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The Curse of Blondie
Studio album by Blondie
Released	13 October 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop/New Wave/Rock
Length	65:19
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Craig Leon
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau link
Blondie chronology
Greatest Hits (2002) The Curse of Blondie (2003) Live By Request (2004)

The Curse of Blondie is Blondie's eighth studio album. It charted in the U.K. at a disappointing number 36 in October 2003, but received favourable reviews.

The band departed from bankrupt Beyond Records and signed with Sony Music. The Curse of Blondie had the working title Phasm 8, which was also the name of the tour they were doing before the release, and was again produced by Craig Leon, who had also produced hit album No Exit. It was 4 years in the making as the only demo tapes of the album had disappeared from luggage at a UK airport, and so had to be re-recorded and re-worked again. The album incorporates a rock-inspired arrangement style more reminiscent of Blondie's earliest recordings.

The opening track, "Shakedown," has harsh rap verses with equally harsh guitar chords in the background, followed by a soft, summary sounding, sing-a-long chorus. Other tracks include: "Hello Joe," a tribute to the late Ramones singer Joey Ramone; the beautifully slow "Rules for Living," written by Jimmy Destri; hard rock anthems "Last One in the World" and "Golden Rod"; Pop/Rock song "Undone,"; "Diamond Bridge"; and haunting ballad "Songs of Love," and the top 20 UK single "Good Boys."

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Blondie 2.2 Production 3 Chart Peaks

[edit] Track listing

1. "Shakedown" (Ashby, Harry, Stein) - 5:05
2. "Good Boys" (Griffin, Harry) - 4:18
3. "Undone" (Bartock, Harry, Vitale) - 4:28
4. "Golden Rod" (Foxx, Harry) - 5:23
5. "Rules for Living" (Destri) - 5:12
6. "Background Melody (The Only One)" (Destri, Harry) - 3:54
7. "Magic (Asadoya Yunta)" (Ashby, Harry, Traditional) - 4:05
8. "End to End" (Ashby, Harry, Stein) - 3:59
9. "Hello Joe" (Ashby, Harry, Stein) - 4:06
10. "The Tingler" (Harry, Stein) - 3:52
11. "Last One in the World" (Destri) - 4:31
12. "Diamond Bridge" (Destri, Harry) - 4:07
13. "Desire Brings Me Back" (Langheld, Olla) - 5:31
14. "Songs of Love (For Richard)" (Langheld) - 6:43

• Bonus Track UK Release

1. "Good Boys (Giorgio Moroder Single Mix)" - 4:06

• Bonus Tracks Japan Release

1. "The Tide Is High (Live at Summer Sonic 2003)" - 4:35
2. "Rapture (Live at Summer Sonic 2003)" - 7:16

[edit] Credits

[edit] Blondie

• Debbie Harry - Vocals
• Jimmy Destri - Keyboards
• Chris Stein - Guitar
• Clem Burke - Drums
• Leigh Foxx - Bass
• Paul Carbonara - Guitar

[edit] Production

• Craig Leon - Producer
• Jeff Bova - Producer
• Kevin Griffin - Producer
• Roy Hendrickson - Engineer
• Paul Logus - Engineer
• George Marino - Mastering
• Randy Nicklaus - Producer, Mixing
• Robert Roth - Art Direction, Photography
• Steve Thompson - Producer, Mixing
• Tom Weir - Engineer, Mixing
• Danny Bernini - Engineer
• Howie Bend - Programming
• Allen Kovac - Executive Producer
• James Mazlen - Programming, Musician
• Sean Spuehler - Programming
• Christina Ingram - Mixing
• Jimmi K. Bones - Musician
• Ross Peterson - Assistant Engineer
• Kitty Boots - Stylist
• Gretchen Langheld - Musician, Composer
• Marla Belt - Make Up
• John Goodmason - Engineer

[edit] Chart Peaks

• UK - #36
• Australia - #83
• Germany - #84
• USA - #160
• France - #113

v • d • e Blondie
Debbie Harry • Clem Burke • Jimmy Destri • Chris Stein
Leigh Foxx • Paul Carbonara • Kevin Patrick • Gary Valentine • Frank Infante • Nigel Harrison
Discography
Singles: "X-Offender" (1976) · "In the Flesh" (1977) · "Rip Her to Shreds" (1977) "Denis" (1978)  · "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" (1978)  · "Picture This" (1978)  · "I'm Gonna Love You Too" (1978) "Hanging on the Telephone" (1978)  · "Heart of Glass" (1979) · "Sunday Girl" (1979)  · "One Way or Another" (1979)  · "Dreaming" (1979) "Union City Blue" (1979)  · "The Hardest Part" (1980)  · "Atomic" (1980)  · "Call Me" (1980)  · "The Tide Is High" (1980)  · "Rapture" (1981) "Island of Lost Souls" (1982)  · "War Child" (1982)  · "Maria" (1999)  · "Nothing Is Real but the Girl" (1999)  · "No Exit" (1999)  · "Good Boys" (2003) Studio albums: Blondie (1976) · Plastic Letters (1977) · Parallel Lines (1978)  · Eat to the Beat (1979)  · Autoamerican (1980)  · The Hunter (1982) No Exit (1998) · The Curse of Blondie (2003) Remixes: Once More into the Bleach (1988) · Beautiful - The Remix Album (1995) Remixed Remade Remodeled - The Remix Project (1995) Live albums: Picture This Live (Capitol Anniversary Series) (1998) · Livid (Live) (2000)  · Live By Request (2004) Main compilations: The Best of Blondie (1981) · The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie (1991) Blonde and Beyond (1993)  · The Platinum Collection (1994)  · Atomic - The Very Best of Blondie (1998) Greatest Hits (2002)  · Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound (2005)  · Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision (2006)