| Denis | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | November 11, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Compilation | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 44:54 | |||
| Label | Disky Communications (Netherlands) EMI (UK & Europe) | |||
| Blondie chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
.jpg) The cover of 1997 UK edition | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Denis is a midprice compilation album of recordings by the band Blondie first released by Disky Records in the Netherlands in 1996. It includes a number of singles, album tracks, b-sides and a demo of "Platinum Blonde" which previously appeared on the 1994 compilation album The Platinum Collection.
The compilation has since been re-released in UK and Europe by EMI under the title The Essential Collection in 1997 and then again in 1999.
The compilation is notable for including at least one song from every Blondie album at that point, but omitting the band's biggest hits such as "Heart of Glass", "Call Me", and "Rapture".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Denis" | Neil Levenson | Plastic Letters | 2:17 |
| 2. | "The Tide Is High" | John Holt / Howard Barrett / Tyrone Evans | Autoamerican | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Hanging on the Telephone" | Jack Lee | Parallel Lines | 2:21 |
| 4. | "Rip Her to Shreds" | Debbie Harry / Chris Stein | Blondie | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Picture This" | Harry / Stein / Jimmy Destri | Parallel Lines | 2:55 |
| 6. | "X Offender" | Harry / Gary Valentine | Blondie | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Rifle Range" | Stein / Ronnie Toast | Blondie | 3:39 |
| 8. | "For Your Eyes Only" | Stein / Harry | The Hunter | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Susie and Jeffrey" | Harry / Nigel Harrison | B-side to "The Tide Is High" single | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Die Young Stay Pretty" | Harry / Stein | Eat to the Beat | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Island of Lost Souls" | Stein / Harry | The Hunter | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Platinum Blonde" | Harry | The Platinum Collection | 2:17 |
| 13. | "War Child" | Harrison / Harry | The Hunter | 3:59 |
| 14. | "In the Flesh" | Harry / Stein | Blondie | 2:30 |
