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Chrome (Debbie Harry Song)
"Chrome" is a song by the American vocalist Debbie Harry, featured on her debut album '' KooKoo'' in 1981. The song was issued as an advance 12" promo in the United States with the album track "Under Arrest" as the B-side but it never had a commercial release. A 7" single was, however, released in Germany (the B-side was " The Jam Was Moving", which was an A-side in the United Kingdom and the United States), though this failed to chart. Track listing US 12" promo #"Chrome" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) – 4:16 #"Under Arrest" (Bernard Edwards, Harry, Nile Rodgers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 750 million albums and 1 ..., Stein) – 2:56 7" Germany #"Chrome" (Harry, Stein) – 4:16 #"The Jam Was Moving" (Edwards, Rodgers) – 2:58 References {{reflist 1981 singles Debbie Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Harry
Deborah Ann Harry (born Angela Trimble, July 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie (band), Blondie. Four of her songs with the band reached on the US charts between 1979 and 1981. Born in Miami, Florida, Harry was adopted as an infant and raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey. After college she worked various jobs—as a dancer, a Playboy Bunny, and a secretary (including at the BBC in New York)—before her breakthrough in the music industry. She co-formed Blondie in 1974 in New York City. The band released its Blondie (album), eponymous debut studio album in 1976 and released three more studio albums between then and 1979, including ''Parallel Lines'', which spawned six singles, including "Heart of Glass (song), Heart of Glass". Their fifth studio album, ''Autoamerican'' (1980), produced hits including a cover of "The Tide Is High", and "Rapture (Blondie song), Rapture", which is considered the first rap song to ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KooKoo
''KooKoo'' is the debut solo album by American singer Debbie Harry, released on July 27, 1981, by Chrysalis Records. Produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic, the album was recorded whilst Harry took a break from her band Blondie. It was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 25 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number six on the UK Albums Chart. Background ''KooKoo'' was recorded while Harry and boyfriend Chris Stein were taking a break from the band Blondie. The album was produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the R&B band Chic, who had just had major success working with Diana Ross on her 1980 album '' Diana''. Harry and Stein first met the pair at the Power Station recording studio in New York while Blondie were recording their 1979 album ''Eat to the Beat'', and they remained good friends in the intervening years. ''KooKoo'' was one of three albums to be (co)written and produced by Rodgers and Edwards in 1981, the other two being Chic's fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Wave Music
New wave is a music genre that encompasses pop music, pop-oriented styles from the 1970s through the 1980s. It is considered a lighter and more melodic "broadening of Punk subculture, punk culture". It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock. Later, critical consensus favored "new wave" as an umbrella term involving many contemporary popular music styles, including synth-pop, alternative dance and post-punk. The main new wave movement coincided with late 1970s punk and continued into the early 1980s. The common characteristics of new wave music include a humorous or quirky pop approach, angular guitar riffs, jerky rhythms, the use of electronics, and a distinctive visual style in fashion. In the early 1980s, virtually every new pop and rock act – and particularly those that employed synthesizers – were tagged as "new wave" in the United States. Although new wave shares punk's do-it-yourself philosophy, the musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records () is a British independent record label that was founded in 1968. The name is both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders' names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis. It started as the Ellis-Wright Agency. History Early years In an interview for Jethro Tull's video '' 20 Years of Jethro Tull'', released in 1988, Wright states, "''Chrysalis Records'' might have come into being anyway, you never know what might have happened, but ''Chrysalis Records'' really came into being because Jethro Tull couldn't get a record deal and MGM couldn't even get their name right on the record". This was after the single " Sunshine Day/Aeroplane" was incorrectly credited to 'Jethro Toe'. Chrysalis entered into a licensing deal with Chris Blackwell's Island Records for distribution, based on the success of bands such as Jethro Tull, Ten Years After, and Procol Harum, which were promoted by the label. Jethro Tull signed with Reprise Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Stein
Christopher Stein (born January 5, 1950) is an American musician and songwriter known as the co-founder and guitarist of the new wave band Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film '' Wild Style'', and writer of the soundtrack for the film '' Union City'', as well as an accomplished photographer. Music upStein performing with Blondie in 2011 In 1973, Stein became the guitarist of the Stillettoes and began a romantic relationship with Debbie Harry, one of the singers. In the summer of 1974, Stein, Harry, and the band's rhythm section left to start their own group which they eventually called Blondie. They soon became fixtures in the punk and new wave scene centered around CBGB and Max's Kansas City, and by the end of the decade achieved international stardom. Blondie broke up in 1982, but reformed in 1997 and has been active off and on ever since. In addition to being the sole writer of the Blondie song " Sunday Girl", S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nile Rodgers
Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 750 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide. Formed as the Big Apple Band in 1972 with bassist Bernard Edwards, Chic released their self-titled debut album in 1977; it featured the hit singles " Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" and " Everybody Dance". The 1978 album '' C'est Chic'' included " I Want Your Love" and " Le Freak", with the latter selling more than seven million singles worldwide. The song " Good Times" from the 1979 album ''Risqué'' was a number one single on the pop and soul charts, and became one of the most-sampled songs of all time, predominantly in hip-hop, starting with the Sugarhill Gang's " Rapper's Delight". With Edwards, Rodgers wrote and produced music for other artists, including the songs " He's the Greatest Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Edwards
Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an American bassist and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco with musician Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017, Edwards was selected as the 53rd greatest bassist of all time by '' Bass Player'' magazine. Biography Edwards was born in Greenville, North Carolina, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he met Nile Rodgers in the early 1970s. At the time, Edwards was working at a post office with the mother of Rodgers's girlfriend. The two formed the Big Apple Band (active 1972–1976) and then united with drummer Tony Thompson to eventually form Chic together with singer Norma Jean Wright. With Chic (active 1976–1983), Edwards created era-defining hits such as " Dance, Dance, Dance", " Everybody Dance", "Le Freak", " I Want Your Love" and "Good Times". Edwards also worked with Nile Rodgers to produce and write for other artists, using Chic to perform everything musically and vocally ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jam Was Moving
"The Jam Was Moving" is a 1981 song by the American singer Debbie Harry. It was the second single to be released from her debut solo album, ''KooKoo''. Released with no video and little promotion, after Harry's debut solo single, "Backfired", failed to become a big hit, "The Jam Was Moving" fared even less well, peaking at #82 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and failing to chart at all in the UK. Background The single peaked at #82 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Singles chart in the US, but made no appearance on any other major chart. The 7" Mix of "The Jam Was Moving" (featuring additional guitars during the intro) appears on the Chrysalis Records/EMI compilation '' Most of All: The Best of Deborah Harry''. The original 1981 12" mix of "The Jam Was Moving" was also included as a bonus track on Chrysalis Records/EMI UK's 1994 CD re-issue of the ''KooKoo'' album, the extended version of the album track "Inner City Spillover" was released by Gold Legion Records in 2011 (the 30th anniversary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rush Rush (Debbie Harry Song)
"Rush Rush" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder and performed by American singer Debbie Harry. It was released as the fourth and final single from the Scarface (soundtrack), soundtrack to the 1983 film ''Scarface (1983 film), Scarface''. Background "Rush Rush" was the first single Harry released after Blondie (band), Blondie broke up in 1982, and was one of the several projects she worked on in between her first and second solo albums. It was Harry's second collaboration with Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, the first being Blondie's 1980 number-one single "Call Me (Blondie song), Call Me" (from the 1980 film ''American Gigolo''). The song was a reference to drug use, "''llello''" being a Spanish colloquialism for cocaine. Release and reception "Rush Rush" was released both as a 7-inch single and an extended 12-inch, the A-side of which would later be included on the 1988 Blondie (band), Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation ''Once More into the Bleach'', as well as Harry's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Singles
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Debbie Harry Songs
Debbie (or Debby or Deb) is a feminine given name, commonly but not always short for Deborah (or Debra and related variants). Debbie is a name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew name Deborah, which means “bee”. Notable people *Debbie Allen, American actress, choreographer and film director *Debbie Abrahams, British Labour Party politician * Debbie Amis Bell, American Civil Rights activist * Debbie Armstrong, American athlete *Debby Boone, American singer and author * Debbie Brill, Canadian high jumper * Debbie Cook, Californian politician, mayor of Huntington Beach, California * Debbie Crosbie (born 1969/1970), British banker *Debbie Deb, American singer *Debbie Fuller, Canadian diver *Debbie Gibson, American singer, songwriter and actress *Debbie Harry, lead singer from the band Blondie *Debbie Lesko, American politician *Debbie Marti, English high jumper *Debbie Matenopoulos, American television personality and actress *Debbie McLeod, Scottish field hockey player *D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs Written By Chris Stein
A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually made of sections that are repeated or performed with variation later. A song without instruments is said to be a cappella. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in the classical tradition, it is called an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally by ear are often referred to as folk songs. Songs composed for the mass market, designed to be sung by professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows, are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
