Blonde and Beyond

Infobox Album |
Name = Blonde and Beyond
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Blondie


Released = 1993
Recorded = Compilation
Genre = New Wave
Length = 70:02
Label = EMI/Chrysalis
Producer =
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gjfrxqqgldae]
Last album = ""
(1991)
This album = "Blonde and Beyond" (1993)
Next album = "The Platinum Collection"
(1994)

"Blonde and Beyond" is a compilation album of recordings by Blondie released on Chrysalis Records in 1993.
Following Debbie Harry's commercially ill-fated solo album "Debravation" EMI/Chrysalis released this eclectic collection of tracks from the Blondie back catalogue. "Blonde and Beyond" gathers some of the band's hit singles like "Heart of Glass", "Denis", "X-Offender", "Picture This" and "Island Of Lost Souls" along with album tracks and a few rarities like single B-sides "Susie And Jeffrey" and "Poets Problem", live recordings of David Bowie's "Heroes", T.Rex "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" and Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" and the previously unreleased demos "Underground Girl", "Scenery" and "Once I Had A Love".Most of the rarities included on "Blonde and Beyond" have since been recycled as bonus tracks on re-issues of the band's studio albums or other EMI compilations.

Track listing

#"Underground Girl" (Infante) - 3:54
#* Demo from "Parallel Lines" sessions, 1978.
#"English Boys" (Harry, Stein) - 3:48
#* From album "The Hunter".
#"Sunday Girl" (French Version) (Stein) - 3:02
#* From the UK 12" single "Sunday Girl".
#"Susie and Jeffrey" (Harrison, Harry) - 4:08
#* From cassette edition of album "Autoamerican" and 7" "The Tide Is High".
#"Shayla" (Stein) - 3:56
#* From album "Eat to the Beat".
#"Denis" (Levenson) - 2:17
#* From album "Plastic Letters".
#"X-Offender" (Harry, Valentine) - 3:11
#* From album "Blondie".
#"Poets Problem" (Destri) - 2:19
#* From 7" "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear".
#"Scenery" (Valentine) - 3:08
#* Demo from "Blondie" sessions, 1976.
#"Picture This" (Destri, Harry, Stein) - 2:55
#* From album "Parallel Lines"
#"Angels on the Balcony" (Davis, Destri) - 3:37
#* From album "Autoamerican"
#"Once I Had a Love (a.k.a. the Disco Song)" (1976 Version) (Harry, Stein) - 3:11
#* Demo from "Blondie" sessions, 1976.
#"I'm Gonna Love You Too" (Mauldin, Petty, Sullivan) - 2:08
#* From album "Parallel Lines"
#"Island of Lost Souls" (7" Edit) (Harry, Stein) - 3:49
#* Original version appears on album "The Hunter".
#"Call Me" (Spanish Version a.k.a. "Llamame") (Harry, Moroder) - 3:31
#* From 7" single released in 1980.
#"Heart of Glass" (Disco Version) (Harry, Stein) - 5:48
#* From 12" single "Heart of Glass" and 1979 editions of album "Parallel Lines"
#"Ring of Fire" (Live) (June Carter, Merle Kilgore) - 3:30
#* From the 1980 soundtrack album "Roadie".
#"Bang a Gong (Get It On)" (Live) (Marc Bolan) - 5:22
#* Recorded live at The Paradise Club, Boston on November 4, 1978.
#"Heroes" (Live) (David Bowie, Brian Eno) - 6:28
#* Recorded live at The Hammersmith Odeon on January 12, 1980 featuring Robert Fripp. From the UK 12" single "Atomic".

Production

* Henry Marquez - artwork/art direction
* Susan Bibeau - artwork/design
* Dan Loggins - compilation producer
* Bruce Harris - executive producer
* Dan Loggins - audio mixer (tracks: 12, 18)
* Larry Walsh - audio mixer (tracks: 12, 18)
* Ira Robbins - liner notes
* Vincent M. Vero - project coordinator, discography research
* Blondie - producers (tracks: 17, 18)
* Craig Leon - producer (tracks: 8)
* Mike Chapman - producer (tracks: 2 to 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16)
* Richard Gottehrer - producer (tracks: 6 to 8)
* "unknown" - producers (tracks 1, 9, and 12).