Debbie Harry

The former Blondie singer's fake-tough-girl act on her solo records proves that Deborah Harry needs her ex-Blondie songwriting partner, Chris Stein, like a fish needs gills. Her only semidecent solo effort, 1989's Def, Dumb & Blonde, wandered out of print, but its one hit, the crisp, driving "I Want That Man," can be found on the otherwise pointless Collection. (ARION BERGER)

From 2004's The New Rolling Stone Album Guide