Blondie – Atomic (The Very Best Of)

Blondie – Atomic (The Very Best Of)

Atomic (The Very Best Of) brings together the essential hits and defining songs of "Blondie", one of the most influential bands to emerge from New York's late-1970s punk and new wave scene. Fronted by the unmistakable "Debbie Harry", Blondie developed a hugely distinctive sound that crossed punk, pop, disco, reggae, rock and hip-hop, helping turn the downtown New York sound into international chart success. This collection spans the band's classic period and showcases the remarkable breadth of their songwriting and musical influences.

The album features some of Blondie's biggest and most recognisable songs, including the iconic Heart Of Glass, Call Me, The Tide Is High, Dreaming and Sunday Girl. Heart Of Glass transformed the band's punk-rooted sound into a sophisticated disco crossover, while Call Me, their collaboration with Italian producer "Giorgio Moroder", became one of Blondie's biggest worldwide successes. Rapture is another landmark recording, incorporating early hip-hop influences and featuring one of the first commercially successful rap performances by a major rock act.

Alongside the international hits are essential Blondie favourites including Hanging On The Telephone, Picture This, Union City Blue, One Way Or Another, Denis, X-Offender and the ferocious Rip Her To Shreds. The collection also includes Fade Away And Radiate, War Child and Island Of Lost Souls, demonstrating the band's ability to move effortlessly between abrasive punk, melodic pop and adventurous studio experimentation.

The collection is rounded off with two later reworkings of Atomic — the Atomic '98 (Xenomania Mix) and Atomic '98 (Tall Paul Remix) — giving the compilation an additional dancefloor-focused dimension. For fans of classic new wave, punk, disco and 1970s and 1980s pop, Atomic (The Very Best Of) is a comprehensive introduction to "Blondie's" genre-defying catalogue and an essential addition to any collection celebrating the golden era of new wave and alternative pop.

Tracklist

1. Atomic
2. Heart Of Glass
3. Sunday Girl
4. Call Me
5. The Tide Is High
6. Denis
7. Dreaming
8. Rapture
9. Hanging On The Telephone
10. (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear
11. Island Of Lost Souls
12. Picture This
13. Union City Blue
14. War Child
15. Rip Her To Shreds
16. One Way Or Another
17. X-Offender
18. I'm Gonna Love You Too
19. Fade Away And Radiate

Bonus Tracks

20. Atomic '98 (Xenomania Mix)
21. Atomic '98 (Tall Paul Remix)