The Jam Was Moving

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“The Jam Was Moving”
“The Jam Was Moving” cover
Single by Debbie Harry
from the album Koo Koo
Released 1981
Recorded 1981
Genre Pop
Label Chrysalis Records
Debbie Harry singles chronology
"Backfired"
(1981)		 "The Jam Was Moving"
(1981)		 "Chrome"
(1981)
Blondie singles chronology
"Rapture"
(1981)		 "Island of Lost Souls"
(1982)

The Jam Was Moving was the second and final official single was Debbie Harry's debut solo album, Koo Koo. It was released with no video and little promotion after Harry's debut solo single, "Backfired" failed to become the big hit it was expected to be. It peaked at #82 on the Hot 100 in the US, but made no appearance on any other major chart.
The 7" Mix of "The Jam Was Moving" (featuring additional guitars during the intro) appears on the Chrysalis Records/EMI compilation Most of All - The Best of Deborah Harry. The original 1981 12" mix of "The Jam Was Moving" was included as a bonus track on Chrysalis Records/EMI UK's 1994 CD re-issue of the Koo Koo album, the extended version of the album track "Inner City Spillover" however remains unreleased on CD.
In 1988 Debbie Harry and Chris Stein themselves remixed "The Jam Was Moving" for inclusion on the Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation Once More into the Bleach.

[edit] Track listing

7"

  1. "The Jam Was Moving" (7" Mix) (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers) - 2:58 Listen (help·info)
  2. "Inner City Spillover" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) - 5:00

12"

  1. "The Jam Was Moving" (12" Mix) (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers) - 5:03
  2. "Inner City Spillover" (12" Mix) (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) - 6:00
  3. "Chrome" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) - 4:06



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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)