Debravation

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Debravation
Studio album by Deborah Harry
Released	July 19, 1993
Genre	Pop rock
Length	59:20 (UK: 53:56)
Label	Sire Records/ Reprise Records (U.S.) Chrysalis Records (UK)
Producer	Chris Stein Toni C. Arthur Baker Adam Yellin Anne Dudley Jon Astley Guy Pratt John Williams
Deborah Harry chronology
The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie (1989) Debravation (1993) Deborah Harry Collection (1998)

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Robert Christgau	[3]

Debravation is the fourth solo album by American singer Deborah Harry, released in July 19 1993. It was the final album Harry made whilst signed to the Chrysalis label, thus ending a successful partnership that began with her time as a member of Blondie and had endured for over 15 years. The album reached No. 24 in the UK Albums Chart.

The US version of the album contains two additional tracks, including "My Last Date (With You)", which features instrumental backing from R.E.M..

Debravation was re-issued in 2005 by Wounded Bird Records.

Single releases[]

The first single from the album was the dance track "I Can See Clearly", which reached No. 23 in the UK.^[4] The second single, ballad "Strike Me Pink", had a controversial promotional video that was banned^{[citation needed]} for being too disturbing – it featured a man in a glass tank filled with water, as Harry sits and watches him drown.

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Debravation Producer's Cut[]

In 1994, Harry released independently a different version of the album, entitled Debravation (8½) Producer's (Director's) Cut.^[5] According to her official website, this was the original version of the album, which was presented to Sire and rejected. When they opted for a different track listing and different mixes, Harry had a limited number of copies of Debravation (8½) Producer's (Director's) Cut pressed and sold them at her concerts and through her website. It contained two identical tracks to the official release, but also included alternate versions, as well as tracks that were used as B-sides, and some previously unreleased material.

The musicians for the Producer's Cut were Chris Stein (guitar and programming), Pete Min (guitar), Leigh Foxx (bass) and Geoff Dugmore (drums). On the live version of "Black Dog", the musicians were Steve Barnacle (bass); Carrie Boothe (keyboards); Geoff Dugmore (drums); Karl Hyde (guitar); and Melissa Poole-Stein (backing vocals). This version was engineered and mixed by Adam Yellin and produced by Chris Stein.

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