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"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 recently run away, inspiring the song's "plaintive" nature.
Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on September 8, 1978, [2] by Chrysalis Records.An instant critical and commercial success, the album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in February 1979 and proved to be the band's commercial breakthrough in the United States, where it reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in April 1979.
The special mix of "Sunday Girl" mixes vocals from the previously released French-language version of the song with the original English version. Additionally, " Rapture " appears in an edited version of the 12″ Disco Mix released in the UK and Europe and includes an extra verse that did not appear on the album Autoamerican , on which the ...
Blondie's next single in the US was a more aggressive rock song, "One Way or Another" (US number 24), [4] though in the UK, an alternate single choice, "Sunday Girl", became a number one hit. [26] Parallel Lines has been ranked number 140 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 greatest albums of all time. [34]
"Heart of Glass" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie, written by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. It was featured on the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines (1978), and was released as the album's third single in January 1979 and reached number one on the charts in several countries, including the United States Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.
From the album Parallel Lines, 1978 "Angels on the Balcony" (Laura Davis, Destri) - 3:37 From the album Autoamerican, 1980 "Once I Had a Love" (Harry, Stein) - 3:11 The early version of "Heart of Glass", 1976. "I'm Gonna Love You Too" (Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty) - 2:08 From the album Parallel Lines, 1978
Beginning with a phone sound-effect courtesy of producer Mike Chapman, Blondie's version of the song was released on the band's breakthrough third album, Parallel Lines. The single was a top five hit on the UK singles chart and has since seen critical acclaim as one of the band's best songs.
"One Way or Another" (from Parallel Lines, 1978) Harry, Nigel Harrison 12. "Shayla / Union City Blue" (from Eat to the Beat, 1979) Stein 13. "In the Flesh" (from Blondie, 1977) Harry, Stein 14. "Heart of Glass" (from Parallel Lines, 1978) Harry, Stein 15. "Sunday Girl" (from Parallel Lines, 1978) Stein 16. "Rapture" (from Autoamerican, 1980 ...