Most of All – The Best of Deborah Harry is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 of recordings by Debbie Harry

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...

, released by Chrysalis Records

Chrysalis Records

Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...

/EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

 shortly after the reformed Blondie

Blondie (band)

Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...

 had topped the charts all over the world with their comeback single "Maria".

The compilation gathers material from Harry's four solo albums for the Chrysalis label, Koo Koo

Koo Koo

KooKoo is the debut solo album by the American singer Debbie Harry, released in 1981.-Album information:KooKoo was made while Harry and boyfriend Chris Stein were taking a year long break from the band Blondie...

, Rockbird

Rockbird

Rockbird 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...

, Def, Dumb and Blonde

Def, Dumb and Blonde

Def, Dumb & Blonde is the third solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in October 1989, the album saw Harry reverting from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name...

, and 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...

; and unlike 1998's Deborah Harry Collection

Deborah Harry Collection

Deborah Harry Collection is a compilation album of recordings by Debbie Harry, released by Dutch budget price label Disky Communications in 1998...

, it contains most of the singles issued between the years 1981 and 1993, including Harry's biggest solo hits "French Kissin' in the USA" and "I Want That Man

I Want That Man

"I Want That Man" is a single released in 1989 by Deborah Harry - her first solo single to be released using her Christian name Deborah instead of 'Debbie'.-Song information:...

". Most of All also includes non-album singles like "Rush Rush

Rush Rush (Debbie Harry song)

"Rush Rush" is a song by the American vocalist Debbie Harry. Released as a single in 1983, it is taken from the soundtrack album of the film Scarface .-Song information:...

", "Feel the Spin

Feel the Spin

"Feel the Spin" is a song by the American vocalist Debbie Harry, featured on the soundtrack album for the film Krush Groove . The song was co-written by Harry and producers John "Jellybean" Benitez and Toni C....

", and her 1990 duet with Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...

, "Well, Did You Evah!

Well, Did You Evah!

"Well, Did You Evah!" is a song written by Cole Porter for his 1939 musical Du Barry Was a Lady, where it was introduced by Betty Grable and Charles Walters....

", as well alternative single mixes not available on the regular studio albums.

With the new millennium only one month away, EMI issued remixed dance versions of Harry's 1989 hit "I Want That Man" to promote the album, with the updated mixes by D-Bop and Almighty both cleverly accentuating the first line of the chorus: "...here comes the twenty-first century....". Most Of All concludes with two of these mixes.

Track listing

1. "I Want That Man
   I Want That Man
   "I Want That Man" is a single released in 1989 by Deborah Harry - her first solo single to be released using her Christian name Deborah instead of 'Debbie'.-Song information:...
   
   " (Original Version) (Bailey, Currie) - 3:42
   • From 1989 album Def, Dumb and Blonde
     Def, Dumb and Blonde
     Def, Dumb & Blonde is the third solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in October 1989, the album saw Harry reverting from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name...
     
     .
2. "French Kissin' in the USA" (Album Version) (Lorre) - 5:11
   • From 1986 album Rockbird
     Rockbird
     Rockbird 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...
     
     .
3. "Brite Side
   Brite Side
   Brite Side was the third single from Deborah Harry's third solo album, Def, Dumb and Blonde. The single was only released in the UK and was only a very minor success, peaking at #59, it was a severe drop-off from Harry's previous single "I Want That Man" which was a top twenty hit...
   
   " (Harry, Stein) - 4:34
   • From 1989 album Def, Dumb and Blonde
     Def, Dumb and Blonde
     Def, Dumb & Blonde is the third solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in October 1989, the album saw Harry reverting from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name...
     
     .
4. "Sweet and Low
   Sweet and Low (song)
   Sweet and Low was the fourth single from Deborah Harry's third solo album, Def, Dumb and Blonde.-Song information:"Sweet and Low" fared marginally better in the UK than the previous single, "Brite Side", by peaking two places higher at #57. It also reached #17 on the US Dance Chart...
   
   " (Phil Harding Single Mix) (C., Harry) - 4:22
   • Original version appears on 1989 album Def, Dumb and Blonde
     Def, Dumb and Blonde
     Def, Dumb & Blonde is the third solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in October 1989, the album saw Harry reverting from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name...
     
     .
5. "Free to Fall
   Free To Fall
   "Free to Fall" is a song by the American vocalist Debbie Harry, taken from her second solo album Rockbird . It was released as a single in the U.S. and the UK. The single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 or any other significant U.S. chart, and peaked at no.46 in the UK. The B-side to the...
   
   " (7" Edit) (Harry, Justman) - 4:15
   • Original version appears on 1986 album Rockbird
     Rockbird
     Rockbird 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...
     
     .
6. "Well, Did You Evah!
   Well, Did You Evah!
   "Well, Did You Evah!" is a song written by Cole Porter for his 1939 musical Du Barry Was a Lady, where it was introduced by Betty Grable and Charles Walters....
   
   " (Porter) - 3:28
   • Performed by Deborah Harry and Iggy Pop
     Iggy Pop
     Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
     
     . From the 1990 HIV
     HIV
     Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
     
     /AIDS
     AIDS
     Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
     
      benefit album Red Hot + Blue
     Red Hot + Blue
     Red Hot + Blue is the first in the series of compilation albums from the Red Hot Organization. The recording was the first in the Red Hot Benefit Series...
     
     .
7. "I Can See Clearly
   I Can See Clearly
   "I Can See Clearly" is a single released by Deborah Harry in 1993 and was the lead single from the album Debravation.-Song information:...
   
   " (Album Version) (Baker, McIlwaine) - 3:51
   • From 1993 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...
     
     .
8. "Strike Me Pink
   Strike Me Pink
   "Strike Me Pink" is the second and final single from Deborah Harry's fourth solo album Debravation.-Song information:"Strike Me Pink" failed to chart in the US and peaked at #46 in the UK. It's Harry's last single to chart on the UK Singles Chart to date and the single didn't make any other major...
   
   " (Bernstein, Dudley, Harry) - 4:01
   • From 1993 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...
     
     .
9. "Communion" (7" Edit) (Harry, Pratt) - 4:27
   • Original version appears on 1993 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...
     
     .
10. "Backfired
    Backfired
    Backfired is the debut solo single from the American singer-songwriter and Blondie vocalist Debbie Harry. Released in 1981, it was taken from her debut solo album KooKoo.-Song information:...
    
    " (7" Edit) (Edwards, Rodgers) - 3:36
    • Original version appears on 1981 album Koo Koo
      Koo Koo
      KooKoo is the debut solo album by the American singer Debbie Harry, released in 1981.-Album information:KooKoo was made while Harry and boyfriend Chris Stein were taking a year long break from the band Blondie...
      
      
11. "In Love with Love
    In Love With Love
    "In Love with Love" is the fourth track from the 1986 album Rockbird, and second single to be released from the album by Debbie Harry.-Song information:...
    
    " (Stock Aitken Waterman
    Stock Aitken Waterman
    Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
    
     7" Edit) (Harry, Stein) - 3:20
    • Original version appears on 1986 album Rockbird
      Rockbird
      Rockbird 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...
      
      .
12. "Rush Rush
    Rush Rush (Debbie Harry song)
    "Rush Rush" is a song by the American vocalist Debbie Harry. Released as a single in 1983, it is taken from the soundtrack album of the film Scarface .-Song information:...
    
    " (Extended Version) (Harry, Moroder) - 4:46
    • Original version appears on 1983 soundtrack album Scarface
      Scarface (1983 film)
      Scarface is a 1983 American epic crime drama movie directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, produced by Martin Bregman and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana...
      
      .
13. "The Jam Was Moving
    The Jam Was Moving
    -12" vinyl:-Chart positions:-External links:*...
    
    " (7" Mix) (Edwards, Rodgers) - 3:00
    • From 1981 album Koo Koo
      Koo Koo
      KooKoo is the debut solo album by the American singer Debbie Harry, released in 1981.-Album information:KooKoo was made while Harry and boyfriend Chris Stein were taking a year long break from the band Blondie...
      
      .
14. "Feel the Spin
    Feel the Spin
    "Feel the Spin" is a song by the American vocalist Debbie Harry, featured on the soundtrack album for the film Krush Groove . The song was co-written by Harry and producers John "Jellybean" Benitez and Toni C....
    
    " (Extended Dance Version) (C., Harry, Jellybean) - 6:48
    • Original version appears on 1985 soundtrack album Krush Groove
      Krush Groove
      Krush Groove is a 1985 Warner Bros. film, written by Ralph Farquhar and directed by Michael Schultz . This film is based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings and up-and-coming record producer Russell Simmons , portrayed by Blair Underwood in his feature film debut...
      
      
15. "Maybe for Sure
    Maybe for Sure
    "Maybe for Sure" is the fifth and final single lifted from Deborah Harry's third solo album Def, Dumb and Blonde.-Song information:The single which was produced by Mike Chapman became her lowest charting single in the UK, peaking outside the Top 75 at #89 and it subsequently fell off the chart...
    
    " (Harry, Stein) - 4:29
    • From 1989 album Def, Dumb and Blonde
      Def, Dumb and Blonde
      Def, Dumb & Blonde is the third solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in October 1989, the album saw Harry reverting from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name...
      
      .
16. "Rockbird" (Harry, Stein) - 3:10
    • From 1986 album Rockbird
      Rockbird
      Rockbird 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...
      
      .
17. "I Want That Man" (Almighty Definitive Mix Radio Edit) (Bailey, Currie) - 4:04
    • Original version appears on 1989 album Def, Dumb and Blonde
      Def, Dumb and Blonde
      Def, Dumb & Blonde is the third solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in October 1989, the album saw Harry reverting from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name...
      
      .
18. "I Want That Man" (D-Bop's 11.59 Vocal Mix Radio Edit) (Bailey, Currie) - 4:01
    • Original version appears on 1989 album Def, Dumb and Blonde
      Def, Dumb and Blonde
      Def, Dumb & Blonde is the third solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in October 1989, the album saw Harry reverting from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name...
      
      .

Production

• Nile Rodgers
  Nile Rodgers
  Nile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...
  
   - producer
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
   for Chic Organization Ltd. "Backfired" and "The Jam Was Moving"
• Bernard Edwards
  Bernard Edwards
  Bernard Edwards born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass player and record producer, both as a member of the Funk/Disco band Chic and on his own. He died of pneumonia while touring in Japan.-History:...
  
   - producer for Chic Organization Ltd. "Backfired" and "The Jam Was Moving"
• Giorgio Moroder
  Giorgio Moroder
  Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...
  
   - producer "Rush Rush"
• John "Jellybean" Benitez - producer "Feel The Spin"
• Seth Justman - producer "French Kissin' In The USA", "In Love With Love" and "Free To Fall"
• Stock Aitken Waterman
  Stock Aitken Waterman
  Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
  
   - additional production and remix "In Love With Love"
• Mike Chapman - producer "Maybe For Sure"
• Tom Bailey (musician) - producer "I Want That Man"
• Eric "E.T." Thorngren - producer "I Want That Man"
• Ben Grosse - additional production and remix "I Want That Man"
• Chris Stein
  Chris Stein
  Christopher "Chris" Stein is co-founder and guitarist in the New Wave band, Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film Wild Style....
  
   - producer "Brite Side", "Sweet And Low" and "Well Did You Evah!"
• Deborah Harry
  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...
  
   - producer "Brite Side" and "Sweet And Low"
• Toni C. - producer "Sweet And Low"
• Steve Lillywhite
  Steve Lillywhite
  Steve Lillywhite is an English Grammy Award winning record producer. Since he began his career in 1977, Lillywhite has been credited for working on over 500 records and has collaborated with a variety of musicians including XTC, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dave Matthews Band, U2, Peter Gabriel,...
  
   - producer "Well Did You Evah!"
• Phil Harding
  Phil Harding (producer)
  Phil Harding is an English audio engineer, producer and remixer, best known for his extended collaboration with keyboardist and programmer Ian Curnow....
  
   - additional production and remix "Sweet And Low"
• Arthur Baker
  Arthur Baker (musician)
  Arthur Baker is an American record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Planet Patrol, and the British group New Order.-Early career:...
  
   - additional production and remix "Brite Side", producer "I Can See Clearly"
• Anne Dudley
  Anne Dudley
  Anne Dudley is an English composer and pop musician, and was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres. She is perhaps best known, however, as one of the core members of the synthpop band Art of Noise and also as a film...
  
   - producer "Strike Me Pink"
• Guy Pratt
  Guy Pratt
  Guy Pratt is a session bassist and also a songwriter, actor and comedian. He is the son of actor Mike Pratt. In Kensington and Chelsea, London, in 1996, Pratt married Gala Wright, the daughter of Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright...
  
   - producer "Communion"
• Jon Dixon - additional production and remix "I Want That Man" (Almighty Mix)
• Martyn Norris - additional production and remix "I Want That Man" (Almighty Mix)
• Dave Cross - additional production and remix "I Want That Man" (D-Bop Mix)
• Andy Alder - additional production and remix "I Want That Man" (D-Bop Mix)
• Tony Burch - mastering at Abbey Road Studios
  Abbey Road Studios
  Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...
  
  
• Dave Cross - compilation
  Compilation album
  A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
  
   and sleeve notes