Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision is a compilation album by the US rock band Blondie

Blondie (band)

Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...

. It was released March 7, 2006 and it contains two discs: the first is a music CD, and the second a DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

 disc with the videos of the songs. The compilation was first released in the UK in late 2005 as Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound

Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound

Greatest Hits: Sight + Sound is a two disc compilation album by the band Blondie released in the UK on November 8, 2005. This was the first Blondie hits package to combine the CD and DVD formats...

 with two additional tracks on the audio disc; "X-Offender

X-Offender

"X Offender" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie. Written by Gary Valentine and Debbie Harry for the band's self-titled debut album, Blondie, the song was released as the album's lead single on Private Stock in June 1976.-Song information:...

" and "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear

(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear

" Presence, Dear" is a song from the 1977 album Plastic Letters by Blondie, and was the second single off that album, following up the international breakthrough single "Denis", reaching number 10 in the UK in May 1978...

". The Sound & Vision edition however includes the video of "Rapture Riders" and an alternate collage version of "The Tide Is High" on the DVD. In some countries, as Argentina, it was released with an extra disc which included the remastered "Parallel Lines" album.

Track listing

CD

1. "Heart Of Glass
   Heart of Glass (song)
   "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...
   
   " (7" Mix) (Harry, Stein) - 4:12
   • Original version appears on 1978 album Parallel Lines
     Parallel Lines
     Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1978 by Chrysalis Records. Their most popular and best-selling effort, Parallel Lines was the first Blondie album to be produced by Mike Chapman. The album reached number one in the United Kingdom in February 1979...
     
     
2. "Sunday Girl
   Sunday Girl
   "Sunday Girl" was a UK number-one single by Blondie for three weeks in May 1979. It was Blondie's second UK number-one single after "Heart of Glass"; it was, however, never released as a single in the US.-Song information:...
   
   " (Stein) - 3:15
   • From 1978 album Parallel Lines
     Parallel Lines
     Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1978 by Chrysalis Records. Their most popular and best-selling effort, Parallel Lines was the first Blondie album to be produced by Mike Chapman. The album reached number one in the United Kingdom in February 1979...
     
     
3. "Atomic
   Atomic (song)
   "Atomic" is a song by the American New Wave band Blondie, written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman. It was released as the third single from the band's 1979 album Eat to the Beat.-Song information:...
   
   " (7" Mix) (Destri, Harry) - 3:49
   • Original version appears on 1979 album Eat to the Beat
     Eat to the Beat
     Eat to the Beat is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Blondie. It reached no.1 on the UK album charts in October 1979, no.9 in Australia and no.17 in the US.-History:...
     
     
4. "Call Me
   Call Me (Blondie song)
   "Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie. Released in 1980, "Call Me" topped the singles charts in both the US and the UK ....
   
   " (7" Edit) (Harry, Moroder) - 3:32
   • Original version appears on 1980 soundtrack American Gigolo
     American Gigolo
     American Gigolo is a 1980 crime drama film, written and directed by Paul Schrader. It is informally considered the second installment in his "lonely man" trilogy, following the Martin Scorsese directed Taxi Driver and preceding Light Sleeper .-Plot:Julian Kaye is a male prostitute in Los Angeles...
     
     
5. "The Tide Is High
   The Tide Is High
   "The Tide Is High" is a 1967 song written by John Holt and originally performed by The Paragons with John Holt as lead singer. The song went mainly unnoticed in the rest of the world until it was rediscovered in 1980 when it became a US/UK number 1 hit for the band Blondie...
   
   " (7" Edit) (Barrett, Evans, Holt) - 3:52
   • Original version appears on 1980 album Autoamerican
     Autoamerican
     Autoamerican is the fifth studio album by the US new wave band Blondie. It was released in November 1980 and reached #3 in the UK charts, #8 in Australia and #7 in the US....
     
     
6. "Rapture
   Rapture (song)
   "Rapture" is a single by the American new wave band Blondie. It was released in January 1981 and was the second and final song to be released from the band's 1980 top 10 album Autoamerican, the first being "The Tide Is High", which had topped the chart in the US and UK. "Rapture" went on to reach...
   
   " (7" Edit) (Harry, Stein) - 4:59
   • Original version appears on 1980 album Autoamerican
     Autoamerican
     Autoamerican is the fifth studio album by the US new wave band Blondie. It was released in November 1980 and reached #3 in the UK charts, #8 in Australia and #7 in the US....
     
     
7. "Maria
   Maria (Blondie song)
   "Maria" is a song by the American band Blondie, taken from their 1999 album No Exit. This song was Blondie's comeback single, their first since "War Child" in July 1982. In the UK, it was the band's sixth no.1 single, topping the charts exactly 20 years after their first UK no.1 "Heart of Glass" in...
   
   " (Radio Edit) (Destri) - 4:10
   • Original version appears on 1999 album No Exit
     No Exit (Blondie album)
     No Exit is the seventh studio album by the US rock/new wave group Blondie. It was released in February 1999 and marked the first time the band recorded or performed together since 1982, when they released their previous studio album The Hunter....
     
     
8. "In the Flesh" (2005 Version) (Harry, Stein) - 3:07
   • Original version appears on 1976 album Blondie
     Blondie (album)
     Blondie is the eponymous debut album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1976 on Private Stock Records. The first single "X Offender" was originally entitled "Sex Offender" but since radio stations would not play a song with such a controversial title, the band renamed the song...
     
     
9. "Rip Her to Shreds
   Rip Her to Shreds
   "Rip Her to Shreds" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie, which features on the band's self-titled debut album . It is rumored to be about punk rock singer Cherry Vanilla.- Single information :...
   
   " (Harry, Stein) - 3:21
   • From 1976 album Blondie
     Blondie (album)
     Blondie is the eponymous debut album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1976 on Private Stock Records. The first single "X Offender" was originally entitled "Sex Offender" but since radio stations would not play a song with such a controversial title, the band renamed the song...
     
     
10. "Denis" (Levenson) - 2:19
    • From 1978 album Plastic Letters
      Plastic Letters
      Plastic Letters is the second studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in February 1978 on Chrysalis Records. It was the second and final Blondie album to be produced by Richard Gottehrer...
      
      
11. "Picture This
    Picture This (song)
    "Picture This" is track number 3 from the 1978 album Parallel Lines by Blondie, the first collaboration with producer Mike Chapman, and was also the fourth single release from Chrysalis Records...
    
    " (Destri, Harry, Stein) - 2:55
    • From 1978 album Parallel Lines
      Parallel Lines
      Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1978 by Chrysalis Records. Their most popular and best-selling effort, Parallel Lines was the first Blondie album to be produced by Mike Chapman. The album reached number one in the United Kingdom in February 1979...
      
      
12. "Fade Away and Radiate" (Stein) - 3:59
    • From 1978 album Parallel Lines
      Parallel Lines
      Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1978 by Chrysalis Records. Their most popular and best-selling effort, Parallel Lines was the first Blondie album to be produced by Mike Chapman. The album reached number one in the United Kingdom in February 1979...
      
      
13. "Hanging on the Telephone
    Hanging on the Telephone
    "Hanging on the Telephone" is a song written by Jack Lee and first performed by Lee's short-lived US West Coast power pop trio The Nerves, who placed it as the lead-off track on their 1976 EP, the band's only release. New Wave band Blondie popularised the song when it was released as the second...
    
    " (Lee) - 2:22
    • From 1978 album Parallel Lines
      Parallel Lines
      Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1978 by Chrysalis Records. Their most popular and best-selling effort, Parallel Lines was the first Blondie album to be produced by Mike Chapman. The album reached number one in the United Kingdom in February 1979...
      
      
14. "One Way or Another
    One Way or Another
    "One Way or Another" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie.-Song information:Written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison for the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines , the song was inspired by one of Harry's ex-boyfriends who stalked her after their break up. The song was released as a...
    
    " (Harrison, Harry) - 3:28
    • From 1978 album Parallel Lines
      Parallel Lines
      Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1978 by Chrysalis Records. Their most popular and best-selling effort, Parallel Lines was the first Blondie album to be produced by Mike Chapman. The album reached number one in the United Kingdom in February 1979...
      
      
15. "Dreaming
    Dreaming (Blondie song)
    "Dreaming" is a song by the American punk/new wave band Blondie. Released in 1979, it was the lead single from their fourth album Eat to the Beat...
    
    " (Harry, Stein) - 3:06
    • From 1979 album Eat to the Beat
      Eat to the Beat
      Eat to the Beat is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Blondie. It reached no.1 on the UK album charts in October 1979, no.9 in Australia and no.17 in the US.-History:...
      
      
16. "Union City Blue
    Union City Blue
    "Union City Blue" is a song by the US rock band Blondie. It was written by Deborah Harry and Nigel Harrison, and was featured on their 1979 album Eat to the Beat.-Single information:...
    
    " (Harrison, Harry) - 3:20
    • From 1979 album Eat to the Beat
      Eat to the Beat
      Eat to the Beat is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Blondie. It reached no.1 on the UK album charts in October 1979, no.9 in Australia and no.17 in the US.-History:...
      
      
17. "Island of Lost Souls
    Island of Lost Souls (song)
    "Island Of Lost Souls" is a song recorded by Blondie in 1981 and released as a single in April 1982. It was the first single released from their sixth studio album, The Hunter.-Song information:...
    
    " (7" Edit) (Harry, Stein) - 3:50
    • From 1982 album The Hunter
18. "Good Boys
    Good Boys
    "Good Boys" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie. Released in 2003, it was the only single to be released from their eighth studio album The Curse of Blondie. The single peaked at number 12 in the UK and was the final single from the band for eight years.The single was released as part...
    
    " (Blow-Up Mix) (Griffin, Harry) - 6:05
    • Original version appears on 2003 album The Curse of Blondie
      The Curse of Blondie
      The Curse of Blondie is the eighth studio album from the US rock band Blondie. It was released in October 2003, and peaked at no.36 in the U.K..The band departed from bankrupt Beyond Records and signed with Sony Music...
      
      
19. "End to End" (Ashby, Harry, Stein) - 4:01
    • From 2003 album The Curse of Blondie
      The Curse of Blondie
      The Curse of Blondie is the eighth studio album from the US rock band Blondie. It was released in October 2003, and peaked at no.36 in the U.K..The band departed from bankrupt Beyond Records and signed with Sony Music...
      
      
20. "Rapture Riders
    Riders on the Storm
    "Riders on the Storm" is a song by The Doors from their 1971 album, L.A. Woman. It reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, number 22 on the UK singles charts and number 7 in the Netherlands.-Overview:...
    
    " (Radio Edit) (The Doors, Harry, Stein) 3:51
    • Blondie Feat. The Doors
      The Doors
      The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
      
      

DVD

1. "In the Flesh" (Harry, Stein)
2. "Denis" (Levenson)
3. "Detroit 442" (Destri, Stein)
4. "Picture This" (Destri, Harry, Stein)
5. "Hanging on the Telephone" (Lee)
6. "Heart of Glass" (Harry, Stein)
7. "Dreaming" (Harry, Stein)
8. "The Hardest Part" (Harry, Stein)
9. "Union City Blue" (Harrison, Harry)
10. "Atomic" (Destri, Harry)
11. "The Tide Is High" (Barrett, Evans, Holt)
12. "Rapture" (Harry, Stein)
13. "Island of Lost Souls" (Harry, Stein)
14. "Maria" (Destri)
15. "Good Boys" (Griffin, Harry)
16. "Rapture Riders" (The Doors, Harry, Stein)

Production audio disc

• Mike Chapman - producer
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
   tracks 1-3, 5, 6, & 11-17
• Giorgio Moroder
  Giorgio Moroder
  Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...
  
   - producer track 4
• Craig Leon - producer track 7, co-producer track 19
• Super Buddha - remix producer track 8
• Richard Gottehrer
  Richard Gottehrer
  Richard Gottehrer is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive.-Career:Gottehrer came to prominence as a songwriter in the 1960s with his most notable songs being "My Boyfriend's Back" and "I Want Candy". As Feldman-Goldstein-Gottehrer , he wrote various songs including...
  
   - original producer track 8, producer tracks 9 & 10
• Paolo Cilione - producer track 18
• Claudio Camaione - producer track 18
• Steve Thompson
  Steve Thompson
  Steve Thompson, Steven Thompson or Stephen Thompson may refer to:*Steve Thompson , American musician and producer*Steve Thompson , English rugby union player...
  
  - co-producer track 19
• Mark Vider - producer track 20 for Go Home productions