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“Island of Lost Souls” by Blondie
From the album The Hunter (1982)
“Island of Lost Souls” by Blondie appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2003. It was first released in 1982 on the album The Hunter. Its best result is #1723 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,747 alternative song of all time.
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Blondie had already taken rock, disco, reggae and rap to number one, so on "Island of Lost Souls", released in April 1982 to launch The Hunter, their sixth studio album, they went looking for calypso. Chris Stein wrote the music, Deborah Harry the words, Mike Chapman produced, and five session hands, three on trumpet and two on sax, gave it a holiday brass glow, Robert Aaron credited as guest saxophonist. Clem Burke played steelpan and Stein slipped a quick burst of cuíca, the Brazilian friction drum, into the bridge, neither of them credited for it.
They cut it in the autumn of 1981, and promo copies reached US radio on 31 October that year. It wasn't one of their big hits, stalling at 37 on the Hot 100 and reaching the top ten only in Belgium, though it topped Canada's RPM Adult Contemporary chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1723 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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