The Hunter

The Hunter is the sixth album by Blondie and the last of their original run. It was produced by Mike Chapman, who produced every Blondie album during their initial run with the only exceptions being the first two, Blondie and Plastic Letters. The Hunter would not be followed up until 17 years later when Blondie reformed and released their seventh studio album No Exit.

Side A of the Island Of Lost Souls picture disc. Source: Discogs.

Only two singles were released from the album, Island Of Lost Souls (b-side: Dragonfly) and War Child (b-side: Little Ceasar). Island Of Lost Souls only managed to reach number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100. That said, it did reach number one on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary charts. War Child was largely ignored outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland (where it reached 39 and 21, respectively). The single was not released in the United States.

Cover art of the 12'‘ release of War Child, notable for containing the 8 minute extended version. Source: Discogs.

The album was remastered and reissued on CD in 1994 and 2001. These remasters both included the 12'‘ extended version of War Child (incorrectly spelt “Warchild” on the 1994 release) as its only bonus track.