On this day in music history: November 29, 1980 - Autoamerican, the fifth studio album by Blondie is released. Produced by Mike Chapman, it is recorded at United/Western Studios in Hollywood, CA from Summer - Fall 1980. Following the musically diverse Eat To The Beat released thirteen months before, Blondie will look to push their musical and creative boundaries even further beyond its punk and new wave roots. Their fifth release will explore various musical genres including rock, funk, jazz, blues and rap. Producer Mike Chapman will insist on a change of locale, with the band pulling up stakes from their New York City base and recording in Southern California. The album will feature a number of guest musicians including Howard Kaylan & Mark Volman (aka Flo & Eddie) (backing vocals), Tom Scott (saxophone), Ray Brown (bass), Wah Wah Watson (guitar), Ollie Brown, Alex Acuña (percussion), and Jimmie Haskell (horn and string arranger). It will spin off two singles, including a cover of The Paragons reggae classic The Tide Is High (#1 Pop) and the Hip Hop influenced Rapture (#1 Pop, #33 R&B). The album will be remastered and reissued on CD twice. The first reissue in 1994 will feature the extended mixes of Rapture and Live It Up, and the 2001 reissue will again include the extended mix of Rapture along with the full soundtrack album mix of Call Me and Suzy & Jeffrey (the non-LP B-side of The Tide Is High). Autoamerican will peak at number seven on the Billboard Top 200, and is certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.
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