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
Length	54:20
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Keith Forsey
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (link) Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone (RS 577)
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