Walk of Life (album)

Walk of Life
Studio album by Billie Piper
Released	12 July 2000 (2000-07-12)
Genre	Pop, dance-pop
Length	41:04
Label	Innocent, Virgin
Producer	Stargate, Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy, Tim Lever, Andreas Romdhane, Jim Marr, Josef Larossi, Wendy Page, Quiet Money, Ray Ruffin, Rick Mitra, Pete Craigie, Steve Jervier, Later Inc.
Billie Piper chronology
Honey to the B (1998) Walk of Life (2000) The Best of Billie (2005)
Singles from Walk of Life
"Day & Night" Released: 15 May 2000 "Something Deep Inside" Released: 18 September 2000 (2000-09-18) "Walk of Life" Released: 11 December 2000 (2000-12-11)
Alternative cover
Japanese cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
MTV Asia	[1]
Yahoo!	[2]

Walk of Life is the second album by pop singer Billie Piper, released in 2000. Piper's second album (her first released under her full name) produced three Top 30 singles in the UK – "Day & Night" (#1), "Something Deep Inside" (#4) and "Walk of Life" (#25). The album itself reached #14.

The album was originally released in Japan in July 2000, although release in other markets was delayed until October 2000 with a completely different artwork and track listings, including remixed versions of 'Something Deep Inside' and 'Walk of Life'. The album was not released in the US, and performed poorly, reaching the same position on the charts as her debut, but only reaching a Silver certification.

Contents 1 Track listings 1.1 International version 1.2 Japanese version/radio promo 2 Notes 3 Personnel 4 Singles 5 Release history 6 Charts 7 References

Track listings

International version

1. "Day & Night"
2. "Something Deep Inside" (Radio Mix)
3. "Walk of Life"
4. "Safe with Me"
5. "Bring It On"
6. "Ring My Bell"
7. "The Tide is High"
8. "Run That by Me"
9. "Promises"
10. "Because of You"
11. "What Game is This?"
12. "Misfocusing"

Japanese version/radio promo

1. "Day & Night"
2. "Something Deep Inside" (original version)
3. "Walk of Life"
4. "Makin' My Way" (Remix)
5. "Safe with Me"
6. "Ring My Bell"
7. "The Tide Is High"
8. "Run That by Me"
9. "Promises"
10. "Because of You"
11. "First Love"
12. "Misfocusing"

Notes

• The Japanese edition of the album doesn't only have a different front cover but also a different booklet, back cover, CD artwork, etc.

• The original version of "Something Deep Inside" can only be found the Japanese version of this album. All international versions of the album contain the Radio Mix. The Japanese edition also has the unmixed version of "Walk of Life", which also can only be found on the Japanese edition.

• A new mix of "Makin' My Way" was released on the Japanese version of the album. This mix and "First Love" were both replaced on international releases with "Bring It On" and "What Game Is This?"

• "The Tide Is High", a cover of a song performed by The Paragons later covered by Blondie, was to be the fourth single from the album. Piper states in Growing Pains that she told Virgin Records not to bother releasing "The Tide Is High" as a single because she was worn out and didn't want to sing anymore after appearing in court against a woman named Juliet Peters who had given Piper, her friends and her family numerous death threats. A single mix and remixes were commissioned but never released. Piper also samples the line "Do you have a girlfriend?" taken from her second number-one hit single "Girlfriend".

• "First Love", scrapped from the original track listing, was later used as the B-side to "Something Deep Inside".

Personnel

• Billie Piper – vocals
• Eliot Kennedy – producer
• Tim Lever – producer, writer, musician
• Jim Marr – producer, mixing, programming, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar
• Wendy Page – producer, mixing, backing vocals, vocal arrangement
• Alexander Guardian – backing vocals

Singles

• "Day & Night" (May 15, 2000)
• "Something Deep Inside" (September 18, 2000)
• "Walk of Life" (December 1, 2000)
• "The Tide Is High" (cancelled)

Release history

Country	Date
Japan	12 July 2000 (2000-07-12)
United Kingdom	2 October 2000 (2000-10-02)

Charts

Album

Year	Album	UK	AUS	NZ
2000	Walk of Life	14	23	17

Singles

Year	Single	UK	AUS	NZ
2000	"Day & Night"	1	8	6
	"Something Deep Inside"	4	20	18
	"Walk of Life"	25	—	—

References

1. ^ http://www.mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C2000091902.html
2. ^ http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/15700.html

Billie Piper Studio albums Honey to the B (1998) · Walk of Life (2000) Compilation albums The Best of Billie (2005) Singles "Because We Want To" · "Girlfriend" · "She Wants You" · "Last Christmas" · "Honey to the Bee" · "Thank ABBA for the Music" · "Day & Night" · "Something Deep Inside" · "Walk of Life" Film The Calcium Kid (2004) · Things To Do Before You're 30 (2005) · Spirit Trap (2005) Television Billie Wants You! (1999) · The Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale (2003) · Bella and the Boys (2004) · Doctor Who (2005-2006, 2008, 2010) · ShakespeaRe-Told: Much Ado About Nothing (2005) · The Ruby in the Smoke (2006) · Mansfield Park (2007) · Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007) · The Shadow in the North (2007) Related topics Discography · Rose Tyler · Growing Pains · Hannah Baxter/Belle de Jour