STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - BILLY IDOL - WHIPLASH SMILE

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Good Monday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 65th Birthday of English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, William Michael Albert Broad. Wait. What? Who? Oh yeah, we all know him as Billy Idol. Happy Birthday Billy ! Whiplash Smile, Billy's 3rd album, was released October 26, 1986 on the Chrysalis label and produced by Keith Forsey . The Platinum certified disc peaked at #8 in the UK, #6 on America's Billboard 200, #5 in New Zealand, and #4 in Sweden and Switzerland. Four singles were released from the 10 track record, as noted (*) below :

1. "Worlds Forgotten Boy"
Billy Idol Steve Stevens
5:40

2. "To Be a Lover" (*) (#7 Canada, #6 Hot 100)
William Bell Booker T. Jones
3:51

3. "Soul Standing By" (*) (#20 New Zealand)
Idol
4:35

4. "Sweet Sixteen" (*) (#26 Mainstream Rock, #20 Hot 100, #17 UK)
Idol
4:14

5. "Man for All Seasons"
Idol Stevens
4:38

6. "Don't Need a Gun" (*) (#37 Hot 100, #26 UK, #10 Mainstream Rock)
Idol
6:15

7. "Beyond Belief"
Idol
4:00

8. "Fatal Charm"
Idol Stevens Keith Forsey
3:51

9. "All Summer Single"
Idol
4:33

10. "One Night, One Chance"
Idol Stevens
3:52

Billy Idol – vocals, guitar, bass guitar

Steve Stevens – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, programming

Marcus Miller – bass guitar

John Regan – bass guitar

Phillip Ashley – keyboards

Harold Faltermeyer – keyboards

David Frank – keyboards

Richard Tee – keyboards

Thommy Price – drums, percussion

Jocelyn Brown – background vocals

Connie Harvey – background vocals

Janet Wright – background vocals

Produced by Keith Forsey

Recording Engineers: Dave Concors, Debi Cornish, Neil Dorfsman, Moira Marquis, Bill Miranda, Steve Tjaden, Dave Wittman

Mixing Engineer: Gary Langan

Assistant Mixing Engineer: Craig Vogel

Mastering: George Marino