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Parallel Lines

Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on September 8, 1978, by Chrysalis Records. An instant critical and commercial success, the album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in February 1979 and proved to be the band's commercial breakthrough in the United States, where it reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in…

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Genres
New wave · punk rock · pop rock · power pop
Label
Chrysalis
Length
39:06
Producer
Mike Chapman
Recorded
June–July 1978
Released
September 8, 1978

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Parallel Lines

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Parallel Lines

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related to Reception and legacy · 31
Parallel Lines → BBC Music, Blender, Blondie, Blondie's, Chris Stein, Christian John Wikane, Clem Burke, Daryl Easlea, Deborah Harry, Glass, Harry's, Heart, In, John Rockwell, Mike Chapman's, Never, New York Times, Pitchfork, Plastic Letters, PopMatters
related to Release and promotion · 28
Parallel Lines → American Billboard Hot, Australia, Beatlemania-esque, Billboard, Blondie, Chrysalis, Europe, February, Glass, Hanging, Heart, In, Kensington High Street, May, New York, No, Our Price Records, Peacock, Picture This, September
related to Music and lyrics · 27
Parallel Lines → According, AllMusic's William Ruhlmann, Arion Berger, Bee Gees, Blondie, Blondie's, Burke, Chapman, Clem Burke, Dixie Cups, Electric Prunes, Fade Away, Glass, Heart, Its, Ken Tucker, Kraftwerk, Lyrically, Music, New Wave
related to Reissues · 19
Parallel Lines → Anniversary Edition, Bang, Blondie's, DVD, French, Get It On, Glass, Gong, Had, Heart, Love, On June, Once, Picture This Live, Rex's, Sunday Girl, The, The Parallel Lines, TV
related to Title and packaging · 7
Parallel Lines → According, Blondie's, Edo Bertoglio, Harry, Peter Leeds, The, Tim Peacock
Genres · 4
Parallel Lines → New wave, pop rock, power pop, punk rock
related to Accolades · 4
Parallel Lines → Congress, In, Library, National Recording Registry
Label · 1
Parallel Lines → Chrysalis
Length · 1
Parallel Lines → 39:06
Producer · 1
Parallel Lines → Mike Chapman

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album chapman parallel lines band blondie new albums record harry 1978 heart glass pop 1979 rock recording chrysalis wave said

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Parallel LinesGenresNew wave1.00infobox
Parallel LinesGenrespunk rock1.00infobox
Parallel LinesGenrespop rock1.00infobox
Parallel LinesGenrespower pop1.00infobox
Parallel LinesLabelChrysalis1.00infobox
Parallel LinesLength39:061.00infobox
Parallel LinesProducerMike Chapman1.00infobox
Parallel LinesRecordedJune–July 19781.00infobox
Parallel LinesReleasedSeptember 8, 19781.00infobox
Parallel LinesStudioRecord Plant (New York City)1.00infobox
Parallel Linesis athird studio album by American rock band Blondie0.90text
Parallel Linesrelated to AccoladesIn0.60section

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