Single:
In the Flesh entered the Australian singles chart* on 5 September 1977 and peaked at #2. The song is #26 on the Top 100 of 1977.
Album:
The song is on Blondie which entered the Australian albums chart* on 5 September 1977 and peaked at #14.
Songwriters:
Debbie Harry, Chris Stein
Producer:
Richard Gottehrer
Record label of Australian release:
Private Stock / Chrysalis
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia – In the Flesh:
In the Flesh was Blondie’s first single to chart. Originally from the band’s self-titled debut album, Blondie, the song was Blondie’s second and final single on the Private Stock label.
In Australia, after the song was played by mistake (instead of X Offender) on the nationally broadcast music program Countdown, it was well received by the viewing audience. Chrysalis Records re-released the song as a single in Australia, again with Man Overboard as the B-side. When it reached number two on the Kent Music Report in November 1977, Australia became the first territory in which Blondie achieved a hit single. In Countdown host Ian “Molly” Meldrum’s 2014 autobiography, Debbie Harry elaborated saying “We met Ian in 1977… he asked if we had any videos [and] we gave him videos for X Offender and In the Flesh. On Countdown, they were meant to play X Offender, but they played In the Flesh instead. So our success in Australia was one big mistake.”
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Flesh_(Blondie_song)
Wikipedia – Blondie formation:
In the late 1960s, Harry began her musical career as a backing singer for the folk rock group The Wind in the Willows. In 1973, she joined The Stilettos with Elda Gentile and Amanda Jones. Shortly thereafter, the band added guitarist Chris Stein, who became her boyfriend.
In 1974 Harry and Stein left the Stilettos (along with the band’s bassist and drummer) and formed Angel and the Snake with Tish Bellomo and Snooky Bellomo. Shortly thereafter, they changed the name of the band to Blondie, named after the catcall men often directed at Harry after she bleached her hair blonde.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Harry
Lyrics:
Darlin’ darlin’ darlin’
I can’t wait to see you
Your picture ain’t enough
I can’t wait to touch you in the flesh
Darlin’ darlin’ darlin’
I can’t wait to hear you
Remembering your love
Is nothing without you in the flesh
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