Necessary Evil (album)

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Necessary Evil
Necessary Evil cover
Studio album by Deborah Harry
Released September 15, 2007 (Ireland)
September 17, 2007 (UK)
October 9, 2007 (USA)
October 26, 2007 (Germany)[1]
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop
Label Eleven Seven Records
Professional reviews
Deborah Harry chronology
French Kissin' - The Collection
(2004)		 Necessary Evil
(2007)

Necessary Evil, is the fifth solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in September 2007, it is Harry's first solo album in 14 years. The album contains 14 tracks (17 tracks in some territories), including the first single "Two Times Blue", released on the iTunes Store June 6, 2007. Harry promoted the album on Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour 2007, performing a number of songs from the album. Upon its release in the UK, it debuted at number 86. In the US, it debuted at #37 on the independent chart.

In several interviews, Harry said the album was recorded slowly. At first, the project was just a handful of songs from over a few years that she'd never intended to grow into a full album. However, before she knew it, she was working with a production team and found herself on the Eleven Seven Music label.

The initial release date was set for the end of summer, but it was continuously pushed back until its release in autumn. On January 18, 2008, an official music video for "If I Had You" was released[2] and on Harry's official blog, she stated the song was the planned second single.[3]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Two Times Blue" Listen (help·info)
  2. "School for Scandal"
  3. "If I Had You"
  4. "Deep End"
  5. "Love With a Vengeance"
  6. "Necessary Evil"
  7. "Charm Redux"
  8. "You're Too Hot"
  9. "Dirty and Deep"
  10. "What Is Love"
  11. "Whiteout"
  12. "Needless to Say"
  13. "Heat of the Moment"
  14. "Charm Alarm"
  15. "Jen Jen"
  16. "Naked Eye"
  17. "Paradise"

[edit] Credits

All songs written by Deborah Harry, Barb Morrison and Charles Nieland except "Dirty and Deep," written by Deborah Harry, Barb Morrison, Charles Nieland and Sean Travis Dempsey; "Charm Alarm," written by Deborah Harry, Barb Morrison, Charles Nieland and Guy Furrow; "Jen Jen," written by Chris Stein; "Naked Eye," written by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein; and "Paradise," written by Roy Nathanson and Bill Ware.

All songs produced by Super Buddha (Barb Morrison and Charles Nieland) except "Jen Jen" and "Naked Eye," produced by Chris Stein; and "Paradise," produced by Bill Ware.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ News. www.deborahharry.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
  2. ^ Debbie Harry - If I Had You - Free Music Videos on ARTISTdirect Network
  3. ^ Oracle of WiFi
v • d • e
Deborah Harry
Studio albums
Koo Koo (1981) · Rockbird (1986) · Def, Dumb and Blonde (1989) · Debravation (1993) · Necessary Evil (2007)
Main compilations
Singles
Backfired (1981) · The Jam Was Moving (1981) · Chrome (1981) · Rush Rush (1984) · Feel the Spin (1985) · French Kissin' (1986) · In Love with Love (1987) · Free to Fall (1987) · Liar Liar (1988) · I Want That Man (1989) · Kiss It Better (1989) · Sweet and Low (1990) · Maybe for Sure (1990) · Well Did You Evah! (Duet with Iggy Pop) (1991) · I Can See Clearly (1993) · Strike Me Pink (1993) · Two Times Blue (2007) · If I Had You (2008)