Disco de Deborah Harry: “Def, Dumb & Blonde”

I've had this album since it's original release and I'd have to say it's on my desert island top 5. All these years later it still endures. Something about the writing and production gelled in a way that ended up with a final product that truly deserves attention. How this brilliant little gem slipped under the radar is a mystery. This "solo" effort actually represents the true "Best" of Blondie (given that Debbie & Chris represent the heart of the band). Def, Dumb & Blonde is as solid as Eat To The Beat. For fans of the Blondie sound who haven't heard this yet, you're in for a rare treat.

Deborah Harry's smash album "Def Dumb & Blonde" has to be the best album ever made . This album may not have charted past the Top 100 in the U.S. (because it was ignore by critcs all over in the U.S.) it did however go Platinum in the U.K. and in Australia . if you are either a Debbie solo or Blondie fan then you will go crazy for this album . Mike Chapman produced most of this wonderful album . He was the production genious who produced Platinum selling albums "Parallel Lines" , "Eat To The Beat" , "Auto American" , "The Best Of" and the not so main stream , yet fantastic semi hit album "The Hunter" for Blondie . "Def" did however contain two semi chart hits for the U.S. and they were both Top 10 dance floor sensations "I Want That Man" and "Sweet And Low" . it also contianed 2 U.K. Top hits singles "Briteside" and "Maybe For Sure" . "Def" has such a wonderful poppy sound , yet contains the awesome pop/metal/poem smash tune "End Of The Run" , speed alternative metal tune "Bike Boy" , calypso tune "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" , sex sensation pop tune "Kiss It Better" and my all time favorite Debbie Harry solo Blondie-esq pop tune "He Is So" . This has to be the best album any one could ever want to listen to or want to buy . I am so glad it was re-released for all new Debbie Harry fans worldwide to grab up and for old fans that did not pick it up the last time round . Please !!!! I urge you all grab this album up before it is gone for good . All I can say is "Def Dumb & Blonde" is Debbie Harry at her finest =-)

I agree with other reviewer. This is the best Debbie CD ever. However, some of the other reviewer's info is wrong. I Want That man hit Top 10 in UK, Top 3 in Australia, and #2 on the Alternative Billboard Chart in the USA. Kiss It Better hit Top 15 on Billboard's Top Alternative Chart as well. Sweet and Low hit Top 20 on Billboard's Dance Chart. Brite Side and Maybe For Sure were issued as singles in the UK, and both just missed their Top 40. This CD hit Top 10 in both UK and Australia, as well as other countries around the globe. Debbie's record label, Sire (at the time) did not put any effort in supporting this CD in the USA. It was on Chrysalis Records in other countries, and sold like hot cakes. Brite Side was featured in TV's Wise Guy, but got passed over by US Radio. Billboard commented on what a mistake that was, and the state of radio at the time (Rap, Rap, Rap). I Want That Man and Kiss It Better were written for Debbie by The Thompson Twins. Ian Asbury of The Cult appears on Lovelight. Calmarie is a standout track for me. Love it!!! This CD has recently been re-released. I highly recommend this CD to everyone out there.

This is very difficult for an ardent Blondie fan to admit. This albumn, Debby's own Def, Dumb & Blonde, may have been made without Clem Burke. Yet, this albumn is in the running with Parallel Lines! Def, Dumb and Blonde is awesome and totally overlooked by most. A MUST for any Blondie collector!

I can still flashback to 17 years ago this week when this release was reaching it's peak position of #123 on the Billboard Album charts. It spent a total of eight weeks on the charts and Debbie was touring the U.S. to promote the album. I had the pleasue of seeing her live in New York City. Harry did an amazing show with all the Blondie classics, but she also thankfully included most of the songs from this wonderful collection. I consider this one to be Debbie's lost masterpiece, and definitely the one that stands out among all her solo efforts. I'm sure Def, Dumb, & Blonde would have garnished more attention had it included the Blondie name because the songs resemble the Blondie sound and capture the roots of diversity that Harry made so acceptable in pop music. Most of these songs are creations of Harry and former Blondie guitarist Chris Stein. Harry even told Rolling Stone in 1989 that one of the songs, "Maybe For Sure," was actually written during the height of Blondie's success. Former Blondie producer Mike Chapman also produced most of these tracks. The songs not produced by Chapman also hold up amazingly well, including "Kiss it Better," a great dance number and one of the two songs that was produced by the Thompson Twins, but rather than go through each song in detail, I encourage all fans of Blondie to invest in this CD and enjoy an era when this blonde bombshell was living a truly progressive period as an artist.