Billy Idol - Cyberpunk ( 1993 )

 

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Idol and Mark Younger-Smith, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Untitled (Opening Manifesto)"	Gareth Branwyn, edited with additions by Idol, used under license from "Is There a Cyberpunk Movement?" (1992)	1:01
2.	"Wasteland"		4:34
3.	"Untitled (Pre-Shock)"		0:19
4.	"Shock to the System"		3:33
5.	"Tomorrow People"		5:07
6.	"Adam in Chains"	Idol Robin Hancock	6:23
7.	"Neuromancer"	Idol Younger-Smith Hancock Ace Mackay-Smith Greg Stump	4:34
8.	"Power Junkie"		4:46
9.	"Untitled (That Which Beareth Thorns)"		0:27
10.	"Love Labours On"		3:53
11.	"Heroin"	Lou Reed	6:57
12.	"Untitled (Injection)"		0:22
13.	"Shangrila"		7:24
14.	"Concrete Kingdom"		4:52
15.	"Untitled (Galaxy Within)"		0:38
16.	"Venus"		5:47
17.	"Then the Night Comes"		4:37
18.	"Untitled (Before Dawn)"		0:25
19.	"Mother Dawn"	Durga McBroom Martin Glover	5:03
20.	"Recap"		0:56
Total length:			71:38

Personnel

Billy Idol credited bassist Doug Wimbish with contributing to a large number of tracks, despite not being a "core" member of the production.

"Core" personnel

• Billy Idol – vocals; keyboards; programming; arranger
• Mark Younger-Smith – guitars; sitars; keyboards; programming; arranger
• Robin Hancock – arrangement; mixing; engineer; producer; programming; keyboards

Additional personnel

• Doug Wimbish – bass guitar
• Larry Seymour – bass guitar
• Tal Bergman – drums
• Durga McBroom – vocals (background)
• Carnie Wilson – vocals (background)
• Wendy Wilson – vocals (background)
• Jamie Muhoberac – organ; keyboards

Billy Idol - Charmed Life ( 1990 )

 

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Billy Idol – vocals, guitar, horn arrangement on "License to Thrill"
• Mark Younger-Smith – guitar, bass guitar
• Phil Soussan – bass guitar
• Jimmy Johnson – bass guitar
• Phil Shenale – bass guitar, programming
• Vito – bass guitar
• Arthur Barrow – keyboards, programming
• Greg Mathieson – keyboards
• Mike Baird – drums
• Keith Forsey – drums, producer

Billy Idol - Whiplash Smile ( 1986 )

 

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Worlds Forgotten Boy"	Billy Idol Steve Stevens	5:40
2.	"To Be a Lover"	William Bell Booker T. Jones	3:51
3.	"Soul Standing By"	Idol	4:35
4.	"Sweet Sixteen"	Idol	4:14
5.	"Man for All Seasons"	Idol Stevens	4:38
6.	"Don't Need a Gun"	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
Total length:			45:29

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album liner notes.

• 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
• Jocelyn Brown – background vocals on "To Be a Lover"
• Connie Harvey – background vocals on "To Be a Lover"
• Janet Wright – background vocals on "To Be a Lover"

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell ( 1983 )

 

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rebel Yell"		4:45
2.	"Daytime Drama"		4:02
3.	"Eyes Without a Face"		4:58
4.	"Blue Highway"		5:05
5.	"Flesh for Fantasy"		4:37
6.	"Catch My Fall"	Idol	3:42
7.	"Crank Call"		3:56
8.	"(Do Not) Stand in the Shadows"		3:10
9.	"The Dead Next Door"		3:45

1999 expanded edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Rebel Yell" (Session Take)		5:27
11.	"Motorbikin'" (Session Take)	Christopher Spedding	4:16
12.	"Catch My Fall" (Original Demo)		4:11
13.	"Flesh for Fantasy" (Session Take)		5:09
14.	"Blue Highway" (Original Demo)		5:00

Personnel

• Billy Idol – guitar, vocals
• Steve Stevens – lead guitar, bass guitar, guitar synthesizer, synthesizer, keyboards
• Steve Webster – bass guitar
• Judi Dozier – keyboards
• Thommy Price – drums
• Sal Cuevas – bass guitar on "Eyes Without A Face"
• Jack Waldman – additional keyboards
• Gregg Gerson – drums on "(Do Not) Stand In The Shadows", "Rebel Yell" (Session Take), "Motorbikin'" (Session Take) and "Flesh For Fantasy" (Session Take)
• Mars Williams – saxophone on "Catch My Fall"
• Perri Lister – background vocals on "Eyes Without A Face"
• Phil Feit - bass guitar on "Rebel Yell" (Session Take), "Motorbikin'" (Session Take), and "Flesh for Fantasy" (Session Take)
• Keith Forsey – drum programming (uncredited)

Billy Idol - Billy Idol ( 1982 )

 

Track listing

Original LP (1982)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come On, Come On"	Billy Idol Steve Stevens	4:00
2.	"White Wedding" (Part 1)	Idol	4:12
3.	"Hot in the City"	Idol	3:40
4.	"Dead on Arrival"	Idol	3:54
5.	"Nobody's Business"	Idol	4:06
6.	"Love Calling"	Idol Keith Forsey	4:48
7.	"Hole in the Wall"	Idol	4:14
8.	"Shooting Stars"	Idol Stevens	4:30
9.	"It's So Cruel"	Idol Philip Hawk	5:20
10.	"Congo Man" (Reprise of "Love Calling")	Idol Forsey	1:08
Total length:			39:51

Personnel

• Billy Idol – vocals, guitar, arrangements
• Steve Stevens – guitars, keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, bass (track 6)
• Phil Feit – bass
• Steve Missal – drums

Additional musicians

• Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
• Keith Forsey – drums (tracks 2, 3 and 6)
• Steve New − guitar (track 11)
• Steve Jones − guitar (track 11)
• Tony James – bass (track 11)
• Terry Chimes – drums (track 11)