Necessary Evil (Deborah Harry album)
Necessary Evil | ||||
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Studio album by Deborah Harry | ||||
Released | September 15, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Label | Eleven Seven Records | |||
Producer | Barb Morrison, Charles Nieland, Chris Stein, Bill Ware | |||
Deborah Harry chronology | ||||
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Necessary Evil, is the fifth solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in September 2007, it is her first solo album in fourteen years. The album contains fourteen tracks (seventeen in some territories), including the first single "Two Times Blue", released on the iTunes Store on 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 #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 had never intended to develop into a full album. Then, before she knew it, she was working with Barb Morrison and Charles Nieland of production team Super Buddha and found herself on the Eleven Seven Music label.
On January 18, 2008, an official music video for "If I Had You" was released.[1]
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Digital Spy | [3] |
Robert Christgau | [4] |
Rolling Stone |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Two Times Blue <phonos file="Debbie Harry - Two Times Blue.ogg">Listen</phonos>" |
Debbie Harry, Barbara Jean Morrison, Charles W. Nieland | Super Buddha | |
2. | "School for Scandal" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland | Super Buddha | |
3. | "If I Had You" | Morrison, Nieland | Super Buddha | |
4. | "Deep End" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland | Super Buddha | |
5. | "Love with a Vengeance" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland | Super Buddha | |
6. | "Necessary Evil" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland | Super Buddha | |
7. | "Charm Redux" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland | Super Buddha | |
8. | "You're Too Hot" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland | Super Buddha | |
9. | "Dirty and Deep" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland, Sean Travis Dempsey | Super Buddha | |
10. | "What Is Love" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland | Super Buddha | |
11. | "Whiteout" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland | Super Buddha | |
12. | "Needless to Say" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland | Super Buddha | |
13. | "Heat of the Moment" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland | Super Buddha | |
14. | "Charm Alarm" | Harry, Morrison, Nieland, Guy Furrow | Super Buddha |
Additional tracks
The following tracks also appear on the US CD release | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
15. | "Jen Jen" | Chris Stein | Chris Stein | |
16. | "Naked Eye" | Harry, Stein | Stein | |
17. | "Paradise" | Roy Nathanson, Bill Ware | Bill Ware |
Musicians
- Deborah Harry: vocals, guitar (track 8), percussion (track 10)
- With
- Tracks 1-14
- Super Buddha: all instruments, except as noted
- Mark Marone: drums (tracks 2-4, 14)
- Sean Travis Dempsey: keyboards and drum programming (track 9)
- Miss Guy: additional vocals (track 14)
- Tracks 15-16
- Chris Stein: all instruments
- Track 17
- Roy Nathanson: saxophone
- Bill Ware: all other instruments
Release history
Region | Date |
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Ireland | September 15, 2008[5] |
United Kingdom | September 17, 2008 |
United States | October 9, 2007 |
Germany | October 26, 2008 |
Notes
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- ↑ Debbie Harry - If I Had You - Free Music Videos on ARTISTdirect Network
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Digital spy review
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
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