The Associates - Heart Of Glass (Blondie Cover)

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From '' Heart Of Glass '' Label: WEA Records Ltd. -- YZ 310, 247 665-7 Format: Vinyl, 7", Single Country: UK Released: Sep 1988 Tracklist A Heart Of Glass Producer -- Chris Hughes, Ross Collum Written-By -- Chris Stein, Deborah Harry B Her Only Wish Producer -- Billy MacKenzie Written-By -- Billy MacKenzie ------------------------ "Heart of Glass" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie, written by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. Featured on the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines, it was released as a single in January 1979 and topped the charts in several countries, including the US and UK. Rolling Stone ranked the song number 255 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. History An early version of "Heart of Glass" called "Once I Had Love" was written by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein in the period 1974/75. This earlier version was initially recorded as a demo in 1975. The song had a slower, funkier sound with a basic disco beat. For this reason it was known as "The Disco Song." The song was re-recorded in a second demo with the same title in 1978, when the song was made a bit more rock-oriented. The band then decided to record the song for the album Parallel Lines, which was produced by Mike Chapman. Exactly who decided to give the song a more pronounced disco vibe is subject to differing recollections. On some occasions the producer Mike Chapman has stated that he convinced Deborah Harry and Chris Stein to give the song a disco twist. On other occasions Chapman has credited Deborah Harry with the idea. As a band Blondie had experimented with disco before, both in the predecessors to "Heart of Glass" and in live cover songs that the band played at shows, such as the cover of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" at the Blitz Benefit on May 7, 1978. In any event, no matter who came up with the idea, the band agreed and the song was given the disco orientation that made the song one of the best-known Blondie recordings. For the single release the track was remixed by Chapman with the double-tracked bass drum even more accentuated. The song was released in January 1979, and reached number one in both the US and the UK. The UK B-side was "Rifle Range", from Blondie's self-titled debut album, while the US single used the Parallel Lines track "11:59". The accompanying music video for "Heart of Glass" was filmed at Studio 54 in New York City. The versions appearing on the 7" single issued in early 1979 varied from country to country. Some used the regular album version (UK, 3:54), others an edited album version (US, 3:22) and others an edited version of the 12" Disco Mix (4:10), which is the one usually found on current hits compilations like the 1994 anthology The Platinum Collection, Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound (2005) and Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision (2006). For the band's very first hits compilation, 1981's The Best of Blondie, producer Mike Chapman created a special mix including elements from both the 12" Disco Version and the 12" Instrumental (4:33). The 1981 version appears on 2002's Greatest Hits. Remixes and samplings The first official remix of "Heart of Glass", by Shep Pettibone, appeared on the Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation Once More into the Bleach in 1988 and was also issued as a single in certain territories. The song was remixed by Diddy and re-released again in July 1995, reaching number 15 in the UK Singles Chart and was included on the 1995 remix compilation Beautiful - The Remix Album. In 2007, Positiva Records released a seven-track EP consisting of the original radio and album versions of the song, plus five new remixes by DJ Edison. Missy Elliott's 2003 hit "Work It" sampled the famous Roland CR-78 drum machine intro from the track. Natalie Bassingthwaighte sampled the song on her song "Supersensual", which is from her debut studio album, 1000 Stars. Celine Dion sampled the track for the Ric Wake remix of her 2002 hit, I'm Alive. A jazz version of the song is available on These are the Vistas, a 2003 album by The Bad Plus. In 2010 Hesta Prynn released a mash-up of her own song "You Winding Me Up" with "Heart Of Glass" under the title "Hesta Prynn vs Blondie" as half of the "You Winding Me Up" single from the Can We Go Wrong EP. Cover versions Scala Nouvelle Vague Lily Allen Grand Magneto Product 01 (As Heart Ov Glass) The Shadows (Instrumental cover) Lunachicks Drillbit Faye Wong Operator Please Jessica Robinson Superbus Mini Mansions Chet Atkins Cat Forsley Nelly Furtado and many others.

The Associates - Heart Of Glass (Blondie Cover)

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From '' Heart Of Glass '' Label: WEA Records Ltd. -- YZ 310, 247 665-7 Format: Vinyl, 7", Single Country: UK Released: Sep 1988 Tracklist A Heart Of Glass Producer -- Chris Hughes, Ross Collum Written-By -- Chris Stein, Deborah Harry B Her Only Wish Producer -- Billy MacKenzie Written-By -- Billy MacKenzie ------------------------ "Heart of Glass" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie, written by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. Featured on the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines, it was released as a single in January 1979 and topped the charts in several countries, including the US and UK. Rolling Stone ranked the song number 255 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. History An early version of "Heart of Glass" called "Once I Had Love" was written by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein in the period 1974/75. This earlier version was initially recorded as a demo in 1975. The song had a slower, funkier sound with a basic disco beat. For this reason it was known as "The Disco Song." The song was re-recorded in a second demo with the same title in 1978, when the song was made a bit more rock-oriented. The band then decided to record the song for the album Parallel Lines, which was produced by Mike Chapman. Exactly who decided to give the song a more pronounced disco vibe is subject to differing recollections. On some occasions the producer Mike Chapman has stated that he convinced Deborah Harry and Chris Stein to give the song a disco twist. On other occasions Chapman has credited Deborah Harry with the idea. As a band Blondie had experimented with disco before, both in the predecessors to "Heart of Glass" and in live cover songs that the band played at shows, such as the cover of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" at the Blitz Benefit on May 7, 1978. In any event, no matter who came up with the idea, the band agreed and the song was given the disco orientation that made the song one of the best-known Blondie recordings. For the single release the track was remixed by Chapman with the double-tracked bass drum even more accentuated. The song was released in January 1979, and reached number one in both the US and the UK. The UK B-side was "Rifle Range", from Blondie's self-titled debut album, while the US single used the Parallel Lines track "11:59". The accompanying music video for "Heart of Glass" was filmed at Studio 54 in New York City. The versions appearing on the 7" single issued in early 1979 varied from country to country. Some used the regular album version (UK, 3:54), others an edited album version (US, 3:22) and others an edited version of the 12" Disco Mix (4:10), which is the one usually found on current hits compilations like the 1994 anthology The Platinum Collection, Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound (2005) and Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision (2006). For the band's very first hits compilation, 1981's The Best of Blondie, producer Mike Chapman created a special mix including elements from both the 12" Disco Version and the 12" Instrumental (4:33). The 1981 version appears on 2002's Greatest Hits. Remixes and samplings The first official remix of "Heart of Glass", by Shep Pettibone, appeared on the Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation Once More into the Bleach in 1988 and was also issued as a single in certain territories. The song was remixed by Diddy and re-released again in July 1995, reaching number 15 in the UK Singles Chart and was included on the 1995 remix compilation Beautiful - The Remix Album. In 2007, Positiva Records released a seven-track EP consisting of the original radio and album versions of the song, plus five new remixes by DJ Edison. Missy Elliott's 2003 hit "Work It" sampled the famous Roland CR-78 drum machine intro from the track. Natalie Bassingthwaighte sampled the song on her song "Supersensual", which is from her debut studio album, 1000 Stars. Celine Dion sampled the track for the Ric Wake remix of her 2002 hit, I'm Alive. A jazz version of the song is available on These are the Vistas, a 2003 album by The Bad Plus. In 2010 Hesta Prynn released a mash-up of her own song "You Winding Me Up" with "Heart Of Glass" under the title "Hesta Prynn vs Blondie" as half of the "You Winding Me Up" single from the Can We Go Wrong EP. Cover versions Scala Nouvelle Vague Lily Allen Grand Magneto Product 01 (As Heart Ov Glass) The Shadows (Instrumental cover) Lunachicks Drillbit Faye Wong Operator Please Jessica Robinson Superbus Mini Mansions Chet Atkins Cat Forsley Nelly Furtado and many others.