Charmed Life (album)
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Charmed Life | ||
Studio album by Billy Idol | ||
Released | May 1990 | |
Recorded | 1989–1990 | |
Genre | Hard rock New Wave |
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Length | 54:20 | |
Label | Chrysalis | |
Producer(s) | Keith Forsey | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Billy Idol chronology | ||
Idol Songs: 11 of the Best (1987) |
Charmed Life (1990) |
Cyberpunk (1993) |
Charmed Life is an album released by Billy Idol in 1990 through Chrysalis Records (see 1990 in music).
"Cradle of Love" was also featured on the soundtrack of The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane. The song is famous for its video, which won the 1990 MTV Video Music Award for "Best video from a film". The video, directed by David Fincher, features Betsy Lynn George as a teenager who knocks at her neighbour's door and asks to play a tape, before stripping to the music.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Loveless" (Idol/Younger-Smith) – 4:17
- "Pumping on Steel" (Idol/Younger-Smith) – 4:42
- "Prodigal Blues" (Idol) – 5:41
- "L.A. Woman" (Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek/Morrison - The Doors cover) – 5:29
- "Trouble with the Sweet Stuff" – 4:40
- "Cradle of Love" (Idol/Werner) – 4:39
- "Mark of Caine" (Idol) – 4:33
- "Endless Sleep" (Nance/Reynolds) – 3:13
- "Love Unchained" (Idol) – 4:41
- "The Right Way" (Idol) – 5:05
- "License to Thrill" (Forsey/Idol) – 6:02
[edit] Charting album & singles
1990 Charmed Life LP The Billboard 200 No. 11 1990 Cradle of Love (From "Ford Fairlane") The Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 1990 L.A. Woman The Billboard Hot 100 No. 52 1990 Cradle of Love Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 1 1990 L.A. Woman Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 18 1990 Cradle of Love Modern Rock Tracks No. 7 1991 Prodigal Blues Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 35