1980 Blondie – Autoamerican
Autoamerican is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Blondie. It was released in November 1980 and reached No. 3 in the UK charts, No. 7 in the US, and No. 8 in Australia.
The band released two singles from this album, “The Tide Is High” and “Rapture”. “The Tide Is High” hit Number One in several countries, including the US and the UK. “Rapture” became the first rap song ever to reach number 1 on the singles chart in the US (it also reached #5 in the UK and #4 in Australia).
Tracks
1 Europa (Chris Stein) 03:30
2 Live It Up (Chris Stein) 04:09
3 Here’s Looking At You (Chris Stein; Deborah Harry) 02:58
4 The Tide Is High (John Holt) 04:40
5 Angels On the Balcony (Jimmy Destri; Laura Davis) 03:47
6 Go Through It (Chris Stein; Deborah Harry) 02:42
7 Do The Dark (Jimmy Destri) 03:51
8 Rapture (Chris Stein; Deborah Harry) 06:31
9 Faces (Deborah Harry) 03:52
10 T-Birds (Deborah Harry; Nigel Harrison) 03:57
11 Walk Like Me (Jimmy Destri) 03:45
12 Follow Me (Al Lerner; Frederick Loewe) 03:10
Musicians
| Bass | Nigel Harrison |
| Drums | Clem Burke |
| Guitar | Frank Infante |
| Guitar | Chris Stein |
| Keyboards | Jimmy Destri |
| Timpani | Chris Stein |
| Vocals | Deborah Harry |
Other Musicians
2 Live It Up
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Percussion | Scott Lesser |
| Background Vocals | B-Girls |
4 The Tide Is High
| Percussion | Alex Acuna |
| Percussion | Emil Richards |
| Percussion | Ollie E. Brown |
7 Do The Dark
| Lyricon | Tom Scott |
8 Rapture
| Sax | Tom Scott |
9 Faces
| Bass | Ray Brown |
| Piano | Steve Goldstein |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
10 T-Birds
| Background Vocals | Howard Kaylan |
| Background Vocals | Mark Volman |
12 Follow Me
| Synthesizer | Steve Goldstein |
Liner Notes
Producer – Merwin Belin, Mike Chapman
Arranged By (Strings, Horns) – Jimmie Haskell (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6)
Engineer – Lenise Bent
Engineer (Assistant) – Doug Schwartz, Gary Boatner
Art Direction – Billy Bass
Artwork By – Karen Knecht
Graphic Design – John Van Hamersveld
Painting – Martin Hoffman
Recorded At – United Western Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Records
Copyright (c) – Chrysalis Records