Charmed Life (album)

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Charmed Life
Charmed Life cover
Studio album by Billy Idol
Released May 1990
Recorded 1989–1990
Genre Hard rock
New Wave
Length 54:20
Label Chrysalis
Producer Keith Forsey
Professional reviews
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). It was his fourth studio-album.

"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

  1. "The Loveless" (Idol/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 - The Doors cover) – 5:29
  5. "Trouble with the Sweet Stuff" – 4:40
  6. "Cradle of Love" (Idol/Werner) – 4:39
  7. "Mark of Caine" (Idol) – 4:33
  8. "Endless Sleep" (Nance/Reynolds) – 3:13
  9. "Love Unchained" (Idol) – 4:41
  10. "The Right Way" (Idol) – 5:05
  11. "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

[edit] Personnel

  • Billy Idol — vocals, guitar
  • Mike Baird — drums
  • Phil Soussan — bass
  • Arthur Barrow — keyboards, programming
  • Keith Forsey — drums, producer
  • Jimmy Johnson — bass
  • Greg Mathieson — keyboards
  • Phil Shenale — bass, programming
  • Vito — bass
  • Mark Younger-Smith — guitar, bass
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Billy Idol
Studio albums
Billy Idol • Rebel Yell • Whiplash Smile • Charmed Life • Cyberpunk • VH1's Storytellers: Billy Idol • Devil's Playground • Happy Holidays
Singles
"Dancing With Myself" • "Mony Mony" • "Hot in the City" • "White Wedding" • "Rebel Yell" • "Eyes Without a Face" • "Flesh for Fantasy" • "Catch My Fall" • "To Be a Lover" • "Don't Need a Gun" • "Sweet Sixteen" • "Mony Mony (Live)" • "Cradle of Love" • "L.A. Woman" • "Prodigal Blues" • "Shock to the System" • "Mother Dawn (Hold Me)" • "Adam in Chains" • "Speed" • "Scream" • "Cherie"
Compilations
VHS
"Vital Idol - The Videos" • "Billy Idol: The Charmed Life and Other Vital Videos" • "Cyberpunk: Shock to the System"
DVD
Billy Idol - Vh1 Storytellers
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