Label: Chrysalis Records (Europe), CDP 3218172
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock
Country: New York City, U.S.
Time: 74:50
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 496 Mb
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".
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). 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).
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Picture:_The_Very_Best_of_Deborah_Harry_and_Blondie)
This
import CD is one of the best Blondie and Debbie Harry compilations for
original music, unless one is looking for remixes and rarities. The
20-track disc covers the years 1977-1990, and includes "Heart of Glass,"
"Call Me," "French Kissin' in the U.S.A.," "Rapture," "Atomic," "The
Tide Is High," and others. Very solid song selection (and track order).
First released in 1993, the current version has superior sound quality.
Casual fans will most likely choose Best of Blondie [Chrysalis], as it
only has the best of Blondie. But some of Debbie Harry's songs will
please the casual fan, so Complete Picture may be a better alternative
than the more expensive Platinum Collection for the adventurous shopper.
(allmusic.com/album/complete-picture-the-very-best-of-deborah-harry-and-blondie-mw0000740533)
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