Necessary Evil (Deborah Harry album)

Necessary Evil
Studio album by Deborah Harry
Released September 15, 2007
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop rock
Label Eleven Seven Records
Producer Barb Morrison, Charles Nieland, Chris Stein, Bill Ware
Deborah Harry chronology
Most of All: The Best of Deborah Harry
(1999)Most of All: The Best of Deborah Harry1999		 Necessary Evil
(2007)

Necessary Evil, is the fifth solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in September 2007, it is her first solo album in fourteen years. The album contains fourteen tracks (seventeen in some territories), including the first single "Two Times Blue", released on the iTunes Store on June 6, 2007. Harry promoted the album on Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour 2007, performing a number of songs from the album. Upon its release in the UK, it debuted at #86. In the US, it debuted at #37 on the Independent Chart.

In several interviews, Harry said the album was recorded slowly. At first, the project was just a handful of songs from over a few years that she had never intended to develop into a full album. Then, before she knew it, she was working with Barb Morrison and Charles Nieland of production team Super Buddha and found herself on the Eleven Seven Music label.

On January 18, 2008, an official music video for "If I Had You" was released.[1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic50/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Digital Spy[4]
Robert Christgau[5]
Rolling Stone

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two Times Blue
 Listen "		Debbie Harry, Barbara Jean Morrison, Charles W. Nieland3:56
2."School for Scandal"Harry, Morrison, Nieland3:09
3."If I Had You"Morrison, Nieland3:18
4."Deep End"Harry, Morrison, Nieland3:11
5."Love with a Vengeance"Harry, Morrison, Nieland4:41
6."Necessary Evil"Harry, Morrison, Nieland3:31
7."Charm Redux"Harry, Morrison, Nieland 
8."You're Too Hot"Harry, Morrison, Nieland3:41
9."Dirty and Deep"Harry, Morrison, Nieland, Sean Travis Dempsey3:16
10."What Is Love?"Harry, Morrison, Nieland4:32
11."Whiteout"Harry, Morrison, Nieland 
12."Needless to Say"Harry, Morrison, Nieland4:15
13."Heat of the Moment"Harry, Morrison, Nieland4:09
14."Charm Alarm"Harry, Morrison, Nieland, Guy Furrow5:02

Additional tracks

The following tracks also appear on the US CD release
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Jen Jen"Chris SteinChris Stein 
16."Naked Eye"Harry, SteinStein 
17."Paradise"Roy Nathanson, Bill WareBill Ware 

Personnel

With

Release history

Region Date
Ireland September 15, 2008[6]
United Kingdom September 17, 2008
United States October 9, 2007
Germany October 26, 2008

References

  1. ↑ Debbie Harry - If I Had You - Free Music Videos on ARTISTdirect Network
  2. ↑ Metacritic
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ Digital spy review
  5. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  6. ↑ "News". www.deborahharry.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
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