Deborah Harry
Def, Dumb & Blonde

THE REVIEW

Deborah Harry's third album can be considered the link between Blondie's first discography period from 76-82 and the second period from 1999-2014. The hand of the producer of almost all the tracks, Mike Chapman, is the same as on the group's most successful albums, including "Parallel Lines" and it shows. The sound is an evolution of New Wave, less Pop and more Rock than Blondie's repertoire. The single "I Want that Man" and the track "Kiss it Better," two well-crafted pop-rock songs, are produced by the Thompson Twins, and another single "Sweet and Low," which also received a remix, is produced by the Harry-Stein and Toni C duo. "Maybe for sure," another single, is a remake of the "Rock and Rule" cartoon soundtrack, also sung by Harry. There's another remake, the ethnic "Calmarie" by Naná Vasconcelos. Among the best tracks is "The End of the Run," a spoken word piece with a remarkable atmosphere featuring a beautiful autobiographical text. "Get your way" is rapped, with Harry paying tribute to James Brown, whose song "I Feel Good" she had covered live, followed by the explosive rock tracks "Forced to Live," "Comics Books," and "Forced to Live," a deadly and unprecedented triplet for Harry, who is usually very pop. "I'll never fall in love again" is tropical, bringing her back to her more familiar territory. In short, a beautiful album that still sounds good today.