This was my first album.  I found this picture by googling it - there are a couple of them for sale on eBay.

I clearly remember wanting this album.  I begged and begged and begged Mom for it.  It was about 1981, and I was only 9 or 10.

The deal was that I keep my clothes off the floor for a week and she'd buy me the album.  The first week I was good for the first couple days, and then I blew it by leaving my clothes on the floor of my bedroom.  This went on for about 3 weeks.  At one point, I even made a calendar, and I was checking off the days to help me remember.  I'm pretty sure I never successfully kept my clothes off the floor for a whole week, but Mom bought me the record anyway.

That's me, with the braids, and my two little sisters. I had my own record player next to my bed.  I would play the album over and over and over jumping on the bed and singing along.  I loved this album.  My favorites were Blondie's "The Tide is High" and Devo's "Whip It."  Now that I see the song list, I also remember singing along with Pete Townshend's "Let My Love Open the Door" and Pat Benatar's "Hit Me With Your Best Shot."  And I just listened to the Amazon clip for The SOS Band's "Take Your Time (Do It Right Part 1)" and I LOVED that song, too, even though the name didn't ring a bell.

I'd probably remember them all, if I heard them.  I swear I listened to this record a billion-and-one times.

Blondie: The Tide is High
Pete Townshend: Let My Love Open the Door
Devo: Whip It
Robbie Dupree: Hot Rod Hearts
The SOS Band: Take Your Time (Do It Right Part 1)
Jimmy Hall: I'm Happy That Love Has Found You
Larsen-Feiten Band: Who'll Be the Fool Tonight
Pointer Sisters: He's So Shy
Ambrosia: You're the Only Woman
Manhattans: Shining Star
Al Stewart: Midnight Rocks
Genesis: Misunderstanding
Cheap Trick: Ain't That a Shame
Pat Benatar: Hit Me With Your Best Shot

[first photo taken from eBay listing, second photo from my personal collection of family photos circa 1980]