Whiplash Smile

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Whiplash Smile
Studio album by Billy Idol
Released September, 1986
Genre Hard rock, punk rock, new wave
Length 45:29
Label Chrysalis
Producer Keith Forsey
Billy Idol chronology
Rebel Yell
(1983)		 Whiplash Smile
(1986)		 Vital Idol
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Piero Scaruffi 6.5/10 stars[2]
Robert Christgau C+[3]

Whiplash Smile is Billy Idol's third full-length album. Released in 1986, it was supported by the singles "To Be a Lover", "Sweet Sixteen", and "Don't Need a Gun". "To Be a Lover" was the biggest hit from the album, peaking at #6 in the US, with the other two singles hitting the top forty in the US and around the world.[4] The album has been certified by RIAA platinum and by BPI platinum.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  • All Songs Written By Billy Idol, except where noted.
  1. "Worlds Forgotten Boy" – 5:43 (Idol/Stevens)
  2. "To Be a Lover" – 3:52 (Bell/Jones)
  3. "Soul Standing By" – 4:34
  4. "Sweet Sixteen" – 4:17
  5. "Man for All Seasons" – 4:39 (Idol/Stevens)
  6. "Don't Need a Gun" – 6:17
  7. "Beyond Belief" – 4:02
  8. "Fatal Charm" – 3:44 (Featured in the film A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) (Forsey/Idol/Stevens)
  9. "All Summer Single" – 4:36
  10. "One Night, One Chance" – 3:57 (Idol/Stevens)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position		 Total
weeks
Austrian Albums Chart[5] 18 14
Canadian Albums Chart[6] 6
German Albums Chart[7] 9
New Zealand Albums Chart[8] 5 31
Norwegian Albums Chart[9] 12 5
Swedish Albums Chart[10] 4 7
Swiss Albums Chart[11] 4 20
UK Albums Chart[12] 8 20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] 6 9

[edit] Certification

Country Certification Sales
United States Platinum 1,000,000
United Kingdom Gold 100,000

[edit] Production

  • 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Johnny Loftus. "Whiplash Smile". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r9753. Retrieved January 11, 2012. 
  2. ^ "The History of Rock Music. Billy Idol: biography, discography, reviews, links". Scaruffi.com. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol4/bidol.html. Retrieved 2012-01-12. 
  3. ^ "CG: billy idol". Robert Christgau. 1993-08-10. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=billy+idol. Retrieved 2012-01-12. 
  4. ^ Album booklet material from The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself by Billy Idol, Capital Records, 2008.
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at. http://www.austriancharts.at/. Retrieved 2012-01-12. 
  6. ^ www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
  7. ^ "Charts-Surfer". Charts-surfer.de. http://www.charts-surfer.de/. Retrieved 2012-01-12. 
  8. ^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. http://www.charts.org.nz/. Retrieved 2012-01-12. 
  9. ^ Steffen Hung (2006-06-15). "Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/. Retrieved 2012-01-12. 
  10. ^ Steffen Hung (2012-01-06). "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. http://www.swedishcharts.com/. Retrieved 2012-01-12. 
  11. ^ Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". swisscharts.com. http://www.swisscharts.com/. Retrieved 2012-01-12. 
  12. ^ "UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/. Retrieved 2012-01-12. 
  13. ^ "Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/. Retrieved 2012-01-12. 

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