Against the Odds: 1974–1982

Tracklist

• 12" Vinyl 1: Blondie
• 1
  X Offender
  3:14
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Little Girl Lies
  2:07
  5.0 ★
• 3
  In the Flesh
  2:32
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Look Good in Blue
  2:55
  4.0 ★
• 5
  In the Sun
  2:40
  4.0 ★
• 6
  A Shark in Jets Clothing
  3:39
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Man Overboard
  3:21
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Rip Her to Shreds
  3:22
  3.3 ★
• 9
  Rifle Range
  3:41
  3.5 ★
• 10
  Kung Fu Girls
  2:32
  4.0 ★
• 11
  The Attack of the Giant Ants
  3:24
• 12" Vinyl 2: Plastic Letters
• 1
  Fan Mail
  2:42
  1.5 ★
• 2
  Denis
  2:21
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)
  2:53
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Youth Nabbed as Sniper
  3:06
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Contact in Red Square
  2:04
  3.6 ★
• 6
  (I’m Always Touched) By Your Presence, Dear
  2:47
  3.0 ★
• 7
  I’m on E
  2:22
  2.0 ★
• 8
  I Didn’t Have the Nerve to Say No
  2:58
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Love at the Pier
  2:31
  2.5 ★
• 10
  No Imagination
  3:00
  3.0 ★
• 11
  Kidnapper
  2:42
  1.0 ★
• 12
  Detroit 442
  2:30
  2.0 ★
• 13
  Cautious Lip
  4:26
  1.0 ★
• 12" Vinyl 3: Parallel Lines
• 1
  Hanging On the Telephone
  2:24
  4.3 ★
• 2
  One Way or Another
  3:35
  4.2 ★
• 3
  Picture This
  2:57
  3.6 ★
• 4
  Fade Away and Radiate
  4:01
  3.8 ★
• 5
  Pretty Baby
  3:21
  4.0 ★
• 6
  I Know but I Don’t Know
  3:54
  3.4 ★
• 7
  11:59
  3:19
  3.8 ★
• 8
  Will Anything Happen?
  3:01
  3.8 ★
• 9
  Sunday Girl
  3:05
  3.8 ★
• 10
  Heart of Glass
  3:48
  4.3 ★
• 11
  I’m Gonna Love You Too
  2:10
  3.4 ★
• 12
  Just Go Away
  3:27
  4.2 ★
• 12" Vinyl 4: Eat to the Beat
• 1
  Dreaming
  3:07
  3.8 ★
• 2
  The Hardest Part
  3:41
  2.5 ★
• 3
  Union City Blue
  3:21
  3.2 ★
• 4
  Shayla
  3:57
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Eat to the Beat
  2:40
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Accidents Never Happen
  4:14
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Die Young Stay Pretty
  3:33
  2.5 ★
• 8
  Slow Motion
  3:27
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Atomic
  4:39
  3.9 ★
• 10
  Sound-a-Sleep
  4:17
  3.0 ★
• 11
  Victor
  3:18
  3.0 ★
• 12
  Living in the Real World
  2:41
  3.0 ★
• 12" Vinyl 5: Autoamerican
• 1
  Europa
  3:32
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Live It Up
  4:10
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Here's Looking at You
  2:58
  2.0 ★
• 4
  The Tide Is High
  4:40
  4.1 ★
• 5
  Angels on the Balcony
  3:36
  3.0 ★
• 6
  Go Through It
  2:40
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Do the Dark
  3:53
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Rapture
  6:33
  4.2 ★
• 9
  Faces
  3:51
• 10
  T-Birds
  3:58
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Walk Like Me
  3:46
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Follow Me
  3:00
  4.0 ★
• 12" Vinyl 6: The Hunter
• 1
  Orchid Club
  5:41
• 2
  Island of Lost Souls
  4:38
• 3
  Dragonfly
  5:58
  3.0 ★
• 4
  For Your Eyes Only
  3:04
• 5
  The Beast
  4:49
• 6
  War Child
  3:57
  1.0 ★
• 7
  Little Caesar
  2:58
• 8
  Danceway
  3:16
• 9
  (Can I) Find the Right Words (to Say)
  3:05
• 10
  English Boys
  3:47
• 11
  The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
  3:32
• 7" Vinyl 7: Moonlight Drive
• 1
  Moonlight Drive
  3:00
• 2
  Mr. Sightseer
  3:45
• 12" Vinyl 8: Out in the Streets (Out-takes & Rarities)
• 1
  Out in the Streets (1974 session)
  2:24
• 2
  The Disco Song (1974 session)
  3:56
• 3
  Sexy Ida (1974 session)
  3:59
• 4
  Platinum Blonde (Betrock demo)
  2:18
• 5
  The Thin Line (Betrock demo)
  2:27
• 6
  Puerto Rico (Betrock demo)
  2:08
• 7
  Once I Had a Love (Betrock demo)
  3:58
• 8
  Out in the Streets (Betrock demo)
  2:22
• 12" Vinyl 9: Plaza Sound (Out-takes & Rarities)
• 1
  X Offender (intro)
  0:17
• 2
  X Offender (Private Stock single version)
  3:14
• 3
  In the Sun (Private Stock single version)
  2:40
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Little Girl Lies (Private Stock mix)
  2:08
• 5
  In the Flesh (extended intro)
  2:51
• 6
  A Shark in Jets Clothing (take 2)
  3:42
• 7
  Kung Fu Girls (take 8)
  2:27
• 8
  Scenery (Plaza Sound outtake)
  3:09
• 9
  Denis (Terry Ellis mix)
  2:23
• 10
  Bermuda Triangle Blues / Flight 45 (take 1)
  2:39
• 11
  I Didn’t Have the Nerve to Say No (take 1)
  2:59
• 12
  I’m on E (take 2)
  2:38
• 13
  Kidnapper (take 2)
  2:33
• 14
  Detroit 442 (take 2)
  2:56
• 15
  Poet’s Problem
  2:22
• 12" Vinyl 10: Parallel Beats (Out-takes & Rarities)
• 1
  Once I Had a Love (Mike Chapman demo)
  3:18
• 2
  Sunday Girl (French version)
  3:14
• 3
  I’ll Never Break Away From This Heart of Mine (Pretty Baby) (take 1)
  3:36
• 4
  Hanging On the Telephone (Mike Chapman demo)
  2:20
• 5
  Will Anything Happen (instrumental)
  2:52
• 6
  Call Me
  3:32
  4.2 ★
• 7
  Spaghetti Song (Atomic, Pt. 2)
  2:05
• 8
  Die Young Stay Pretty (take 1)
  3:35
• 9
  Underground Girl
  3:52
• 10
  Union City Blue (instrumental)
  2:50
• 11
  Llámame
  6:18
• 12" Vinyl 11: Blondie (Out-takes & Rarities)
• 1
  I Love You Honey, Give Me a Beer (Go Through It)
  2:42
• 2
  Live It Up (Giorgio Moroder demo)
  4:03
• 3
  Angels on the Balcony (Giorgio Moroder demo)
  4:17
• 4
  The Tide Is High (demo)
  3:59
• 5
  Suzy & Jeffrey
  4:09
  2.8 ★
• 6
  Rapture (disco version)
  10:00
• 7
  Autoamerican Ad
  1:07
• 8
  Yuletide Throwdown

  Blondie & Fab 5 Freddy
  4:50
• 12" Vinyl 12: Home Tapes (Out-takes & Rarities)
• 1
  Nameless (home tape)
  1:41
• 2
  Sunday Girl (home tape)
  2:50
• 3
  Theme From Topkapi (home tape)
  2:57
• 4
  The Hardest Part (home tape)
  3:32
• 5
  Ring of Fire (home tape)
  2:48
• 6
  War Child (Chris Stein mix)
  5:19
• 7
  Call Me (Chris Stein mix)
  5:15
• 8
  Heart of Glass (Chris Stein mix)
  6:14

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Release credits

• Addie Harris
  background vocals [9.5, 1.3, 1.7]
• Alan Betrock
  producer [4-8]
• Alex Acuña
  guest [4], percussion [4]
• Billy O’Connor
  drums (drum set) [1-3]
• Chris Stamey
  mix [4-8]
• Chris Stein
  12 string guitar [1-5], bass guitar [1.1, 2.1-13, 7.1-2, 12.1-5, 9.2-13, 9.15], drum machine [12.2-5, 7.2], drums (drum set) [1], ebow [7.1, 9.9-13, 9.15, 10.1-5, 2.4], electric guitar [1-13], guitar [6.1-11, 4.1-12, 1.2-11, 10.1-8, 10.10-11, 5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.10-12, 7.1-2, 3.1-12, 8.1-8, 9.2-13, 9.15, 12.1-8, 11.1, 11.4-5, 11.5, 11.8], harmonica [7.1, 9.9-13, 9.15], producer [12.1-5, 8.1-3, 7.2, 11.1, 11.4], timpani [11.5, 5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.10-12], vibraphone [1-13], whistling [9.9-13, 9.15, 7.1]
• Clem Burke
  background vocals [11.5, 10.1-4, 2.1-13, 7.1, 9.9-15], drums (drum set) [12.6-8, 5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.10-12, 11.1-2, 11.4-5, 11.5, 11.8, 2.1-13, 4.1-12, 9.2-11, 9.14, 3.1-12, 6.1-11, 1.1-11, 8.4-8, 10.1-8, 10.10-11], percussion [2-8], timpani [5]
• Craig Leon
  engineer [1.1-11, 9.1-3, 9.5-8], producer [1.1, 1.5, 9.3], remixer [9.4, 1.1-11]
• Dale Powers
  background vocals [11]
• Darryl Tookes
  background vocals [11]
• David Tickle
  engineer [10.7-8, 10.10-11, 4.1-12]
• Deborah Harry
  background vocals [5.4, 4.8], lead vocals [11.5, 1.1-11, 4.1-12, 5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.10-12, 6.1-11, 10.6, 3.1-9, 3.11-12, 2.1-13], performer [11], vocal [7.1-2, 11.1-2, 11.4-5, 11.8, 9.1-15, 12.1-5, 8.1-8, 10.1-4, 10.7-8, 10.11, 3.10, 5.8]
• Don Hünerberg
  assistant [1.1-11, 9.4]
• Donna Destri
  background vocals [12], guest [12]
• Doug Schwartz
  assistant [11.5, 5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.10-12], engineer [1-11]
• Ed Sprigg
  engineer [2, 4]
• Elda Gentile
  background vocals [1-3]
• Ellie Greenwich
  background vocals [1.3, 1.7, 9.5, 4.1, 4.9]
• Emil Richards
  guest [4], percussion [4]
• Eric Emerson
  engineer [1-3]
• Fab 5 Freddy
  vocal [8]
• Frank Infante
  additional [9-10, 13-14], background vocals [10.1-4, 11.5, 4.7, 4.11], bass guitar [2.1-13, 9.13], electric guitar [1-13], guitar [9.9-10, 9.14, 10.1-8, 10.10-11, 11.1-2, 11.4-5, 11.5, 11.8, 5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.10-12, 3.1-12, 4.1-12, 6.1-11], lead vocals [6]
• Fred Smith
  bass guitar [1-3]
• Gary Boatner
  assistant [5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.10-12, 11.5]
• Gary Valentine
  bass guitar [1.2-11, 8.4-8, 9.2-8], guitar [9.2-8, 1.1], piano [4-8]
• Giorgio Moroder
  additional [6], producer [11.2, 10.6], synthesizer [10.6, 12.6-8]
• Gray Russell
  assistant [3.1-12, 10.1-5]
• Greg Calbi
  mastering [11]
• Harold Faltermeyer
  engineer [6]
• Hilda Harris
  background vocals [9.5, 1.3, 1.7]
• Howard Kaylan
  guest [10]
• James A. Farber
  assistant [7-8, 10-11]
• Janice Pendarvis
  background vocals [11]
• Jimmie Haskell
  instrument arranger [1, 3-4]
• Jimmy Destri
  analog synthesizer [11.2, 7.1, 9.9-15], background vocals [7.1, 9.9-15, 11.1, 11.4-5, 11.8, 10.1-4, 4.7, 4.11, 2.1-13], bell [5], electric piano [10.1-8, 10.10-11, 9.2-8], farfisa [1.1-11, 2.1-13, 7.1, 9.2-8, 9.10-15, 11.1, 11.4, 11.8], grand piano [2.1-13, 7.1, 1.1-11, 9.2-15], keyboard [5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.10-12, 11.5, 3.1-12, 4.1-12, 6.1-11], organ [10.1-5, 10.7-8, 10.10-11, 11.5], piano [1-11], pipe organ [2-8], strings [1-13], synthesizer [11.5, 2.1, 2.1-2, 2.2-3, 2.3-4, 2.4-5, 2.5-6, 2.6-7, 2.7-8, 2.8-9, 2.9-10, 2.10-11, 2.11-12, 2.12-13, 2.13, 1.1-11, 7.1, 10.1-5, 10.7-8, 10.10-11, 9.2-15, 12.6-8], vocal [2-3]
• Jon Smith
  assistant [2]
• Kevin Kelley
  engineer [4-8]
• Lani Groves
  background vocals [11]
• Lenise Bent
  engineer [5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.10-12, 11.5]
• Lorna Luft
  background vocals [6, 8]
• Mark Volman
  guest [10]
• Markie Iannello
  engineer [1-11]
• Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
  guest [2], guitar [2]
• Mike Chapman
  background vocals [7, 11], guest [7, 11], producer [3.1-12, 6.1-11, 4.1-12, 5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.10-12, 10.1-5, 10.7-8, 10.10-11, 11.5]
• Nigel Harrison
  background vocals [5], bass guitar [3.1-12, 4.1-12, 6.1-11, 5.1-5, 5.7-8, 5.10-12, 10.1-8, 10.10-11, 11.1-2, 11.4-5, 11.5, 11.8]
• Ollie E. Brown
  guest [4], percussion [4]
• Pete Coleman
  engineer [1-2]
• Peter Coleman
  assistant [10.7-8, 10.10-11, 3.1, 3.1-2, 3.2-3, 3.3-4, 3.4-5, 3.5-6, 3.6-7, 3.7-8, 3.8-9, 3.9-11, 3.11-12, 3.12], engineer [10.3-5, 3.1-12, 4.1-12]
• Randy Hennes
  guest [5], harmonica [5]
• Richard Gottehrer
  producer [2.1-13, 1.1-11, 9.1-8]
• Rob Freeman
  engineer [2.1-13, 1.1-11, 9.4], recording [1-11]
• Robert Aaron
  guest [1-11], instrument arranger [1-11], saxophone [1-11]
• Robert Fripp
  guitar [4], misc [4]
• Scott Lesser
  percussion [2]
• Snooky
  background vocals [1-3]
• Steve Goldstein
  guest [12], synthesizer [12]
• Steve Rosenthal
  mix [10.1, 10.3-5, 7.1-2, 11.2, 12.1-5, 8.1-3, 9.1, 9.3, 9.6-7, 9.10-12, 9.14]
• Terry Ellis
  mix [9]
• The ‘B’ Girls
  background vocals [2, 4]
• Tish
  background vocals [1-3]
• Tom Camuso
  mix [12.1-5, 10.1, 10.3-5, 9.1, 9.3, 9.6-7, 9.10-12, 9.14, 7.1-2, 8.1-3, 11.2]
• Tom Scott
  Lyricon [7], guest [7], saxophone [8]
• Walter Steding
  violin [4]
• Zachary Sanders
  background vocals [11]
• Show all credits (64)

Issues

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  (Combined release view)
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  A
  Against the Odds: 1974–1982

  8x CD (deluxe edition)
  8 June 2022
• 

  A
  Against the Odds: 1974–1982

  3x Digital Media
  26 August 2022
• A
  Against the Odds 1974–1982

  8x Digital Media
  26 August 2022
• A
  Against the Odds: 1974–1982

  11x 12" Vinyl, 7" Vinyl (super deluxe edition)
  26 August 2022
• 

  A
  Against the Odds: 1974–1982

  3x CD (3‐CD edition)
  2022