Def, Dumb & Blonde

Def, Dumb & Blonde
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 16, 1989
Recorded1987–1989
Genre
Length63:55 (CD)
Label
Producer
Deborah Harry chronology
Once More into the Bleach
(1988)
Def, Dumb & Blonde
(1989)
The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauB+
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA:1
New Musical Express7/10
Record Mirror
Smash Hits8/10

Def, Dumb & Blonde is the third solo studio album by American singer Deborah Harry. Released in October 1989 on Sire Records in the US and Chrysalis Records in the UK, the album saw Harry revert from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name. Harry worked with a variety of producers on the album, including Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins and Mike Chapman, who had previously produced the last four Blondie albums. "I wanted to do certain things that were reminiscent of Blondie," she stated.

It was also revealed that the original title of the album was "Dream Season" but it was changed due to a similarly titled Pat Benatar album – presumably the previous year's Wide Awake in Dreamland.