(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear
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| Single by Blondie from the album Plastic Letters |
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| B-side | 'Poet's Problem' 'Detroit 442' |
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| Released | April 1978 | ||||
| Format | Vinyl 7" & 12" single | ||||
| Recorded | 1977 | ||||
| Genre | Power pop/New Wave | ||||
| Length | 2:43 | ||||
| Label | Chrysalis (UK) | ||||
| Writer(s) | Gary Valentine | ||||
| Producer | Richard Gottehrer | ||||
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"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" is track number 6 from the 1977 album Plastic Letters by Blondie, and was the third single from the band on Chrysalis Records, and the follow-up to international breakthrough single "Denis", reaching number 10 in the UK in May 1978, it was however never released as a single in the US.
It was written by former bass player Gary Valentine, for his then girlfriend before his departure from the band. Gary also wrote "X-Offender", from the band's self titled, début album Blondie.
Just like "Rip Her to Shreds" and "Denis (Denee)" the single was issued both as a 7" & 12" single in the UK, and both formats with two songs on the B-side. One of the tracks on the "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" single was Jimmy Destri's "Poets Problem", originally not included on the Plastic Letters album. The song was first issued on CD on the 1993 rarities compilation Blonde and Beyond and then as a bonus track on both the 1994 and 2001 re-releases of Plastic Letters.
"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" was included on Blondie's first 'greatest hits' compilation The Best of Blondie, released in October 1981.
[edit] Release history
- UK 7" and 12" (CHS 2217)
- "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" (Gary Valentine) – 2:43
- "Poets Problem" (Jimmy Destri) – 2:20
- "Detroit 442" (Jimmy Destri, Chris Stein) – 2:28
[edit] Chart peaks
| Chart (1978) | Peak Position |
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| UK | 10 |
| Netherlands | 10 |
[edit] Cover versions and appearances in other media
- In 1995 the Eurythmics' Annie Lennox covered the song for her album Medusa. The song didn't make it to the final track list but was released as the B-side of single "A Whiter Shade of Pale".
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