Rockbird

Rockbird
Studio album by Debbie Harry
Released November 29, 1986
Recorded 1986
Genre Pop, rock
Length 36:09
Label  US Geffen Records
 UK Chrysalis Records
Producer Seth Justman
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Debbie Harry chronology
Koo Koo
(1981)		 Rockbird
(1986)		 Once More into the Bleach
(1988)

Rockbird is the second solo album by the American singer Debbie Harry, released in November 1986.

Contents

Album information

Rockbird was Harry's second solo album, and came four years after the split of Blondie in 1982. Harry had largely put her music career on hold during the mid-1980s in order to look after boyfriend Chris Stein who had been diagnosed with a serious illness. The album was produced by Seth Justman, a key member of The J. Geils Band. Released in November 1986, there were five variations of the album artwork with the lettering in either green, orange, purple, pink and yellow.

The album peaked at #32 in the UK, and remained in the charts for 11 weeks. Although one of her lowest charting solo albums in the UK to date, it was ironically the highest selling and was certified "Gold" by the BPI in January 1987 for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. The album was less successful in the US and peaked at #97.

Singles

Three singles were released from the album, "French Kissin' In The USA", which reached #8 in the UK and is Harry's only solo top 10 single in that territory, "In Love With Love", which reached #45, and "Free To Fall", which reached #46. "French Kissin'" also reached #57 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

Side A:

  1. "I Want You" (Deborah Harry, Toni C.) - 4:28
  2. "French Kissin" (Chuck Lorre) - 5:14
  3. "Buckle Up" (Deborah Harry, Seth Justman) - 3:46
  4. "In Love With Love" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) - 4:34

Side B:

  1. "You Got Me In Trouble" (Deborah Harry, Seth Justman) - 4:18
  2. "Free to Fall" (Deborah Harry, Seth Justman) - 5:31
  3. "Rockbird" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) - 3:09
  4. "Secret Life" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) - 3:46
  5. "Beyond the Limit" (Deborah Harry, Nile Rodgers) - 4:37

Personnel

Production

Deborah Harry
Studio albums
Main compilations
Singles
Book:Blondie