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Charmed Life (Billy Idol album)

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Released
  
May 1990

Length
  
54:20

Artist
  
Billy Idol

Producer
  
Keith Forsey

Recorded
  
1989–1990

Charmed Life (1990)
  
Cyberpunk (1993)

Release date
  
May 1990

Label
  
Chrysalis Records

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Genres
  
Rock music, New wave, Hard rock

Similar
  
Billy Idol albums, Hard rock albums

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Charmed Life is the fourth studio album by English rock vocalist Billy Idol, released in 1990 through Chrysalis Records.

Contents

"Cradle of Love" appeared on the soundtrack of The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. The song was famous for its video, which won the 1990 MTV Video Music Award for "Best video from a film". The video, directed by David Fincher, involved Betsy Lynn George as a teenager who knocks at her neighbour's door and asks to play a tape, before stripping to the music.

The album's second single is a cover version of "L.A. Woman" by The Doors. Its video was also directed by Fincher.

Charmed Life has been certified platinum by the RIAA and Silver by BPI.

Track listing

  1. "The Loveless" (Idol, Mark Younger-Smith) – 4:17
  2. "Pumping on Steel" (Idol, Younger-Smith) – 4:42
  3. "Prodigal Blues" (Idol) – 5:41
  4. "L.A. Woman" (Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek, Morrison) – 5:29
  5. "Trouble with the Sweet Stuff" (Idol, Younger-Smith, Keith Forsey, Dave Concors) – 5:50
  1. "Cradle of Love" (Idol, David Werner) – 4:39
  2. "Mark of Caine" (Idol) – 4:33
  3. "Endless Sleep" (Dolores Nance, Jody Reynolds) – 3:13
  4. "Love Unchained" (Idol) – 4:41
  5. "The Right Way" (Idol) – 5:05
  6. "License to Thrill" (Keith Forsey, Idol) – 6:02

Charting album and singles

  • 1990 Charmed Life LP Billboard 200 No. 11
  • 1990 "Cradle of Love"
  • Billboard Hot 100 No. 2
  • Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 1
  • Modern Rock Tracks No. 7
  • UK Singles Chart No. 34
  • 1990 "L.A. Woman"
  • Billboard Hot 100 No. 52
  • Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 18
  • UK Singles Chart No. 70
  • 1991 "Prodigal Blues"
  • Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 35
  • UK Singles Chart No. 47

    • Personnel

  • Billy Idol – vocals, guitar, horn arrangement on "License to Thrill"
  • Mark Younger-Smith – guitar, bass guitar
  • Phil Soussan – bass guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar
  • Phil Shenale – bass guitar, programming
  • Vito – bass guitar
  • Arthur Barrow – keyboards, programming
  • Greg Mathieson – keyboards
  • Mike Baird – drums
  • Keith Forsey – drums, producer

    • Songs

    1The Loveless4:17
    2Pumping on Steel4:43
    3Prodigal Blues5:42

    References

    Charmed Life (Billy Idol album) Wikipedia
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