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“(I'm Always Touched) By Your Presence, Dear” by Blondie
From the album Plastic Letters (1977)
“(I'm Always Touched) By Your Presence, Dear” by Blondie appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1977 on the album Plastic Letters. Its best result is #1063 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,389 alternative song of all time.
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Gary Valentine had already walked out of Blondie by the time the band cut "(I'm Always Touched) By Your Presence, Dear" for Plastic Letters, but drummer Clem Burke talked the others into recording the ex-bassist's song anyway. Valentine wrote it about the telepathic link he believed he shared with his girlfriend, the journalist Lisa Jane Persky, while he was away on tour.
Richard Gottehrer produced, and the credits read like a toy box: Deborah Harry on lead vocals, Jimmy Destri on grand piano, Farfisa, synthesizer and strings, Chris Stein adding vibraphone to the guitar and bass he shares with Frank Infante, and Burke on drums. Chrysalis released it in 1978 as the album's second single, and it reached number 10 in the UK that May, though America never got it as a single. Some writers now rank it among the band's best.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1063 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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