Charmed Life (Billy Idol album)

Charmed Life
Studio album by Billy Idol
Released May 1990
Recorded 1989–1990
Genre Rock music
Length 54:20
Label Chrysalis
Producer Keith Forsey
Billy Idol chronology
Idol Songs: 11 of the Best
(1988)		 Charmed Life
(1990)		 Cyberpunk
(1993)
Singles from Charmed Life
  1. "Cradle of Love"
    Released: 17 April 1990
  2. "L.A. Woman"
    Released: July 1990
  3. "Prodigal Blues"
    Released: December 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboardpositive[2]
Cash Boxpositive[3]
Robert Christgau[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Charmed Life is the fourth studio album by English rock vocalist Billy Idol, released in 1990 through Chrysalis Records.

The lead single, "Cradle of Love", appeared on the soundtrack of The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. The song was famous for its video, which won the 1990 MTV Video Music Award for "Best video from a film". The video, directed by David Fincher, involved Betsy Lynn George as a teenager who knocks at her neighbour's door and asks to play a tape, before stripping to the music. The album's second single is a cover version of "L.A. Woman" by The Doors. Its video was also directed by Fincher. The third single was "Prodigal Blues".

Charmed Life has been certified platinum by the RIAA and Silver by BPI.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Loveless"Billy Idol, Mark Younger-Smith4:17
2."Pumping on Steel"Idol, Younger-Smith4:41
3."Prodigal Blues"Idol5:41
4."L.A. Woman"John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison5:29
5."Trouble With the Sweet Stuff"Idol, Keith Forsey, Younger-Smith, Dave Concors5:58
6."Cradle of Love"David Werner, Idol4:40
7."Mark of Caine"Idol4:31
8."Endless Sleep"Dolores Nance, Jody Reynolds3:12
9."Love Unchained"Idol4:39
10."The Right Way"Idol5:03
11."License to Thrill"Idol, Forsey6:01

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1990) Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 11
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 11
Canadian Albums Chart[8] 5
Dutch Albums Chart[9] 46
German Albums Chart[10] 5
Italian Albums Chart[11] 17
New Zealand Albums Chart[12] 3
Norwegian Albums Chart[13] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[14] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[15] 4
UK Albums Chart[16] 15
U.S. Billboard 200[17] 11

Certification

Country Certification Sales
United States Platinum 1,000,000
United Kingdom Silver 60,000

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "Charmed Life - Billy Idol". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard magazine: 74. May 5, 1990.
  3. ↑ Harvey, Scott (May 19, 1990). "Pop reviews". Cash Box magazine: 20.
  4. ↑ "CG: billy idol". Robert Christgau. 1993-08-10. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Album Reviews and Ratings". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  6. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Billy Idol - Charmed Life". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  7. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Billy Idol - Charmed Life". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  8. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  9. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Billy Idol - Charmed Life". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  10. ↑ Steffen Hung. "germancharts.com - Billy Idol - Charmed Life". Germancharts.de. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  11. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1990". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  12. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Billy Idol - Charmed Life". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  13. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Billy Idol - Charmed Life". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  14. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Billy Idol - Charmed Life". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  15. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Billy Idol - Charmed Life". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  16. ↑ "billy idol | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  17. ↑ "Billy Idol - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
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