Soundtrack4Life: The Best Albums of 2017 - #09 Pollinator - Blondie (2017)

The 11th Studio Album, Pollinator, from Blondie was a real return to form for the band I think and probably their best since came back to the music scene with No Exit back in 1999.

Many of the songs on the album were collaborations written by outside writers, including songs written by TV on the Radio's David Sitek, Johnny Marr, Sia, Nick Valensi from The Strokes, Charli XCX, Adam Johnston from YourMovieSucks.org, and Dev Hynes. Five of the album's tracks were written or co-written by Blondie bandmembers, with two songs written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein (Harry also co-wrote one track with Hynes) and another two were written by Blondie keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen with his wife Laurel.

  

Pollinator - Blondie

BMG

Produced by John Congleton

Released May 2017

US Chart #63

UK Chart #4

 

Personnel
Blondie
    Clem Burke – drums
    Leigh Foxx – bass guitar
    Debbie Harry – vocals
    Matt Katz-Bohen – keyboards
    Tommy Kessler – guitar
    Chris Stein – guitar

Additional Personnel
    Gregory Brothers – backing vocals on "When I Gave Up on You"
   Joan Jett – vocals on "Doom or Destiny"    

Johnny Marr – guitar
    John Roberts – backing vocals on "Love Level"
    Nick Valensi – guitar
    What Cheer? Brigade – horns and drums on "Love Level"

Laurie Anderson - vocals on "Tonight"

Blondie

 Live In Berlin

7th July 2017