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The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie
Greatest hits album by
Deborah Harry and Blondie
ReleasedMarch 4, 1991
Recorded1976–1990
GenreNew wave
Length74:20
LabelChrysalis
ProducerVarious
Deborah Harry chronology
Def, Dumb & Blonde
(1989) 		The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie
(1991) 		Debravation
(1993)
Blondie chronology
Once More into the Bleach
(1988) 		The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie
(1991) 		Blonde and Beyond
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Q Magazine[2]

The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie is a greatest hits album released on March 4, 1991, by Chrysalis Records. It contained all of Blondie's highest-charting singles such as "Heart of Glass", "Sunday Girl", "The Tide Is High", "Atomic", and "Call Me", as well as some of Deborah Harry's solo singles, including the UK top-10 single "French Kissin' in the USA".[2]

Overview

The Complete Picture reached number three on the UK Album Chart, remaining on the chart for 25 weeks, and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[3] The album was released as a double vinyl LP, containing five tracks on each side. However, for the compact disc format, all 20 tracks were released on one CD.

A video collection was also released. It omits "Sunday Girl" and "Rip Her to Shreds" since there are no official promo videos for them, though several tracks not present on the album were included such as Deborah Harry's "Backfired" and "Now I Know You Know" (from her 1981 album KooKoo), "Free to Fall" (from 1986's Rockbird), and Blondie's videos for "The Hardest Part" (1979) and "Detroit 442" (1978).

Track listing

CD

  1. "Heart of Glass" (Faded The Best of Blondie Version) (Harry, Stein) - 3:58
    • Performed by: Blondie
  2. "I Want That Man" (Bailey, Currie) - 3:41
    • Performed by: Deborah Harry
  3. "Call Me" (Harry, Moroder) - 3:28
    • Performed by: Blondie
  4. "Sunday Girl" (Stein) - 3:02
    • Performed by: Blondie
  5. "French Kissin' in the USA" (Album Version) (Lorre) - 5:10
    • Performed by: Debbie Harry
  6. "Denis" (Levenson) - 2:18
    • Performed by: Blondie
  7. "Rapture" (The Best of Blondie Version) (Harry, Stein) - 5:33
    • Performed by: Blondie
  8. "Brite Side" (Harry, Stein) - 4:34
    • Performed by: Deborah Harry
  9. "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" (Valentine) - 2:41
    • Performed by: Blondie
  10. "Well Did You Evah!" (Porter) - 3:27
  11. "The Tide Is High" (Album Version) (Barrett, Evans, Holt) - 4:35
    • Performed by: Blondie
  12. "In Love with Love" (Album Version) (Harry, Stein) - 4:30
    • Performed by: Debbie Harry
  13. "Hanging on the Telephone" (Lee) - 2:22
    • Performed by: Blondie
  14. "Island of Lost Souls" (7" Edit) (Harry, Stein) - 3:49
    • Performed by: Blondie
  15. "Picture This" (Destri, Harry, Stein) - 2:56
    • Performed by: Blondie
  16. "Dreaming" (Harry, Stein) - 3:03
    • Performed by: Blondie
  17. "Sweet and Low" (Phil Harding Single Mix) (C., Harry) - 4:18
    • Performed by: Debbie Harry
  18. "Union City Blue" (Harrison, Harry) - 3:20
    • Performed by: Blondie
  19. "Atomic" (Album Version) (Destri, Harry) - 4:38
    • Performed by: Blondie
  20. "Rip Her to Shreds" (Harry, Stein) - 3:19
    • Performed by: Blondie

VHS

  1. "Heart of Glass" (Harry, Stein)
  2. "I Want That Man" (Bailey, Currie)
  3. "Denis" (Levenson)
  4. "Call Me" (Harry, Moroder)
  5. "French Kissin' in the USA" (Lorre)
  6. "Hanging on the Telephone" (Lee)
  7. "Sweet and Low" (C., Harry)
  8. "The Tide Is High" (Barrett, Evans, Holt)
  9. "In Love with Love" (Harry, Stein)
  10. "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" (Valentine)
  11. "Brite Side" (Harry, Stein)
  12. "Picture This" (Destri, Harry, Stein)
  13. "Rapture" (Harry, Stein)
  14. "Backfired" (Edwards, Rodgers)
  15. "Now I Know You Know" (Edwards, Rodgers)
  16. "Free to Fall" (Harry, Justman)
  17. "The Hardest Part" (Harry, Stein)
  18. "Detroit 442" (Destri, Stein)
  19. "Atomic" (Destri, Harry)
  20. "Union City Blue" (Harrison, Harry)
  21. "Dreaming" (Harry, Stein)
  22. "Island of Lost Souls" (Harry, Stein)
  23. "Well Did You Evah!" (Porter)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Griffith, JT. "Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie – Debbie Harry / Blondie". AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kane, Peter (5 March 1991). "The Complete Picture review". Q Magazine. 55: 89.
  3. ^ a b "British album certifications – Blondie – The Complete Picture". British Phonographic Industry. March 1, 1991. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Deborah Harry and Blondie – The Complete Picture: The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Deborah Harry and Blondie – The Complete Picture: The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 15. April 13, 1991. p. 32. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Deborah Harry and Blondie – The Complete Picture: The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1991". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "1991 Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music Week. January 11, 1992. p. 21. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Blondie – The Complete Picture". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Picture:_The_Very_Best_of_Deborah_Harry_and_Blondie

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