I Can See Clearly
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"I Can See Clearly" is a single released by Deborah Harry
in 1993 and was the lead single from the album Debravation
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in September 1993. The single brought her back the attention of US Dance Clubs and peaked at #2. However, the song was just moderately successful in the UK where it only managed to climb to #23, it became Harry's last solo UK top forty hit to date. The single also scraped the chart in Australia
where it came in at a disappointing number ninety-six, it stayed on the chart for two weeks.
The song is a pop
-dance
track that was the first solo single of Harry's to be released in three years. The up-beat melody and optimistic tone helped the song to become a big hit in the dance circuits, but it didn't translate into mainstream success. This was despite Harry's efforts to promote the single with a handful of UK television performances and interviews upon its release.
Its minor commercial success contributed to Harry being dropped from her record contract later in 1993.
US 7 track CD
US 2 track CD
UK CD #1
"Heart of Glass" (Harry, Stein) - 3:58
The Best of Blondie
version, original version appears on Parallel Lines
UK CD #2
UK 12"
UK Cassette
Debbie Harry
Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
in 1993 and was the lead single from the album Debravation
Debravation
Debravation is the fourth solo album by Deborah Harry. Released in 1993, the album reached no. 24 in the UK. It was also the final album Harry made whilst signed to the Chrysalis label, thus ending a successful partnership that began with Blondie and had endured for over 15 years.The first single...
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Song information
After taking a brief hiatus from her solo music career, Harry released the track as the first single from her fourth solo album DebravationDebravation
Debravation is the fourth solo album by Deborah Harry. Released in 1993, the album reached no. 24 in the UK. It was also the final album Harry made whilst signed to the Chrysalis label, thus ending a successful partnership that began with Blondie and had endured for over 15 years.The first single...
in September 1993. The single brought her back the attention of US Dance Clubs and peaked at #2. However, the song was just moderately successful in the UK where it only managed to climb to #23, it became Harry's last solo UK top forty hit to date. The single also scraped the chart in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
where it came in at a disappointing number ninety-six, it stayed on the chart for two weeks.
The song is a pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
-dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
track that was the first solo single of Harry's to be released in three years. The up-beat melody and optimistic tone helped the song to become a big hit in the dance circuits, but it didn't translate into mainstream success. This was despite Harry's efforts to promote the single with a handful of UK television performances and interviews upon its release.
Its minor commercial success contributed to Harry being dropped from her record contract later in 1993.
Track listing
All tracks (Baker, McIlwaine) unless otherwise noted.US 7 track CD
- "I Can See Clearly" (Single Version) - 3:58
- "I Can See Clearly" (The Club Mix) - 7:51
- "I Can See Clearly" (Boriqua Tribal Mix) - 4:30
- "I Can See Clearly" (Blonde Rave) - 4:38
- "I Can See Clearly" (Dub-A-Mental) - 4:37
- "I Can See Clearly" (Hot Single Mix) - 4:32
- "I Can See Clearly" (N.Y.C. Dub) - 4:37
US 2 track CD
- "I Can See Clearly" (Single Version) - 3:58
- "I Can See Clearly" (Album Version) - 3:52
UK CD #1
- "I Can See Clearly" (Album Version) - 3:52
- "Atomic" (Harry, Stein) - 4:35
- Blondie: original version from 1979 album
Eat to the Beat
Eat to the Beat is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Blondie. It reached no.1 on the UK album charts in October 1979, no.9 in Australia and no.17 in the US.-History:...
- Blondie: faded
The Best of Blondie
- Chart positions :- References :# [ Allmusic]...
version, original version appears on Parallel Lines
Parallel Lines
Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American New Wave band Blondie, released in 1978 by Chrysalis Records. Their most popular and best-selling effort, Parallel Lines was the first Blondie album to be produced by Mike Chapman. The album reached number one in the United Kingdom in February 1979...
UK CD #2
- "I Can See Clearly" (Album Version) - 3:52
- "Call Me" (Moroder, Harry) - 3:30
- Blondie: original 1980 7" edit from The Best of BlondieThe Best of Blondie- Chart positions :- References :# [ Allmusic]...
- Blondie: original 1980 7" edit from The Best of Blondie
- "In Love with Love" (Phil Harding 7" Edit) (Harry, Stein) - 3:20
- Original version available on 1986 album RockbirdRockbirdRockbird is the second solo album by the American singer Debbie Harry, released in November 1986.-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...
- Original version available on 1986 album Rockbird
UK 12"
- "I Can See Clearly" (D:reamix) - 6:45
- "I Can See Clearly" (D:ream Instrumental) - 6:46
- "I Can See Clearly" (Deep South Mix) - 5:55
- "I Can See Clearly" (Murk Habana Dub) - 5:36
UK Cassette
- "I Can See Clearly" (Album Version) - 3:52
- "Standing In My Way" (Foxx, Harry) - 4:10
- Non-album version, guest vocals Joey RamoneJoey RamoneJoey Ramone was an American vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist in the punk rock band the Ramones. Joey Ramone's image, voice and tenure as frontman of the Ramones made him a countercultural icon.-Early life:Joey Ramone was born Jeffry Hyman to parents Noel and Charlotte Hyman...
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- Non-album version, guest vocals Joey Ramone
Chart positions
Chart (1993) | Peak Position |
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US Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
2 |
US Dance Maxi-Singles Sales | 49 |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
23 |
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
96 |