalis		9	33
8.	Once More Into The Bleach - Greatest Hits	12/1988	Chrysalis		50
9.	The Complete Picture - The Very Best Of Blondie	3/1991	Chrysalis		3
10.	Blondie Hit Collection	3/1991	FM-Revolver
11.	Blonde And Beyond: Rarities And Oddities	1/1994	Chrysalis
12.	The Platinum Collection (2CD)	31.10.1994	Chrysalis
13.	Beautiful - The Remix Album	17.07.1995	Chrysalis		25
14.	Remixed Remade Remodeled	1995	Chrysalis
15.	Picture This Live	1997	Chrysalis
16.	Atomic - The Very Best Of Blondie	13.07.1998	EMI		12
17.	Atomic - Atomix	1/1999	2CD		12
18.	No Exit produced by: Craig Leon	08.02.1999	America's Beyond Music/BMG		3	18
19.	Essential Collection	29.06.1999
20.	Livid - Live Around The World	24.01.2000	Beyond
21.	Greatest Hits	01.10.2002	Capitol		38
22.	Best Of Blondie	15.04.2003	Collectables
23.	The Curse Of Blondie (in the USA 6.4.2004, Sanctuary)	06.10.2003	Epic		36	160
24.	Singles Box	10.08.2004	Capitol
25.	Live by Request	14.09.2004	Sanctuary
26.	Live	16.11.2004	Eagle
27.	Maximum Blondie: The Unauthorised Biography Of Blondie	14.12.2004	Orchard
28.	Best of Blondie	02.08.2005	Capitol
29.	Back to Back Hits & Pat Benatar	30.08.2005	EMI
30.	Greatest Hits: Sight & Sound	07.11.2005	EMI		48
31.	Best Live	28.11.2005	Teichiku
32.	Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision	07.03.2006	Capitol
33.	Live in Toronto	12.09.2006	Movie Play
34.	Forever Blondie	18.09.2007	Madacy Special Mkts
35.	Holiday Gift Pack	20.11.2007	Capitol
36.	Best of Blondie	26.02.2008	Caroline
37.	Platinum	25.03.2008	EMI
38.	Collection	14.04.2008	EMI
39.	Best of Blondie	15.04.2008	Capitol
40.	Singles Collection: 1977-1982 (2CD)	23.10.2009	Chrysalis
41.	10 Great Songs	12.01.2010	Capitol
42.	At the BBC	12.10.2010	EMI
43.	Panic Of Girls produced by: Jeff Saltzman/Kato Khandwala	01.06.2011	Five Seven		73
44.	Original Album Classics	04.10.2011	Sony
45.	Essential	27.10.2011	EMI Gold
46.	Ghosts Of Download / Blondie 4(0) Ever: Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux (2CD) produced by: Jeff Saltzman	12.05.2014	Noble ID		16	109
47.	Blondie: Studio Albums 1976-1982 (6LP box set)	26.11.2014	UMC
48.	The Old Waldorf, SF CA, 21st September 1977: Early and Late Shows	06.04.2015	Roxvox
49.	In The Flesh	04.06.2015	Sonic Boom
50.	Paradise Ballroom	07.07.2015	F.M. in Concert Series
51.	Greatest Hits in Concert: The Halcyon Years 1977-99	25.11.2016	Anglo Atlantic
52.	Pollinator produced by: John Congleton featuring: Sia, Joan Jett, Laurie Anderson, Charli XCX, Johnny Marr, Dev Hynes, Dave Sitek, Nick Valensi	05.05.2017	BMG		4	63
53.	Against The Odds 1974-1982 (8CD box set)	26.08.2022	UMC		25

Jimmy Destri:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Heart On A Wall produced by: Michael Kamen	18.12.1981	Chrysalis

Deborah Harry:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Koo Koo produced by: Nile Rodgers/Bernard Edwards	31.07.1981	Chrysalis		6	23
2.	Rockbird	11/1986	Chrysalis		31	97
3.	Deaf, Dumb And Blond	10/1989	Chrysalis		12	123
4.	Debravation produced by: Arthur Baker	12.07.1993	Chrysalis		23
5.	"Live" In Spain & The Jazz Passangers	7/1998
6.	Necessary Evil	08.10.2007	Eleven Seven		86

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	X Offender / In The Sun (v USA)	05.11.1976	Private Stock
2.	In The Flesh / Man Overboard (v USA)	2/1977	Private Stock
3.	In The Flesh / X Offender (v GB)	20.05.1977	Private Stock
4.	Rip Her To Shreds / In The Flesh / X Offender	11.11.1977	Chrysalis
5.	Denis / Contact In Red Square / Kung Fu Girls produced by: Richard Gottehrer	03.02.1978	Chrysalis	1
6.	(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear / Poet's Problem / Detroit 442 produced by: Richard Gottehrer	28.04.1978	Chrysalis	10
7.	Picture This / Fade Away (And Radiate) produced by: Mike Chapman	18.08.1978	Chrysalis	8
8.	I'm Gonna Love You Too / Just Go Away (v USA)	9/1978	Chrysalis
9.	Hanging On The Telephone / Will Anything Happen	27.10.1978	Chrysalis	1
10.	Hangin' On The Telephone / Fade Away And Radiate (v USA)	11/1978	Chrysalis
11.	Heart Of Glass / Rifle Range 12" + Heart Of Glass (instrumental)	19.01.1979	Chrysalis	1
12.	Heart Of Glass / 11:59	2/1979	Chrysalis		1
13.	Sunday Girl / I Know But I Don't Know	5/1979	Chrysalis	1
14.	One Way Or Another / Just Go Away	5/1979	Chrysalis		22
15.	Dreamin' / Living In The Real World	9/1979	Chrysalis		20
16.	Dreaming / Sound Asleep	21.09.1979	Chrysalis	2
17.	Union City Blue / Living In The Real World	16.11.1979	Chrysalis	12
18.	The Hardest Part / Sound-A-Sleep	12/1979	Chrysalis		84
19.	Atomic / Die Young Stay Pretty	1/1980	Chrysalis	1	39
20.	Call Me / Call Me (Instrumental) produced by: Giorgio Moroder	29.02.1980	Chrysalis	1	1
21.	The Tide Is High / Suzie And Jeffrey	10/1980	Chrysalis	1	1
22.	Rapture / Walk Like Me 12" + Live It Up	16.01.1981	Chrysalis	5	1
23.	Island Of Lost Souls / Dragonfly	5/1982	Chrysalis	7	37
24.	War Child / Little Caesar	09.07.1982	Chrysalis	18
25.	Denis / Picture This	2/1987	Old Gold
26.	Sunday Girl / Hanging On The Telephone	2/1987	Old Gold
27.	Call Me / Union City Blue	2/1987	Old Gold
28.	Heart Of Glass / The Tide Is High	2/1987	Old Gold
29.	Dreaming / Atomic	2/1987	Old Gold
30.	Denis (remix) / Rapture (remix) 12",CD + Heart Of Glass (remix) / Atomic (remix)	11/1988	Chrysalis	50
31.	Call Me / Call Me (version) 12",CD + Backfired	2/1989	Chrysalis	61
32.	Atomic (Diddy Remixes) CD + Sunday Girl / Union City Blues	29.08.1994	Chrysalis	19
33.	Heart Of Glass (Diddy Remixes) / Call Me MC + Rapture / Atomic	12.06.1995	Chrysalis	15
34.	Union City Blue (remix) / I Feel Love (live)	10/1995	Chrysalis	31
35.	Atomic (Remix)	06.07.1998
36.	Maria	18.01.1999	Beyond/BMG	1	82
37.	Nothing Is Real But The Girl (Danny Tenaglia club, "Heart Of Trance" & "Intradub mx)	24.05.1999	RCA	26
38.	Atomix vs LBK	01.07.2002
39.	Good Boys 12" Good Boys (Giogio Moroder extended long mix, Scissor Sisters' "Gyad Byas Myax Ya" mix, "Return To New York" mix) CD + Maria (live) / Rapture (live)	06.10.2003	Epic	12
	Good Boys (Gone Clubbin' mix, The Darkside mix, Nortyboy dub, Sunrise trance mix)	23.02.2004	Sanctuary
40.	Rapture Riders / Rapture (special disco mix) vs The Doors	23.01.2006	EMI
41.	Club Cuts 278 (Just Can't Get Enough (DMC remix) / Heart Of Glass (DMC cut up mix) / Better Days (classic DMC remix) / You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (classic DMC remix)) & Herd & Fitz & Jimi Polo & Dead Or Alive	27.02.2006	DMC
42.	Heart Of Glass vs Edison	18.12.2006	Positiva
43.	Call Me	11/2008		91
44.	Mother	23.05.2011	Eleven Seven
45.	One Way Or Another	2/2013	Chrysalis	98
46.	A Rose By Any Name	6/2013
47.	Sugar On the Side	10.12.2013	11-7
48.	Long Time	4/2016	Liberator
49.	Fun	31.01.2017	Liberator
50.	My Monster	24.02.2017	BMG
51.	Blondie: Vivir en la Habana EP (The Tide Is High / Long Time / Wipe Off My Sweat / Heart Of Glass / Rapture / Dreaming)	16.07.2021

Deborah Harry:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Backfired / Military Rap	24.07.1981	Chrysalis	27	43
2.	Inner City Spillover / The Jam Was Moving 12" + Chrome	02.10.1981	Chrysalis		82
3.	Rush Rush / Rush Rush (dub) produced by: Giorgio Moroder	03.02.1984	Chrysalis	87
4.	Rush Rush / Dance, Dance, Dance (v USA)	1/1984	Geffen
5.	French Kissin' In The U.S.A. / Buckle Up	10/1986	Chrysalis	2	57
6.	Free To Fall / Secret Life 12" + Feel The Spin	2/1987	Chrysalis	35
7.	In Love With Love / Secret Life	3/1987	Geffen		70
8.	In Love With Love / French Kissin'	4/1987	Chrysalis	45
9.	Liar, Liar / Queen Of Voodoo & Voodooist Corporation	1988	Reprise
10.	Go Lil Camara Go & Johnny Ramone	8/1988
11.	I Want That Man / Bike Boy	9/1989	Chrysalis	10
12.	Brite Side / Bugeye 12" + In Love With Love CD + French Kissin' In The U.S.A.	11/1989	Chrysalis	59
13.	Sweet And Low / Lovelight	3/1990	Chrysalis	57
14.	Maybe For Sure / Get Your Way	5/1990	Chrysalis	89
15.	Well Did You Evah & Iggy Pop	12/1990	Chrysalis	42
16.	I Can See Clearly CD + Heart Of Glass / Call Me / Atomic	5/1993	Chrysalis	19
17.	Strike Me Pink	9/1993		46
18.	Command And Obey & Groove Thing	01.09.1997	8 Ball
19.	New York New York / Go (Trentmoller remix) & Moby	30.10.2006	Mute	43
	New York, New York / Porcelain / In My Heart (Sandy Rivera mix) & Moby	04.12.2006	Mute
20.	Two Times Blue	10.09.2007
21.	Gonna Be You & Belinda Carlisle & Cyndi Lauper & Gloria Estefan & Dolly Parton	20.01.2023

Chris Stein:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Wildstyle Theme & Grandmaster Caz	18.05.1998	Beyongolia

Videos:

1. Eat To The Beat - 2.5.1980, 45 min
2. The Best Of Blondie - 2/1984, Virgin
3. The Complete Picture - 1991
4. Live In Concert - 3/2004, BMG, live
5. Blondie - 7/2004, BBC/BMG, live, 41 min

Movies:

1. Union City (1979, starring Deborah Harry)
2. Roadie (1980, starring Deborah Harry)
3. Polyester (1981, starring Deborah Harry, directed by John Waters)
4. Hairspray (1982, starring Deborah Harry)
5. Video Drone (1982, starring Deborah Harry, directed by David Cronenberg)
6. Pet Cemetary (1989, Deborah Harry & Chris Stein music by, directed by Stephen King)
7. Mother Goose Rock'n'Rhyme (1991, starring Deborah Harry)
8. Upstate Story (1994, starring Deborah Harry)
9. Heavy (1996, starring Deborah Harry)
10. Firecracker (2002, starring Deborah Harry, directed by Steve Balderson)
11. Blondie: Vivir en la Habana (2021, documentary)

Bibliography:

Debbie Harry, Chris Stein: Making Tracks: The Rise Of Blondie
Gary Valentine: New York Rocker: My Life in the Blank Generation With Blondie, Iggy Pop, and Others, 1974-1981 (3/2002, Sidgwick & Jackson)
Debbie Harry: Face It (1.10.2019, HarperNonFiction, biografie)
Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti: Blondie: Against The Odds (2021, Z2 Comics)
Chris Stein: Under A Rock (11.6.2024, biografie)

Awards:

1979 Melody Maker Readers' Poll - Best Disco Record ("Heart Of Glass")
1979 Melody Maker Best Selling Artist
1980 Top Single Artist No. 2
2006 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
2014 NME Awards - Godlike Genius
2016 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Heart Of Glass", 1979)

WWW Links:

http://www.blondie.net

Various:

disbanded 10/1982
reunited 8/1996
2014 refused an offer to perform at the Sochi Winter Olympics because of Russia's violations against human rights

Compilation Appearances:

"Call Me" on compilation "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: The Album" (1.8.00, Buena Vista)
"Rip Her To Shreds" on compilation "Acupuncture Rocks" (20.10.03)
"X Offender" on compilation "New York Rocks" (25.1.05, Koch)
"Hangin' On The Telephone" on compilation "Teenage Kicks" (4.4.05)
"Sunday Girl (2013 version)" on OST "CBGB" (8.10.13, Omnivore)

Deborah Harry:

appeared on the LP:

Die Haut: Head On (1992)
The Heads: No Talking, Just Head (4.11.96, MCA)
Luscious Jackson: Electric Honey (28.6.99, Grand Royal)
Andy Summers: Peggy's Blue Skylight (26.9.00, RCA)
Fall Out Boy: Folie a Deux (16.12.08, Island)
Blood Orange: Freetown Sound (28.6.16, Domino)
Future islands: The Far Field (7.4.17, 4AD)
Dolly Parton: Rockstar (17.11.23, Butterfly)

1989 tour: Chris Stein (g), Carla Olla (g), Leigh Foxx (bg), Susan Davis (kb), Jimmy Clark (ds)

Compilation Appearances:

"Dontcha' Wanna Know" / "The Patience Bossa" on compilation "A World of Happiness" (2.2.04, Walt Disney)
"Lucky Jim" on compilation "'We Are Only Riders – The JLP Sessions Project" (11.1.10, Glitterhouse)
"Free To Walk" on compilation "'We Are Only Riders – The JLP Sessions Project" (11.1.10, Glitterhouse, & Nick Cave)
"The Breaking Hands" on Jeffrey Lee Pierce tribute LP "The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project - The Journey is Long" (9.4.12, & Nick Cave)

Chris Stein:

appeared on the LP:

Deborah Harry: Koo Koo (31.7.81, Chrysalis)
Jimmy Destri: Heart On A Wheel (18.12.81, Chrysalis)
Iggy Pop: Zombie Birdhouse (1.10.82, Animal)
Deborah Harry: Deaf, Dumb And Blond (10/89, Chrysalis)
William S Burroughs: Dead City Radio (1990, Island)
Deborah Harry: Debravation (12.7.93, Chrysalis)

produced by LP:

The Gun Club: Miami (24.9.82, Animal)
Iggy Pop: Zombie Birdhouse (1.10.82, Animal)

8/1982 own label Animal (Chrysalis)

Clem Burke:

produced by SP:

The Colors: Jealousy (4/81, Infinite)
The Speedies: Something On My Mind (7/81)

appeared on the LP:

Eurythmics: In The Garden (9.10.81, RCA)
Jimmy Destri: Heart On A Wheel (18.12.81, Chrysalis)
Iggy Pop: Zombie Birdhouse (9/82, Animal)
Eurythmics: Touch (11/83, RCA)
Gilby Clarke: Hangover (1997)
Stew: The Naked Dutch Painter and Other Songs (2.4.02, Smile)
Kathy Valentine: Light Years (6.9.05, All For One Music)

Eddie Martinez:

appeared on the LP:

David Lee Roth: Crazy From The Heat (2/85, WEA)
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell (6.9.93, Virgin)

Press References:

&musiQ
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2002	12		77	Novinky	album review
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1996	18	03.10.1996	6	Infokus
1998	29	20.08.1998	26	Forum kritikum	album review
1999	5	11.02.1999	27	Forum kritikum	album review
1999	6	18.02.1999	19		profile
2000	3	10.02.2000	9	Infokus
2000	3	10.02.2000	34	Forum kritikum	album review
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1979	6		183		profile
1983	1		31		album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1976	45	06.11.1976	3	New Singles	single review
1977	46	12.11.1977	33	Singles	single review
1977	47	19.11.1977	52		interview
1977	48	26.11.1977	14	Caught In The Act	gig review
1978	6	11.02.1978	20	Albums	album review
1978	10	11.03.1978	22	Caught In The Act	gig review
1978	17	29.04.1978	13	Singles	single review
1978	32	12.08.1978	5	News
1978	32	12.08.1978	46	Any Questions?
1978	36	09.09.1978	8		profile
1978	36	09.09.1978	22	Albums	album review
1978	37	16.09.1978	46	Caught In The Act	gig review
1978	41	28.10.1978	4	News
1978	42	04.11.1978	18	Singles	single review
1979	3	20.01.1979	3	News
1979	7	27.02.1979	24	Singles	single review
1979	8	03.03.1979	17		interview
1979	25	07.07.1979	34	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	31	18.08.1979	3	News
1979	33	01.09.1979	5	US News
1979	35	15.09.1979	4	News
1979	36	22.09.1979	29	Singles	single review
1979	36	22.09.1979	30	Albums	album review
1979	41	03.11.1979	45	Any Questions?
1979	43	17.11.1979	25	Singles	single review
1979	44	24.11.1979	3	News
1979	47	15.12.1979	9	After Dark
1979	51	22.12.1979	4	News
1979	51	22.12.1979	24		interview
1980	3	19.01.1980	22	Caught In The Act	gig review
1980	8	23.02.1980	24	Singles	single review
1980	9	01.03.1980	25	Singles	single review
1980	14	05.04.1980	4	Singles	single review
1980	16	26.04.1980	3	News
1980	16	26.04.1980	5	US News
1980	30	06.09.1980	3
1980	34	04.10.1980	10	Melody Maker
1980	36	11.10.1980	13		interview
1980	46	27.12.1980	4	News
1981	3	17.01.1981	11	Singles	single review
1981	13	28.03.1981	6	US News
1981	15	11.04.1981	3	Fast Forward
1981	42	17.10.1981	14	Albums	album review
1982	14	03.04.1982	3	Fast Forward
1982	27	03.07.1982	3	Fast Forward
1982	29	17.07.1982	15	Singles Bar	single review
1982	34	21.08.1982	25	Caught In The Act	gig review
1984	9	03.03.1984	4	Fast Forward
1994	26	02.07.1994	9	Advance - pár lidí
1994	35	03.09.1994	44	Singles	single review
1994	38	01.10.1994	41	Albums	album review
1994	42	29.10.1994	2	News
1995	24	17.06.1995	34	Singles	single review
1995	26	01.07.1995	36	Singles	single review
1995	28	15.07.1995	37	Albums	album review
1995	30	29.07.1995	44	Control Zone
1996	17	27.04.1996	55		single review
1996	34	07.09.1996	6	News
1997	24	14.06.1997	35	Live	gig review
1998	29	18.07.1998	38	Albums	album review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1976	0	27.11.1976	11
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	4	28.02.1994	7	Galerie
1994	19	27.09.1994	12
1994	20	11.10.1994	13		profile
1998	7		7	Rock & Top
1998	9		12	Pelmel
1998	10		100	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1998	12		10	Rock & Top
1999	3		101	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1999	4		45		profile, discography
1999	12		95	Live	gig review
2000	4		100	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2003	11		70	Recenze	album review
2003	12		26		profile
2004	8		88	DVD
Rolling Stone
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1999	1		17	Zoom