Overview
It was the second and final Blondie album to be produced by Richard Gottehrer. "Denis", a cover of Randy & the Rainbows' 1963 hit "Denise", was a hit all over Europe, reaching #2 in March 1978 in the United Kingdom, and was also a hit in Australia, reaching #19. "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" was the second single from the album, reaching #10 in the UK in May 1978. The song was written by the band's second bassist, Gary Valentine, shortly before he left for a solo career prior to the album being recorded (which necessitated Chris Stein playing bass as well as guitar). In fact, during recording, Blondie were still at their old label, Private Stock Records. The album peaked at #10 in the UK and has been certified Platinum by the BPI. The pink dress Debbie Harry wears in the cover art was designed by Anya Phillips.[10]
Plastic Letters has been digitally remastered and re-issued twice. The first time was by Chrysalis Records in 1994 with two bonus tracks, and the second in 2001 by EMI-Capitol with four bonus tracks, featuring the earliest demo of the band's future hit "Heart of Glass", then known as "The Disco Song".
Track listing
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8. | "I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say No" | Harry, Destri | 2:51 |
9. | "Love at the Pier" | Harry | 2:27 |
10. | "No Imagination" | Destri | 2:56 |
11. | "Kidnapper" | Destri | 2:37 |
12. | "Detroit 442" | Destri, Stein | 2:28 |
13. | "Cautious Lip" | Ronnie Toast, Stein | 4:24 |
Personnel
- Blondie
- Additional personnel
References
- ↑ "Kidnapper - 1977". rip-her-to-shreds.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Plastic Letters – Blondie". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2005.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Blondie: Plastic Letters". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Blondie: Plastic Letters". Entertainment Weekly. New York: 85. September 21, 2001.
- ↑ Bungey, James (December 2016). "Blondie: Plastic Letters". Mojo. London (277): 107.
- ↑ "Blondie: Plastic Letters". Q. London (97): 135. October 1994.
- ↑ Coleman, Mark; Berger, Arion (2004). "Blondie". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 85–86. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). "Blondie". Spin Alternative Record Guide. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ↑ "Plastic Letters - 1978". rip-her-to-shreds.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ Che, Cathy (1999), 'Deborah Harry: Platinum Blonde', MPG Books Ltd, Cornwall, p.77
- ↑ "Blondie – Plastic Letters". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "Blondie – Plastic Letters". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "Blondie – Plastic Letters". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "Blondie – UK Charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "Plastic Letters – Blondie : Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Blondie – Plastic Letters" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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- ↑ "British album certifications – Blondie – Blondie". British Phonographic Industry.
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