All my personal # 1 singles (1977) :

01. Clodagh Rodgers - Save Me (4 weeks)

02. Pussycat - Smile (2 weeks)

03. Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers (1 week)

04. ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You (7 weeks)

05. Lynsey De Paul And Mike Moran - Rock Bottom (4 weeks)

06. Rags - Promises Promises (3 weeks)

07. Twiggy - A Woman In Love (5 weeks)

08. Brotherhood Of Man - Angelo (4 weeks)

09. Dana - (It’s High Time You) Put Some Words Together (3 weeks)

10. Meri Wilson - Telephone Man (2 weeks)

11. Patsy Gallant - From New York To L.A. (3 weeks)

12. Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie (2 weeks)

13. Brotherhood Of Man - Highwayman (2 weeks)

14. Stella Parton - The Danger Of A Stranger (In The Dark) (4 weeks)

15. ABBA - Name Of The Game (3 weeks)

16. Noosha Fox - Georgina Bailey (1 week)

17. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life (4 weeks)

 

Personal Awards:

Best single, which was not my personal # 1 : Twiggy - Please Get My Name Right

Most # 1 singles : ABBA, Brotherhood Of Man (2)

Most # 1 weeks : ABBA (10)

Singer of the Year : Twiggy

Group of the Year : ABBA

Favourite Eurovision song : Lynsey De Paul And Mike Moran - Rock Bottom (United Kingdom)

Favourite official UK # 1 single : ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You

Song of the Year : ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You

Edited October 9, 20159 yr by 21.63

 

14.01.1978 : Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro (6 weeks # 1)

 

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By 1978, Brotherhood Of Man had experienced a certain amount of chart success in both the UK and Europe, notably so with "Save Your Kisses For Me" and "Angelo". Following this, came the surprise failure of their next single "Highwayman" (released in late 1977). In January 1978, they released this song, which borrowed the title-idea from their previous No.1 "Angelo". The song became a No.1 hit in February, spending one week on top of the charts in the UK and becoming one of the twenty best selling singles of the year. This was to be Brotherhood of Man's final No.1 single. It was awarded a gold disc by the BPI in February 1978.

 

"Figaro" was written by band members Lee Sheriden and Martin Lee along with their manager Tony Hiller, who also produced the track. The lead vocals are sung jointly by members Sandra Stevens and Nicky Stevens. The distinctive opening drum roll on the song was performed by Clem Cattini of the 1960s band The Tornados.

 

The song tells of a (presumably) Spanish cabaret singer who is intent on gaining the interest of young ladies. As co-writer Hiller stated; "That came about because my daughter went on holiday and came back talking about all the dishy Spanish waiters trying to pick up the girls." Musically, the song has been reported on many occasions of its similarity to ABBA's "Fernando", and while this may be partly true of their previous No.1 ("Angelo"), stylistically, these particular songs are very different apart from similar titles. Member Sheriden denies these allegations. Ironically however, it was ABBA themselves who knocked Brotherhood Of Man off the top of the charts in the UK, with their single "Take a Chance on Me".

 

"Figaro" became a hit in many European countries, including Ireland, where it was also a No.1 hit. "Figaro" went on to be voted best song of the first half of 1978 by readers of Look-in magazine and best song of the year by viewers of TV's Magpie.

Edited March 22, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

18.02.1978 : Baccara - Sorry I'm A Lady (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Huge European hit. # 1 in Germany, Austria, Norway, Netherlands and # 8 in United Kingdom.

 

04.03.1978 : Laurel Masse / Manhattan Transfer - Walk In Love (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal music group. There have been two manifestations of the group, with Tim Hauser being the only person to be part of both. The name comes from John Dos Passos' 1925 novel Manhattan Transfer and refers to the group's New York origins.

 

The first manifestation of the group was established in 1969 in New York City by Tim Hauser, Erin Dickins, Marty Nelson, and Pat Rosalia. Gene Pistilli, a good friend, soon became an integral component and composed for, and recorded with, the group. They contracted with Capitol Records, recorded several tracks, and issued their first album, Jukin' (1971).The album listed the original group in the order of billing determined by sequence to this first group's formation as was customary to the industry. Accordingly, Erin Dickins, Pat Rosalia, Tim Hauser, and Marty Nelson were listed out of alphabetical order. The album was later reissued in the UK by EMI's Music for Pleasure under the title Manhattan Transfer and Gene Pistilli. Pistilli had been best known for his performing and songwriting collaborations with Terry Cashman and Tommy West. This team endured until 1973. According to Hauser, "Gene and I were in two different places. He was more into R&B, and the Memphis sound, and by then I'd become more interested in jazz and swing..."

 

The next line-up of the group was formed in 1973 by Tim Hauser with singers Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, and Laurel Massé. After performances at Max's Kansas City, the group developed a cult fan base. Ahmet Ertegün, founder and chairman of Atlantic Records, saw them at Reno Sweeney and offered a recording contract. The group's first album for Atlantic was Manhattan Transfer (1975), which included their first successful single, the gospel music tune "Operator". During the summer of 1975, the group was showcased in their own hour-long television variety series on CBS.

 

They also gained a following in Europe, where their next two albums, Coming Out and Pastiche, brought a string of hits. One was a revival of Wayne Shanklin's "Chanson D'Amour", which became a number one hit in the UK and Australia in 1977, though it failed to chart in the U.S. These were followed by a live album "Manhattan Transfer Live', which was recorded in the UK and reached the UK Top 5.

Edited March 22, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

22.04.1978 : Co-Co - Bad Old Days (2 weeks # 1)

 

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Co-Co were a five piece British band who represented the UK for the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song, "Bad Old Days". The group were originally called Mother's Pride. The song, written by Stephanie de Sykes and Stuart Slater was an uptempo love song, with the narrator recalling 'the bad old days' before they met their current partner.

 

At the time, the group consisted of Terry Bradford, Josie Andrews, Cheryl Baker, Keith Hasler and Paul Rogers. For their performance in Paris, a drummer named Charlie Brennan was added to the group. They won the preliminary heat A Song for Europe, having previously placed second, again as a quintet, but with only Bradford, Hasler and Baker in the original line-up, together with Peter Perrera and another female singer, Vivien Banks, who later joined the New Seekers, when they appeared in the 1976 UK final, singing "Wake Up". Perrera appeared in the 1976 contest with a shaved head, having promised his band mates he would go bald if they made the final. Additionally, the group returned as a quartet (minus Andrews and Rogers, but with a new female singer Helen Bailey) as The Main Event, for the 1980 A Song for Europe contest. Oddly, despite this new line-up, Josie Andrews still appeared on stage with the group, providing backing vocals to the main quartet. On this occasion they placed last with the song "Gonna Do My Best", written by Bradford. Bradford also wrote a song for the 1979 UK final, "Harry, My Honolulu Lover", performed by The Nolan Sisters, which placed fourth. Stephanie de Sykes and Stuart Slater also won the A Song for Europe contest a second time, in 1980, with the song "Love Enough for Two" performed by Prima Donna, ironically beating the new line up of Co-Co in the process.

 

In 1981, Cheryl Baker returned to the UK contest, as part of the group Bucks Fizz. When Bucks Fizz won the UK final, Baker thus became only the third singer ever to represent the UK twice, following in the footsteps of Ronnie Carroll and Cliff Richard. When Bucks Fizz went on to win the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up", Baker became one of the few artists to take part in Eurovision to win at their second attempt. According to The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History by John Kennedy O'Connor, Baker also made the second biggest improvement by a Eurovision competitor in the contest, moving up from eleventh in 1978 to first in 1981.

 

The single reached No.13 in the UK during a seven week chart run. The song entered the UK singles chart at no.39 for the week the contest was staged. In the following week, it rose rapidly to no.16. Its eventual peak of 13 occurred three weeks after their failure in the contest. It was to be the group's only hit. The group had no further successful hit singles, and only released one album, Bad Old Days in 1978.

Edited March 24, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

29.04.1978 : Twiggy - Fallen Angel (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Next unsuccessful Twiggy's single here and her Top Of The Pops perfomance.

Edited March 24, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

06.05.1978 : Blondie - (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear (7 weeks # 1)

 

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"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" is a song from the 1977 album "Plastic Letters" and was the second single off that album, following up the international breakthrough single "Denis", reaching number 10 in the UK in May 1978. It was never released as a single in the US.

 

It was written by former bass player Gary Valentine, for his then girlfriend Lisa Jane Persky before his departure from the band. Valentine had also written the band's first single, "X-Offender".

 

The single was issued in both 7" & 12" formats in the UK, with two songs on the B-side, as were previous singles, "Rip Her to Shreds" and "Denis". One of the single's B-side tracks was "Detroit 442", and the other was Jimmy Destri's "Poets Problem", which was not on the original release of "Plastic Letters". "Poets Problem" was first issued on CD on the 1993 rarities compilation "Blonde and Beyond" and later as a bonus track on both the 1994 and 2001 re-releases of "Plastic Letters".

 

"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" was included on Blondie's first 'greatest hits' compilation "The Best of Blondie", released in October 1981.

 

Tracey Ullman covered the song in her 1983 album, You Broke My Heart in 17 Places. In 1995, Annie Lennox covered it as the B-side of her single, "A Whiter Shade of Pale".

Edited March 24, 201312 yr by AlexRange

Hi Alex,

 

Ah Blondie, fab stuff...! I admit to buying Co Co too..., though neither of them hit my Top 5 I think...

 

good to see you back on tracks with the new stuff:)

cheers

john

 

15.07.1978 : Brotherhood Of Man - Beautiful Lover (2 weeks # 1)

 

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# 15 in UK Singles Chart.

Edited March 24, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

29.07.1978 : Renaissance - Northern Lights (4 weeks # 1)

 

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Renaissance are an English rock band, most notable for their 1978 UK top 10 hit "Northern Lights".

 

In February 1971, Annie Haslam became the new lead singer of Renaissance, after answering an advertisement in a magazine, and auditioning for the band in Surrey.

 

Although commercial success was limited during this period, Renaissance scored a hit single in Britain with "Northern Lights", which reached No. 10 during the summer of 1978. The single was taken from the album A Song for All Seasons (a No. 58 album in the US), and received significant airplay on both AOR and on radio stations adapting to a new format known as "soft rock", now known as adult contemporary rock through the spring and summer of 1978. The band performed on a modestly successful tour of the US east of the Mississippi and drew significant crowds in State College, Pennsylvania and Cleveland during the late spring and early summer of 1979, promoting both A Song For All Seasons and a mix of old and new tracks.

 

Renaissance floundered following 1979's Azure d'Or, as many fans could not relate to a largely synthesizer-oriented sound. As a result the band's fan base began to lose interest and the album only reached No. 125. Dunford and Camp assumed most of the band's songwriting.

 

In 1977, Annie began her solo career with her album Annie in Wonderland, produced by Roy Wood who played most of the musical instruments, and who also duetted with her on one track, and also performed on the Intergalactic Touring Band album. Haslam and Wood were engaged to be married for four years, which she later described as "Four of the funniest years of my life". She has since released eight studio albums, three of which were released through her own record label, White Dove. She has also collaborated with Steve Howe on a number of projects.

 

In 1993 she was diagnosed with breast cancer, which she survived and which became the inspiration for her 1994 album "Blessing in Disguise".

Edited March 24, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

26.08.1978 : Blondie - Picture This (5 weeks # 1)

 

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"Picture This" is song by the American band Blondie. It was released in 1978 as the first single from their third album "Parallel Lines". It reached number 12 in the UK, giving Blondie their third UK Top 20 hit. It also charted in various other countries but was not issued as a single in the US.

 

"Picture This" was written by Chris Stein, Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri. Debbie Harry wrote the lyrics while Destri and Stein each wrote portions of the music.

 

The B-side of the single, "Fade Away And Radiate", featured Robert Fripp on guitar and was also included on the Parallel Lines album.

 

"Picture This" was included on the international version of the band's first 'greatest hits' compilation The Best of Blondie, released in October 1981.

 

"Picture This: The Many Faces of Blondie" is a book by photographer Mick Rock published in 2004 with a foreword written by Deborah Harry. The photograph featured on the "Picture This" single, showing Harry licking a record, is one of the most famous images associated with the band. It was used for the Parallel Lines picture disc album in 1978 and also on the cover of the US edition of the 1994 CD anthology "The Platinum Collection".

Edited March 25, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

23.09.1978 : John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights (4 weeks # 1)

 

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"Summer Nights" is a popular song from the musical Grease. Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, its best-known version was recorded by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John for the big-screen adaptation of the musical, and released as a single that same year.

 

"Summer Nights" became a massive hit in both the United States and United Kingdom during the summer of 1978. Included on the movie's soundtrack album, the song was one of several hit singles from the movie. Parts of the song were introduced to a new audience when it was re-released in the 1990s as part of a megamix of several songs from the movie version.

 

In the movie version of Grease, Travolta and Newton-John played the lead roles of Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson. The song's genesis stems from a summertime love affair between Danny and Sandy, which had ended upon Sandy's revelation that she was moving back to Australia with her family. However, Sandy soon learns that her family is staying in the United States and subsequently enrolls at Rydell High School, where Danny is also a student. However, it quickly becomes clear that there are unresolved feelings of love between Danny and Sandy.

 

The follow-up to the Travolta-Newton-John duet "You're the One That I Want," "Summer Nights" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was an even bigger hit in the UK, spending seven weeks at No. 1. Combined with an earlier nine-week run with "You're the One That I Want," the Travolta-Newton-John duet team spent 16 weeks at No. 1 during 1978 in the UK.

 

In 2010, Billboard ranked it No. 9 on their "Best Summer Songs of All Time" list.

Edited March 25, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

28.10.1978 : Elaine Paige - Don't Walk Away Till I Touch You (1 week # 1)

 

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Elaine Paige is an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Raised in Barnet, North London, Paige attended the Aida Foster stage school, making her first professional appearance on stage in 1964, at the age of 16. Her appearance in the 1968 production of Hair marked her West End debut.

 

Paige's first professional appearance on stage was during the UK tour of the Anthony Newley/Leslie Bricusse musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - the Smell of the Crowd in 1964, playing the role of a Chinese urchin. To audition for the role she sang "I'm Just a Girl who Cain't Say No" but was rejected the first time.

After months of acting and singing auditions, Hal Prince offered the still relatively unknown Paige the title role of Eva Perón in the first stage production of the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Evita. Her performance won her critical acclaim and brought her into public prominence at the age of 30. Julie Covington, who played the role on the original concept, had turned down the opportunity of playing the role on stage leading a long search for a new star. Paige eventually competed against Bonnie Schoen, an American initially favoured by Prince for the role. She later said, "Bonnie was already a big name on Broadway. In a way, she didn't have anything to prove. She was smoothly, silkily professional. But I saw this as my big chance and, like Eva when she clapped eyes on Peron, I grabbed with both hands. I wanted the role more than anything else in the whole world." For her performance in Evita, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Performance of the Year in a Musical, which at that time was called the Society of West End Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and the Variety Club Award for Showbusiness Personality of the Year. She played the role for 20 months in total, from 1978 to 1980.

 

She also released her first studio album in 1978, entitled Sitting Pretty. "Don't Walk Away Till I Touch You" was the main single from this album. Just prior to her success in Evita, Paige had strongly considered becoming a nursery nurse, but after she sang for Dustin Hoffman, he made her promise that she would continue in theatre work. She admitted that she was "fed up with the whole thing" and that she could not even afford new clothing or to eat out; "Evita saved me" she stated.

 

 

04.11.1978 : Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted To You (3 weeks # 1)

 

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"Hopelessly Devoted to You", written by John Farrar, is a song performed by Olivia Newton-John. The song, featured in the film version of "Grease", bringing it into the limelight, received an Oscar nomination as Best Original Song, losing to "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday at the 51st Academy Awards. She performed the song at the 21st Grammy Awards. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming another hit from the film, also was # 2 in Australia and United Kingdom, # 1 in Ireland.

Edited March 25, 201312 yr by AlexRange

 

25.11.1978 : Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro - Stumblin' In (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Susan Kay "Suzi" Quatro is a British-based American singer-songwriter, bass guitar player, and actress. She is the first female bass player to become a major rock star.

 

In the 1970s Quatro scored a string of hit singles that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland. But, following a recurring role as a female bass player on the popular American sitcom Happy Days, her duet "Stumblin' In" with Chris Norman reached number 4 in the USA. "Stumblin' In" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, performed by Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman from the album "If You Knew Suzi". The single peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979. The song was Quatro's only U.S. Top 40 and Norman's lone U.S. charting effort apart from the band Smokie.

 

A year later, Quatro released Suzi...and Other Four Letter Words, which she called her favourite album. This featured the hits "She's in Love with You", which made number 11 in Britain, "Mama's Boy" (# 34), and "I've Never Been in Love" (# 56).

Edited March 26, 201312 yr by AlexRange

Hey some great choices here Alex, Northern Lights is great, Suzi & Chris is great, Blondie is great, and last week I saw Olivia Newton-John live in concert, and she was absolutely unexpectedly brilliant vocally, and still lovely and engaging. I gave her a glowing online review as thanks:) Mind you Blondie & Suzi Quatro were great when I saw them too:)

 

cheers

john

 

09.12.1978 : Rachel Sweet - Baby (4 weeks # 1)

 

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Rachel Sweet is an American singer, television writer and actress.

 

After beginning her singing career at the age of three, when she won an electric garage door opener in a singing contest, she began recording commercials at the age of six, toured with Mickey Rooney, and performed in Las Vegas as the opening act for Bill Cosby at the age of twelve. She began recording country music in 1974, but with little success beyond one minor Country Chart hit. Switching to rock and roll, she signed to Stiff Records label and released her first album, Fool Around, in 1978, dropping out of high school to concentrate on her career, although she was still required to devote time to her studies. Sweet was backed by The Records on the Stiff Records tour in 1978. The album was a critical success, but sales were poor, although she did have some success with the single "B-A-B-Y" (a cover of the 1966 Carla Thomas song), which was a top-40 hit in the UK. She also generated some controversy for her Lolita-like image. Her follow-up album, Protect the Innocent, produced by Martin Rushent and Alan Winstanley, was largely ignored by the public and the music media, although it was popular with her fans as well as a much anticipated 1980 North American tour with her band The Toys. She then signed to Columbia Records in 1981, releasing "And Then He Kissed Me", which launched the hit single, "Everlasting Love", a duet with Rex Smith.

Edited March 26, 201312 yr by AlexRange

All my personal # 1 singles (1978) :

01. Brotherhood Of Man - Figaro (6 weeks # 1)

02. Baccara - Sorry I'm A Lady (3 weeks # 1)

03. Laurel Masse / Manhattan Transfer - Walk In Love (3 weeks # 1)

04. Co-Co - Bad Old Days (2 weeks # 1)

05. Twiggy - Fallen Angel (3 weeks # 1)

06. Blondie - (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear (7 weeks # 1)

07. Brotherhood Of Man - Beautiful Lover (2 weeks # 1)

08. Renaissance - Northern Lights (4 weeks # 1)

09. Blondie - Picture This (5 weeks # 1)

10. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights (4 weeks # 1)

11. Elaine Paige - Don't Walk Away Till I Touch You (1 week # 1)

12. Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted To You (3 weeks # 1)

13. Chris Norman & Suzi Quatro - Stumblin' In (3 weeks # 1)

14. Rachel Sweet - Baby (4 weeks # 1)

 

Personal Awards:

Best single, which was not my personal # 1 : Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone

Most # 1 singles : Blondie, Brotherhood Of Man, Olivia Newton-John (2)

Most # 1 weeks : Blondie (12)

Singer of the Year : Olivia Newton-John

Group of the Year : Blondie

Favourite Eurovision song : Co-Co - Bad Old Days (United Kingdom)

Favourite official UK # 1 single : John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights

Song of the Year : Blondie - (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear

 

13.01.1979 : Doll - Desire Me (2 weeks # 1)

 

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The Doll were a punk rock/new wave band from London, England, who had a top-thirty hit in 1978 with "Desire Me".

 

The Doll formed in October 1977 with a line-up of Marion Valentine (vocals, guitar), Adonis Yianni (keyboards), Christos Yianni (bass guitar), and Mario Watts (drums). They were signed by Beggars Banquet Records, who included their track "Trash" on the Streets compilation and issued their debut single, "Don't Tango on my Heart", in January 1978. They hit the UK Singles Chart with their second single, "Desire Me", which spent eight weeks on the chart, peaking at number 28 in January 1979, and led to the band appearing on Top of the Pops. Female singer Valentine became the unintended focus of attention from the press as a result, making her a 'punk sex symbol', leading to a split in the band.

 

Valentine and Christos Yianni recruited a new line-up including Dennis Haines (keyboards), Jamie West-Oram (lead guitar), and Paul Turner (drums). The new line-up recorded an album titled Listen to the Silence, and a handful of other singles, but failed to repeat their earlier success and split up in spring 1980.

 

 

 

27.01.1979 : Blondie - Heart Of Glass (6 weeks # 1)

 

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"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 (1978), it was released as a single in January 1979 and topped the charts in several countries including United States and United Kingdom

 

An early version of "Heart of Glass" called "Once I Had Love" was written by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein in 1974-75. This earlier version was initially recorded as a demo in 1975. The song had a slower, funkier sound with a basic disco beat. For this reason it was known as "The Disco Song." The song was re-recorded in a second demo with the same title in 1978, when the song was made a bit more pop-oriented. The band then decided to record the song for the album "Parallel Lines", which was produced by Mike Chapman.

 

The song was released in January 1979, and reached number one in both the US and the UK. The UK B-side was "Rifle Range", from Blondie's self-titled debut album, while the US single used the Parallel Lines track "11:59". The accompanying music video for "Heart of Glass" was filmed at Studio 54 in New York City.

Edited March 27, 201312 yr by AlexRange