Autoamerican
The fifth album, with the reggae cover The Tide Is High and the rap single Rapture.
Blondie, 1980
- Released
- 19 November 1980
- Label
- Chrysalis
- Producer
- Mike Chapman
Autoamerican came out in the US on 19 November 1980 and in the UK on 29 November, reaching number 7 in the US, 3 in the UK and 8 in Australia. Chapman insisted the band record in Los Angeles. It opens with the orchestral instrumental Europa and closes with Follow Me, from the musical Camelot. The Tide Is High, written by John Holt for the Paragons in 1967, reached number one in the US and UK, and Rapture reached number one in the US. Stein said the intended title was Coca Cola, but the company declined. The cover is a painting by Martin Hoffman of the band on a roof at 300 Mercer Street.
Track listing
- Europa3:32
- Live It Up4:10
- Here's Looking at You2:58
- The Tide Is High4:42
- Angels on the Balcony3:36
- Go Through It2:40
- Do the Dark3:53
- Rapture6:33
- Faces3:51
- T-Birds3:58
- Walk Like Me3:46
- Follow Me3:00
Personnel
- Debbie Harry vocals
- Chris Stein guitar, tympani
- Frank Infante guitar
- Jimmy Destri electric keyboards
- Nigel Harrison bass
- Clem Burke drums
- Tom Scott saxophone on Rapture and Faces
- Mike Chapman producer
More from Blondie
Parallel Lines (1978), Plastic Letters (1978), Eat to the Beat (1979)
Sources
- Autoamerican, Wikipedia
- The Tide Is High, Wikipedia
- Rapture (Blondie song), Wikipedia