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- The Platinum Collection
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Blondie
Released 1994

Living In The Real World
02:38
990 plays

Platinum Blonde
02:18
940 plays

Puerto Rico
02:05
938 plays

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- 1
- X Offender
- 03:11
- 1,945 plays

- 2
- In The Flesh
- 02:30
- 1,483 plays

- 3
- Man Overboard
- 03:20
- 1,330 plays

- 4
- Rip Her To Shreds
- 03:20
- 1,669 plays

- 5
- Denis
- 02:17
- 1,443 plays

- 6
- Contact In Red Square
- 01:59
- 1,192 plays

- 7
- Kung Fu Girls
- 02:29
- 1,685 plays

- 8
- I'm On 'E'
- 02:12
- 1,347 plays

- 9
- (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear
- 02:42
- 1,411 plays

- 10
- Poet's Problem
- 02:20
- 1,030 plays

- 11
- Detroit 442
- 02:27
- 1,096 plays

- 12
- Picture This
- 02:53
- 1,336 plays

- 13
- Fade Away And Radiate
- 03:57
- 1,268 plays

- 14
- I'm Gonna Love You Too
- 02:08
- 1,115 plays

- 15
- Just Go Away
- 03:26
- 1,147 plays

- 16
- Hanging On The Telephone
- 02:23
- 1,733 plays

- 17
- Will Anything Happen
- 02:59
- 1,097 plays

- 18
- Heart Of Glass
- 04:10
- 7,392 plays

- 19
- Rifle Range
- 03:37
- 1,165 plays

- 20
- 11:59
- 03:19
- 1,599 plays

- 21
- Sunday Girl
- 03:14
- 1,544 plays

- 22
- I Know But I Don't Know
- 03:53
- 1,095 plays

- 23
- One Way Or Another
- 03:31
- 5,135 plays

- 24
- Dreaming
- 03:03
- 2,078 plays

- 25
- Sound-A-Sleep
- 04:12
- 1,011 plays

- 26
- Living In The Real World
- 02:38
- 990 plays

- 27
- Union City Blue (Original Single Version)
- 03:18
- 1,290 plays

- 28
- The Hardest Part
- 03:40
- 1,221 plays

- 29
- Atomic
- 03:50
- 1,998 plays

- 30
- Die Young Stay Pretty (Live)
- 03:32
- 1,097 plays

- 31
- Slow Motion
- 03:25
- 1,117 plays

- 32
- Call Me
- 03:30
- 6,325 plays

- 33
- The Tide Is High
- 03:50
- 4,252 plays

- 34
- Suzy And Jeffrey
- 04:10
- 1,002 plays

- 35
- Rapture
- 04:57
- 3,743 plays

- 36
- Walk Like Me
- 03:46
- 1,016 plays

- 37
- Island Of Lost Souls
- 03:49
- 1,041 plays

- 38
- Dragonfly
- 05:58
- 932 plays

- 39
- War Child
- 04:00
- 911 plays

- 40
- Little Caesar
- 03:01
- 866 plays

- 41
- Out In The Streets
- 02:19
- 936 plays

- 42
- Platinum Blonde
- 02:18
- 940 plays

- 43
- The Thin Line
- 02:25
- 895 plays

- 44
- Puerto Rico
- 02:05
- 938 plays

- 45
- Once I Had A Love (Aka The Disco Song) (1975 Version)
- 03:58
- 1,121 plays

- 46
- Atomic (Diddy Remix)
- 04:03
- 1,139 plays

- 47
- Rapture (K-Klass Remix)
- 04:20
- 1,084 plays

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album review

The Platinum Collection reigns as Blondie's finest compilation, outshining The Best of Blondie in overall quality and quantity. This fine retrospective covers every U.S. and U.K. A- and B-side on two discs while adding unreleased material and club remixes as bonuses at the finale. Opening with the poppy, yet venomous, first U.K. single, "X Offender," disc one reveals Blondie's liveliest and most ambitious efforts as they merge their punk, reggae, and roots rock influences into what would soon be considered new wave. While Blondie is generally known for their charting singles, the spectacular B-sides/album tracks, including the dazzling space rocker "Fade Away and Radiate" and the punk/synth pop hybrid "Contact in Red Square," are equally essential. Disc two recalls some of the band's most accessible singles including "The Tide Is High," "Call Me," and "Rapture," which became the first Top Ten single to contain a rap vocal. Despite the excellent material represented so far, the second half unfortunately fails to sustain the momentum. Marked by selections from Blondie's 1982 swan song The Hunter, four 1975 demos, and two 1994 remixes, the rest of the disc suffers from poor sequencing and inferior selections. The terrible, unnecessary remixes of "Atomic" and "Rapture" and ho-hum demos would only appeal to collectors. Nonetheless, the demo "Once I Had a Love" would eventually receive a disco makeover and evolve into the international chart-topper "Heart of Glass" three years later. Ultimately, fans may prefer the distinguished single edits for "Heart of Glass" and "The Tide Is High" over the album versions, and yet despite all revealed shortcomings, The Platinum Collection provides more music per dollar spent compared to other Blondie releases. In addition, the compilation's colorful liner notes include insightful song commentary by most of Blondie, single and album information, and a descriptive family tree. ~ Jacob N. Lunders, All Music Guide