Blondie - Blondie 4(0)-ever: G.h. Dlx / Ghosts Of Download - Music & Performance - CD

On the eve of Blondie's 40th Anniversary, the band return with a unique package containing 2 separate albums that salute both Blondie's past and their present. GREATEST HITS: DELUXE REDUX is a collection of the very best of Blondie revisited and recorded anew by the band over the past couple of years while they were recording GHOSTS OF DOWNLOAD, a collection of brand new music aided and abetted by some of the world's most unique artists headed up by Beth Ditto (The Gossip), MISS GUY, and the Colombian turntablists/hip hop collective Systema Solar.

In honor of the band's 40th anniversary, Blondie 4(0)-Ever bundles together two full albums in one package: a collection of new material called Ghosts of Download, and Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux, a re-recorded set of Blondie favorites. While 2011's Panic of Girls suggested that Blondie wanted to make room for all of their many influences in their new music, Ghosts of Download is instead an album clearly made with the dancefloor in mind; electronic beats and gleaming synthesized melodies dominate the tunes, and the current EDM scene was a clear influence on these songs, which include guest appearances from Beth Ditto of the Gossip, and Latin EDM artists Systema Solar and Los Rakas. On disc two, Greatest Hits Deluxe Redux contains newly re-recorded versions of 11 of Blondie's best-known sides, and features the full band playing with professionalism and a certain elan (Clem Burke's drumming is as crisp and forceful as ever), while Deborah Harry's vocals are in pleasing form here. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Performer	Blondie
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	CD - Rock
Media format	CD
Original release date	July 23, 2019
Edition	Deluxe Redux
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Number of tracks	22
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	2
Series title	Blondie - Blondie 4(0)-ever: G.h. Dlx / Ghosts Of Download COMPACT DISCS With Booklet, Digipack Packaging, O-Card Packaging
Track listing	Heart of Glass, Dreaming, The Tide Is High, Maria, Sunday Girl, Hanging on the Telephone, Rapture, One Way or Another, Call Me, Atomic, Rip Her to Shreds, Sugar on the Side (Feat. Systema Solar), Rave (Feat. Miss Guy), A Rose By Any Name (Feat. Beth Ditto), Winter, I Want to Drag You Around, I Screwed Up, Relax, Take Me in the Night, Make a Way, Mile High, Euphoria, Take It Back, Backroom
Record label	Noble Id
Target audience	Adult
Composer	Blondie
Songwriter	Blondie
Music producer	Blondie
Number in series	1
Occasion	Anniversary
Track name	Heart of Glass (Rerecorded 2014 Version), Dreaming (Rerecorded 2014 Version), The Tide Is High (Rerecorded 2014 Version), Maria, Sunday Girl (Rerecorded 2014 Version), Hanging On the Telephone (Rerecorded 2014 Version), Rapture (Rerecorded 2014 Version), One Way Or Another (Rerecorded 2014 Version), Call Me (Rerecorded 2014 Version), Atomic (Rerecorded 2014 Version), Rip Her To Shreds (Rerecorded 2014 Version), Sugar on the Side (Feat. Systema Solar), Rave (Feat. Miss Guy), A Rose By Any Name (Feat. Beth Ditto), Winter, I Want to Drag You Around, I Screwed Up, Relax, Take Me in the Night, Make a Way, Mile High, Euphoria, Take It Back, Backroom, Kung Fu Girls, In the Sun, Little Girl Lies, Look Good in Blue, Man Overboard, A Shark in Jets Clothing, Rifle Range, In the Flesh, Xoffender, Youth Nabbed As a Sniper, Rip Her to Shreds, Heart Full of Soul, I Love Playing with Fire, Palisades Park, Denis (Rehearsal)
Digital audio file format	Cd
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N