No Exit (Blondie album)

"Maria"
No Exit
Studio album by Blondie
Released	February 23, 1999
Recorded	1998
Studio	Chung King House of Metal, Electric Lady Studios, Red Night Recording (New York City)
Genre	New wave; alternative rock;
Length	59:05
Label	Beyond
Producer	Craig Leon
Blondie chronology
Singles from No Exit
	"Maria"; Released: February 1, 1999; "Nothing Is Real but the Girl"; Released: June 1, 1999; "No Exit"; Released: October 22, 1999;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A−^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]

No Exit is the seventh studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on February 15, 1999, by Beyond Records. It was the band's first album in 17 years and features the UK number-one single "Maria".

Overview

As was customary for a Blondie album, No Exit dabbled in many genres, including pop, reggae, country and hip hop. Mike Chapman, who had produced all but the first two of Blondie's previous albums, produced some of the early demos for the album, though final production of the album fell to Craig Leon.

A cover of The Shangri-Las' 1965 song "Out in the Streets" was also included on the album. It was originally recorded by the band in 1975 while they were trying to get a record deal. The demo version was first issued on EMI's 1994 anthology The Platinum Collection and was later included on the 2001 remaster of the band's eponymous debut studio album.

A huge comeback promotional tour was launched preceding the release of the album, which spanned 13 months and visited Europe, North America and Oceania.

Release and reception

No Exit reached number three on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. It was preceded by the single "Maria", which became Blondie's sixth UK number one, exactly 20 years after the band's first number one, "Heart of Glass", making them the first American band to have chart-topping UK singles in three different decades: 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.^[6] A second single, "Nothing Is Real but the Girl", peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. The title track, "No Exit", was released as a limited-edition third single in Europe, and is a fusion of classical, hip hop and rock, and featured raps by Mobb Deep, Coolio, U-God, and Inspectah Deck.

The album was released in several editions in different countries with various bonus tracks, mainly live versions of songs recorded during the band's No Exit Tour. The album was also reissued in 2001 along with all of Blondie's other studio albums, this time including three bonus tracks.^[7]

Chris Stein commented on the title of the album in a 2004 interview: "The title was taken from a Sartre play, which says there's no madness in individuals, it's all in groups. I think that's probably what all these reality TV shows are about. Maybe we were a reality TV show before there was reality TV."

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Screaming Skin"	Deborah Harry Romy Ashby	Chris Stein Leigh Foxx	5:37
2.	"Forgive and Forget (Pull Down the Night)"	Stein	Stein	4:31
3.	"Maria"	Jimmy Destri	Destri	4:51
4.	"No Exit"	Destri Harry Ashby Coolio	Destri Stein	4:19
5.	"Double Take"	Harry	Stein	4:12
6.	"Nothing Is Real but the Girl"	Destri	Destri	3:13
7.	"Boom Boom in the Zoom Zoom Room"	Harry Ashby	Clem Burke Kathy Valentine Denny Freeman	4:08
8.	"Night Wind Sent"	Harry Ashby	Foxx Stein	4:40
9.	"Under the Gun" (for Jeffrey Lee Pierce)	Stein	Stein	4:09
10.	"Out in the Streets"	Ellie Greenwich Jeff Barry	Greenwich Barry	3:03
11.	"Happy Dog" (for Caggy)	Harry Ashby	Stein	3:24
12.	"The Dream's Lost on Me"	Ashby	Stein Harry	3:19
13.	"Divine"	Burke Valentine	Burke Valentine	4:14
14.	"Dig Up the Conjo"	Destri	Stein Harry Destri	4:55

US and Canadian edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Dreaming" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998) (hidden track)	Harry Stein	3:22
16.	"Call Me" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998) (hidden track)	Giorgio Moroder Harry	4:47
17.	"Rapture" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998) (hidden track)	Stein Harry	7:07

Australian edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Call Me" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998)	Moroder Harry	4:47
16.	"Rapture" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998)	Stein Harry	7:07
17.	"Heart of Glass" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998)	Harry Stein	6:49

Limited edition bonus EP
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Call Me" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998)	Moroder Harry	4:47
2.	"Rapture" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998)	Stein Harry	7:07
3.	"Dreaming" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998)	Harry Stein	3:21
4.	"Heart of Glass" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998)	Harry Stein	6:49

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Hot Shot"	Andrew Kahn Kurt Borusiewicz	3:46

2001 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Hot Shot"	Kahn Borusiewicz	3:46
16.	"Rapture" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998)	Stein Harry	7:07
17.	"Heart of Glass" (live at Lyceum Ballroom, London, November 22, 1998)	Harry Stein	6:49

Notes

On the 2001 reissue, tracks 15 to 17 are sequenced as one track with total duration 17:51.

Personnel

Debbie Harry – vocals
Chris Stein – guitars
Clem Burke – drums
Jimmy Destri – keyboards

Additional credits adapted from the liner notes of No Exit.^[8]

Robert Aaron – baritone saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone
Romy Ashby – backing vocals
Ian Blanch – engineering assistance
Michael Block – technical installation
Paul Carbonara – guitar
Milton Chan – engineering assistance
James Chance – saxophone
Coolio – vocals (track 4)
Rick Davies – trombone
Donna Destri – backing vocals
Candy Dulfer – saxophone (track 5)
Leigh Foxx – bass guitar
Ken Fradley – trumpet
Steve Hall – mastering
Helen Hooke – violin
Dave Ironside – saxophone

Theo Kogan – backing vocals
Craig Leon – production, recording (all tracks); mixing (tracks 1, 7, 9–11, 13, 14)
Tal Miller – engineering assistance
Randy Nicklaus – mixing (track 12); A&R
Frank Pagano – percussion
Jana Paterson – design
Jeffrey Lee Pierce – backing vocals
Rob Roth – art direction, design, photography
Mike Shipley – mixing (tracks 2–6, 8)
Rik Simpson – drum programming
John Tamburello – technical installation
Michael Tocci – engineering assistance
Cassell Webb – backing vocals, production assistance
Nancy West – backing vocals
John Wydrycs – engineering assistance

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	72
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[11]	45
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[12]	34
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[13]	80
European Albums (Billboard)^[14]	8
French Albums (SNEP)^[15]	25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[16]	18
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[14]	10
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[17]	6
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[18]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	21
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	3
US Billboard 200^[22]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[23]	66
UK Albums (OCC)^[24]	76

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[25]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[26]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[27]	N/A	417,000^[28]
Worldwide (IFPI)	N/A	2,000,000+^[29]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Byrkit, Becky. "No Exit – Blondie". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Blondie". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 15, 2006.
↑ Mirkin, Steven (February 19, 1999). "No Exit". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ Kot, Greg (February 10, 2003). "Blondie: No Exit". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
↑ "Blondie: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
↑ "Blondie overview". rockhall.com. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
↑ "No Exit". recmod.com. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
↑ No Exit (CD liner notes). Blondie. Beyond Records. 1999. 7432164114.
↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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↑ "Ultratop.be – Blondie – No Exit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7488". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Blondie – No Exit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
1 2 "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 10. March 6, 1999. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Blondie – No Exit". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blondie – No Exit" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 13. March 27, 1999. p. 71. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Blondie – No Exit". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Blondie – No Exit". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Blondie | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
↑ "Blondie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1999" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
↑ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 949. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
↑ "British album certifications – Blondie – No Exit". British Phonographic Industry. March 12, 1999. Retrieved January 8, 2017. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type No Exit in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
↑ "American album certifications – Blondie – No Exit". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
↑ Caulfield, Keith (1 April 2008). "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
↑ http://archive.blondie.net/biography.php

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[1] Byrkit, Becky. "No Exit – Blondie". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[2] Christgau, Robert. "CG: Blondie". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 15, 2006.

[3] Mirkin, Steven (February 19, 1999). "No Exit". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[4] Kot, Greg (February 10, 2003). "Blondie: No Exit". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

[5] "Blondie: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2011.

[6] "Blondie overview". rockhall.com. Retrieved 2014-01-10.

[7] "No Exit". recmod.com. Retrieved 2014-01-10.

[8] No Exit (CD liner notes). Blondie. Beyond Records. 1999. 7432164114.

[9] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[ac_Austria_Blondie-10] "Austriancharts.at – Blondie – No Exit" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[ac_Flanders_Blondie-11] "Ultratop.be – Blondie – No Exit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[group=-12] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7488". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[ac_Netherlands_Blondie-13] "Dutchcharts.nl – Blondie – No Exit" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[BB_Mar_6_1999-14] 1 2 "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 10. March 6, 1999. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[ac_France_Blondie-15] "Lescharts.com – Blondie – No Exit". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[ac_Germany4_Blondie-16] "Offiziellecharts.de – Blondie – No Exit" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[17] "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 13. March 27, 1999. p. 71. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[ac_Scotland_-18] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[ac_Sweden_Blondie-19] "Swedishcharts.com – Blondie – No Exit". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_Blondie-20] "Swisscharts.com – Blondie – No Exit". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[ac_UK_Blondie-21] "Blondie | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

[ac_Billboard200_Blondie-22] "Blondie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[23] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1999" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[24] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[25] Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 949. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved January 8, 2017.

[United_KingdomBlondieNo_ExitalbumCertRef-26] "British album certifications – Blondie – No Exit". British Phonographic Industry. March 12, 1999. Retrieved January 8, 2017. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type No Exit in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesBlondieNo_ExitalbumCertRef-27] "American album certifications – Blondie – No Exit". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

[Billboard-28] Caulfield, Keith (1 April 2008). "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

[29] ttp://archive.blondie.net/biography.php