I have a greatest hits by Blondie, which I enjoy... but ye gods, this album has so much more variety and interest than the hits package!
Blondie had started to develop their punky sound into more of a new-wave direction and producer Mike Chapman gave their sound more polished sheen. Chapman took what was to be a James Brown-esque hard-funker "Heart of Glass" and giving it a disco groove.
The album has a kind of fun playfulness throughout, occasionally verging on the childish. Even the slightly menacing "one way or another" sounds like a playground threat with its "I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha".
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