Eat to the Beat is the fourth studio album of the American band Blondie , certified platinum in the United States, where it lasted a year on the Billboard chart . Although the album in America reached only 17th position, according to the version of the same Billboard is one of the top 10 albums of 1980 [2] . Also, the disc became No. 1 in the UK in October 1979 [3] and was certified as platinum by the BPI version.
| Eat to the beat | |||||||
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| Studio Album Blondie | |||||||
| Date of issue | October 1979 | ||||||
| Recorded by | May - June 1979 | ||||||
| Genre | new wave , pop , punk , reggae , funk | ||||||
| Duration | 43:01 | ||||||
| Producer | Mike Chapman | ||||||
| A country |  USA | ||||||
| Label | Chrysalis | ||||||
| Professional reviews | |||||||
| Timeline Blondie | |||||||
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Content
About the album
The album was recorded in various styles, it includes pop , punk , reggae , funk and lullaby . Three singles from the album were released in the UK (" Dreaming ", " Union City Blue " and " Atomic "). “ The Hardest Part ” was released as the second single in the US instead of “Union City Blue”. According to a 1994 note to The Platinum Collection , the song Slow Motion was originally planned as the fourth single from the album, Mike Chapman even remixed the track. After the unexpected success of Call Me (song for the film American Gigolo ), these plans were put on hold and the single mix Slow Motion remained unreleased. However, an alternative mix for this track called “The Stripped Down Motown Mix” was released by Chrysalis / EMI in the mid -1990s .
Blondie also released a video album that contained music videos for each of the 12 songs on the record. It was the first such project in pop and rock music [4] . Most of the music videos were filmed in New York and the surrounding area, except for Union City Blue, which was filmed at Wihoken's docks. The director of all the filming was David Mallet, produced by Paul Flatteri. The video was originally distributed as a VHS promoter, and was later officially released on videotapes and video discs in October 1980 [5] .
Eat to the Beat was reissued by EMI in 1994 and EMI-Capitol in 2001 with four bonus tracks. Remastering of 2001 was reissued again in 2007 ( June 26 in the USA and July 2 in the UK), but without four bonus tracks. At the same time, a video album on DVD was reissued.
List of Songs
| Side 1 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
| one. | " Dreaming " | Debbie Harry , Chris Stein | 3:08 | ||||||
| 2. | " The Hardest Part " | Debbie Harry, Chris Stein | 3:43 | ||||||
| 3. | Union City Blue | Debbie Harri, Nigel Harrison | 3:22 | ||||||
| four. | "Shayla" | Chris Stein | 3:58 | ||||||
| five. | "Eat to the Beat" | Debbie Harri, Nigel Harrison | 2:40 | ||||||
| 6. | "Accidents Never Happen" | Jimmy destry | 4:15 | ||||||
| Side 2 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
| 7. | Die Young Stay Pretty | Debbie Harry, Chris Stein | 3:34 | ||||||
| eight. | "Slow Motion" | Laura Davis, Jimmy Destry | 3:29 | ||||||
| 9. | Atomic | Debbie Harry, Jimmy Destry | 4:40 | ||||||
| ten. | Sound-A-Sleep | Debbie Harry, Chris Stein | 4:18 | ||||||
| eleven. | "Victor" | Debbie Harry, Frank Infante | 3:19 | ||||||
| 12. | "Living in the Real World" | Jimmy destry | 2:54 | ||||||
| Bonus tracks included in the 2001 reissue | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Author | Duration | ||||||
| 13. | Die Young Stay Pretty (Live BBC 12/31/1979) (recorded on New Year's Eve at the Apollo Theater in Glasgow , Scotland ) | Debbie Harry, Chris Stein | 3:27 | ||||||
| 14. | “Seven Rooms of Gloom (Live BBC 12/31/1979)” (recorded on New Year's Eve at the Apollo Theater in Glasgow , Scotland ) | Holland – Dozier – Holland | 2:48 | ||||||
| 15. | “ Heroes (Live)” (second side of the single “ Atomic ”, recorded January 12, 1980 at The Hammersmith Odeon, London ) | David Bowie , Brian Eno | 6:19 | ||||||
| sixteen. | "Ring of Fire (Live)" (soundtrack for the movie " Technical Staff ") | June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore | 3:30 | ||||||
Video Album
- "Eat to the Beat"
- " The Hardest Part "
- Union City Blue
- "Slow Motion"
- "Shayla"
- "Die Young, Stay Pretty"
- "Accidents Never Happen"
- Atomic
- "Living in the Real World"
- Sound-A-Sleep
- "Victor"
- " Dreaming "
Record Members
- Debbie Harry - vocals
- Chris Stein - Guitar
- Clem Bourke - Percussion
- Jimmy Destry - keyboards; backing vocals on Die Young Stay Pretty and Victor
- Nigel Harrison - Bass
- Frank Infante - guitar; backing vocals on Die Young Stay Pretty and Victor
Other members
- Mike Chapman backing vocals on Die Young Stay Pretty and Victor
- Donna Destry - backing vocals on Living in the Real World
- Robert Fripp - Atomic Guitar
- Ellie Greenwich - Backing vocals on Dreaming and Atomic
- Lorna Laft backing vocals on Accidents Never Happen and Slow Motion
- Randy Singer - harmonica at Eat to the Beat
Production
- Mike Chapman - producer
- Records were made at Avatar Studios , Electric Lady Studios, and Media Sound in New York in 1979. Original release on Chrysalis Records (1225)
- Kevin Flaherty - Producer of the 2001 reissue
- Norman Siff - Cover Photo and Decoration
Chart Positions
Charts
| Year-end charts
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Certification
| Region | Certification | Sales |
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| Canada ( Music Canada ) [17] | 2 × Platinum | 200,000 ^ |
| Great Britain ( BPI ) [18] | Platinum | 300,000 ^ |
| United States ( RIAA ) [19] | Platinum | 1,000,000 ^ |
* sales data are based only on certification | ||
Notes
- ↑ Hepworth, David. Albums // Smash Hits : magazine. - No. October 4-17, 1979 . - P. 29 .
- ↑ “Talent in Action Year End Charts” Billboard December 20, 1980: TIA-12
- ↑ BLONDIE | Artist | Official charts
- ↑ Archives> Press> Magazines> discoveries Archived on December 3, 2013.
- ↑ McCullaugh, Jim. 'SelectaVision Catalog Adds' Eat To Beat' Billboard October 11, 1980: 10
- ↑ Blondie - Eat to the Beat (German) . austriancharts.at . IFPI Austria . Date of treatment January 30, 2014.
- ↑ 100 Albums (Eng.) // RPM : magazine. - Library and Archives Canada , 1979. - December 22 ( vol. 32 , no. 13 ). Archived February 17, 2015.
- ↑ Blondie - Eat to the Beat (nid.) . dutchcharts.nl . Date of treatment January 30, 2014.
- ↑ German Charts> Blondie> Eat to the Beat (German) . charts.de PhonoNet. Date of treatment June 19, 2013.
- ↑ Blondie - Eat to the Beat . charts.org.nz . Date of treatment January 30, 2014.
- ↑ Blondie - Eat to the Beat . norwegiancharts.com . Date of treatment January 30, 2014.
- ↑ Blondie - Eat to the Beat . swedishcharts.com . Date of treatment January 30, 2014.
- ↑ Blondie - UK Chart Positions . officialcharts.com . Date of treatment January 30, 2014.
- ↑ Eat to the Beat - Blondie: Awards . Allmusic . Rovi Corporation. Date of treatment January 30, 2014.
- ↑ Canadian 1979 Top 100 Albums (link not available) . Library and Archives Canada. Date of treatment January 30, 2014. Archived February 17, 2015.
- ↑ Canadian 1980 Top 100 Albums (link not available) . Library and Archives Canada. Date of treatment January 30, 2014. Archived February 17, 2015.
- ↑ Gold and Platinum Search . musiccanada.com . Date of treatment July 11, 2012. Archived February 2, 2014.
- ↑ BPI - Certified Awards Search . British Phonographic Industry . Date accessed September 21, 2013. Note: User needs to enter "Blondie" in the "Keywords" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Search" button. Select "More >>" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ↑ Searchable Database . riaa.com . Date of treatment July 11, 2012. Archived September 24, 2015.