''The Platinum Collection'' is a two disc compilation album of recordings by Blondie released by

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/ Chrysalis in 1994. The forty-seven track compilation contains the A- and B-sides of all singles issued by the band in the U.S. and the UK between the years 1976 and 1982 in chronological order, five demo recordings made before the release of their debut album including an alternative version of "Heart of Glass", as well as two 1994 dance remixes of their hits "Atomic" and "Rapture".
The liner notes contain extensive interviews with band members Clem Burke, Jimmy Destri, Nigel Harrison, Frank Infante and Gary Valentine . As of August 9, 2005, it has sold 53,000 copies in United States.

Track listing

Disc one: # " X Offender" (Original LP Version) (Harry, Valentine) – 3:10 # "

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" (Harry, Stein) – 2:26 # "Man Overboard" (Harry) – 3:20 # "

Rip Her to Shreds "Rip Her to Shreds" is a song by American new wave band Blondie, which features on the band's self-titled debut album. Single information "Rip Her To Shreds" was Blondie's first UK single, released on Chrysalis Records in the UK in late 19 ...

" (Harry, Stein) – 3:18 # " Denis" (Levenson) – 2:16 # "Contact in Red Square" (Destri) – 1:56 # "Kung Fu Girls" (Destri, Harry, Valentine) – 2:29 # "I'm on E" (Harry, Stein) – 2:12 # "

(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" is a song by the American band Blondie, from their 1978 album '' Plastic Letters''. Written by recently departed Blondie bassist Gary Valentine, the song was based on the telepathic connections that ...

" (Valentine) – 2:40 # "Poets Problem" (Non-Album B-Side of 'I'm Always Touched By Your, Presence Dear') (Destri) – 2:19 # "Detroit 442" (Destri, Stein) – 2:24 # " Picture This" (Destri, Harry, Stein) – 2:53 # "Fade Away (and Radiate)" (Stein) – 3:57 # "

I'm Gonna Love You Too "I'm Gonna Love You Too" is a song written by Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan and Norman Petty, originally recorded by Buddy Holly in 1957 and released as a single in 1958. It was covered 20 years later by American new wave band Blondie and re ...

" (Mauldin, Petty, Sullivan) – 2:03 # "Just Go Away" (Harry) – 3:21 # "

Hanging on the Telephone "Hanging on the Telephone" is a song written by Jack Lee. The song was released in 1976 by his short-lived US West Coast power pop band The Nerves; in 1978, it was recorded and released as a single by American new wave band Blondie. Blondie h ...

" (Lee) – 2:17 # "Will Anything Happen" (Lee) – 2:55 # " Heart of Glass" (Disco Version - UK 7" Edit) (Harry, Stein) – 4:10 # "Rifle Range" (Stein, Toast) – 3:37 # "11:59" (Destri) – 3:19 # "

Sunday Girl "Sunday Girl" is a song recorded by the American new wave band Blondie, from the band's 1978 album ''Parallel Lines''. Written by guitarist Chris Stein, the song was inspired by Debbie Harry's cat, who was named Sunday Man—the cat had recentl ...

" (7" Single Mix) (Stein) – 3:12 # "I Know But I Don't Know" (Infante) – 3:53 # "

One Way or Another "One Way or Another" is a song by American new wave band Blondie from their 1978 album ''Parallel Lines''. Lyrically, the song was inspired by Blondie frontwoman Deborah Harry's experience with a stalker in the early 1970s, an incident which ...

" (7" Version) (Harrison, Harry) – 3:31 # " Dreaming" (Harry, Stein) – 3:03 # "Sound-A-Sleep" (Harry, Stein) – 4:12 # "Living in the Real World" (Destri) – 2:38 Disc two: #"

Union City Blue "Union City Blue" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie. The song was featured on their 1979 studio album '' Eat to the Beat''. Written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison, the song was inspired lyrically by Harry's experiences while a ...

" (Harrison, Harry) – 3:18 #" The Hardest Part" (Harry, Stein) – 3:37 #" Atomic" (7" Mix) (Destri, Harry) – 3:50 #"Die Young Stay Pretty" (Harry, Stein) – 3:27 #"Slow Motion" (Aborted Single Issue) (Davis, Destri) – 3:25 #" Call Me" (7" Mix) (Harry, Moroder) – 3:30 #"

The Tide Is High "The Tide Is High" is a 1967 rocksteady song written by John Holt, originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group the Paragons, with Holt as lead singer. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a cover vers ...

" (7" Edit) (Barrett, Evans, Holt) – 3:51 #"Susie and Jeffrey" (Non-Album B-Side from 'The Tide Is High') (Harrison, Harry) – 4:08 #" Rapture" (UK 7" Edit) (Harry, Stein) – 4:57 #"Walk Like Me" (Destri) – 3:46 #" Island of Lost Souls" (7" Edit) (Harry, Stein) – 3:48 #"Dragonfly" (Harry, Stein) – 5:58 #" War Child" (Harrison, Harry) – 3:58 #"Little Caesar" (Harry, Stein) – 2:57 #"Out in the Streets" (1975 demo recording) (Barry, Greenwich) – 2:19 #"Platinum Blonde" (1975 demo recording) (Harry) – 2:15 #"The Thin Line" (1975 demo recording) (Harry, Stein) – 2:25 #"Puerto Rico" (1975 demo recording) (Harry, Stein) – 2:05 #"Once I Had a Love" (a.k.a. "The Disco Song", 1975 demo recording, early version of " Heart of Glass") (Harry, Stein) – 3:56 #" Atomic" (Diddy Remix – Radio Edit) (Destri, Harry) – 4:03 #" Rapture" (K-Klass Remix – Radio Edit) (Harry, Stein) – 4:20

Production

* Producer –

Alan Betrock Alan Betrock (1950 – April 9, 2000) was an American music critic, publisher, editor, author and record producer. Initially a music critic, Betrock founded the influential '' New York Rocker'' magazine in 1976 and the publishing house Sh ...

(tracks: 2.15 to 2.19) * Producer –

Mike Chapman Michael Donald Chapman (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian-American record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including The Sweet, Suz ...

(tracks: 1.12 to 1.18, 1.20 to 1.26, 2.01 to 2.05, 2.07 to 2.14, 2.20, 2.21) * Producer –

Richard Gottehrer Richard Gottehrer (born 1940) is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive. In 1997, he co-founded the Orchard with longtime business partner Scott Cohen, an independent music distribution company. His career began as ...

(tracks: 1.01 to 1.11, 1.19) * Producer - Giorgio Moroder (track: 2.06)

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Platinum Collection, The Albums produced by Mike Chapman Blondie (band) compilation albums 1994 compilation albums Chrysalis Records compilation albums EMI Records compilation albums