Blondie - Denis (1978) Vinyl 12" Single • and 43 similar items

Catalog Number: CHS-12-3328 Condition Details: Import from UK. Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). 12" Single. Cover looks good; a few creases near edges; moderate scuffing, discoloration with darker discoloration spots, and surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine has no text and shows wear. Shelf-wear along side-edges and corners. Top opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. 1988 pressing. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Denis (The '88 Remix) Rapture (The Teddy Riley Remix) Rapture (Dub Version) About The Record: Denise was written by Neil Levenson. The song was inspired by his childhood friend, Denise Lefrak. In 1963, the song became a popular top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, when recorded by the Randy the Rainbows. Denis, (changing the name to its masculine form, pronounced without the final "e") is a cover of the song by Blondie. The cover of the song helped Blondie break into the international market. It was featured on the band's second studio album, Plastic Letters, and was the second UK single release by Blondie on Chrysalis records. The initial Blondie version contained a verse with partly improvised lyrics in French by the group's vocalist Debbie Harry. The second, re-recorded version had its debut as a bonus track on EMI UK's 1994 re-issue of Plastic Letters. Denis was released in February 1978 and reached No. 2 in the UK and broke into the Top 20 in most European countries including No. 1 in Netherlands. In the UK, the song was kept at No. 2 for three weeks, first by Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights and then by Brian and Michael's Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs. Just like Rip Her to Shreds, the single was issued on both 7" and 12" formats in the UK, and both feature two B-sides, Contact in Red Square from Plastic Letters and Kung-Fu Girls from Blondie. Denis was the only single released in the US from Plastic Letters (with I'm on E as the B-side) though it never charted. In 1988, a remixed version of the track was issued as a single from the Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation Once More into the Bleach. This time the single reached No. 50 in the UK.