Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on September 8, 1978, by Chrysalis Records. An instant critical and commercial success, the album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in February 1979 and proved to be the band's commercial breakthrough in the United States, where it reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in April 1979.
Jimmy Destri – electronic keyboards Frank Infante – guitar, co-lead vocals on "I Know but I Don't Know" Chris Stein – guitar, 12-string, E-bow Nigel Harrison – bass Clem Burke – Premier drums Deborah Harry – vocals
Robert Fripp – guitar on "Fade Away and Radiate" Mike Chapman – production, backing vocals on "Hanging on the Telephone"[a] and "Heart of Glass" Pete Coleman – production assistance, engineering Grey Russell – engineering assistance Steve Hall – mastering at MCA Whitney Studio (Glendale, California) Edo Bertoglio – photography Ramey Communications – art direction, design Frank Duarte – illustration Jerry Rodriguez – lettering Kevin Flaherty – production (2001 reissue)
