The Hunter is Blondie’s 6th studio album. It was released on June 5, 1982 v… Read Full Bio ↴The Hunter is Blondie’s 6th studio album. It was released on June 5, 1982 via Chrysalis Records. The singles were “Island of Lost Souls” and “War Child.”
The Hunter, according to Blondie’s singer Debbie Harry, has a loose concept of “searching, hunting or pursuing one’s own Mt. Everest.” There are many pop culture references and then modern issues mentioned throughout the album, such as The Beatles being referenced in “English Boys” in response to John Lennon's death and military conflicts in Cambodia and the Middle East being referenced in “War Child.” The album also contains a cover of Smokey Robinson’s “The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game.”
The Hunter peaked at number 9 on UK album charts, number 33 on US album charts and number 15 on Australian album charts. Compared to the three Blondie records Mike Chapman produced prior to The Hunter (1978’s Parallel Lines, 1979’s Eat To The Beat and 1980’s Autoamerican), The Hunter was relatively unsuccessful and was Blondie’s last album containing new material until the release of No Exit in 1999.
Personnel:
Clem Burke – drums
Jimmy Destri – keyboards
Nigel Harrison – bass
Debbie Harry – vocals
Frank Infante – guitar
Chris Stein – guitar
Additional personnel:
Robert Aaron – horn arrangements, saxophone
Sammy Figueroa – percussion
Manual Badrena – percussion
Roger Squitero – percussion
Janice G. Pendarvis – back-up vocals on "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
Zachary Sanders – back-up vocals on "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
Lani Groves – back-up vocals on "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
Darryl Tookes – back-up vocals on "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
Ray Maldonado – horns on "Little Caesar", "Island of Lost Souls" and "War Child"
Luis Ortiz – horns on "Little Caesar", "Island of Lost Souls" and "War Child"
Richard A. Davies – horns on "Little Caesar", "Island of Lost Souls" and "War Child"
Mac Gollehon – horns on "Little Caesar", "Island of Lost Souls" and "War Child"
Mike Chapman – production
Doug Schwartz – engineering
Merwin Belin – group production liaison
Markie Iannello – technician
Kevin Flaherty – production (2001 reissue)
Brian Aris – photography
Richard Raynis – cover illustration
Bruce Carleton – lettering, back cover illustration
John Holmstrom – lettering
Janet Levinson – design
The Hunter, according to Blondie’s singer Debbie Harry, has a loose concept of “searching, hunting or pursuing one’s own Mt. Everest.” There are many pop culture references and then modern issues mentioned throughout the album, such as The Beatles being referenced in “English Boys” in response to John Lennon's death and military conflicts in Cambodia and the Middle East being referenced in “War Child.” The album also contains a cover of Smokey Robinson’s “The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game.”
The Hunter peaked at number 9 on UK album charts, number 33 on US album charts and number 15 on Australian album charts. Compared to the three Blondie records Mike Chapman produced prior to The Hunter (1978’s Parallel Lines, 1979’s Eat To The Beat and 1980’s Autoamerican), The Hunter was relatively unsuccessful and was Blondie’s last album containing new material until the release of No Exit in 1999.
Personnel:
Clem Burke – drums
Jimmy Destri – keyboards
Nigel Harrison – bass
Debbie Harry – vocals
Frank Infante – guitar
Chris Stein – guitar
Additional personnel:
Robert Aaron – horn arrangements, saxophone
Sammy Figueroa – percussion
Manual Badrena – percussion
Roger Squitero – percussion
Janice G. Pendarvis – back-up vocals on "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
Zachary Sanders – back-up vocals on "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
Lani Groves – back-up vocals on "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
Darryl Tookes – back-up vocals on "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
Ray Maldonado – horns on "Little Caesar", "Island of Lost Souls" and "War Child"
Luis Ortiz – horns on "Little Caesar", "Island of Lost Souls" and "War Child"
Richard A. Davies – horns on "Little Caesar", "Island of Lost Souls" and "War Child"
Mac Gollehon – horns on "Little Caesar", "Island of Lost Souls" and "War Child"
Mike Chapman – production
Doug Schwartz – engineering
Merwin Belin – group production liaison
Markie Iannello – technician
Kevin Flaherty – production (2001 reissue)
Brian Aris – photography
Richard Raynis – cover illustration
Bruce Carleton – lettering, back cover illustration
John Holmstrom – lettering
Janet Levinson – design
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The Hunter
Blondie Lyrics
Danceway Be my TV Guide in between the stations. Be my satellite:…
Dragonfly Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen of Earth and all native intel…
English Boys When I was seventeen I saw a magazine. It had those…
For Your Eyes Only Don't look over my shoulder I'm trying to read Remember thos…
Island of Lost Souls In Babylon On the boulevard of broken dreams My will power a…
Little Caesar My name is Little Caesar Friends call me LC My Daddy's named…
Orchid Club Ah ah ah adventure very near, and then you vanish. Rescue…
The Beast We want fun We want to run We want fun We gotta run We…
The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game Everyday brings change, and the world puts on a new…
War Child I need city lights Defense and weaponry No way of knowing My…
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on Accidents Never Happen
Judging from the cultural framework at the time i read it as lies being exposed for the middle income layers of the society who ere led to believe that if they follow certain codes they will be happy and prosperous but so many fail so accidents nver happen is a mockery