Whiplash Smile

by Billy Idol

Whiplash Smile cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 October 1986
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 45:44
  • Community rating: 2.77/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Collaborating extensively with guitarist Steve Stevens, the iconic frontman successfully maintained his reign over mainstream pop-rock radio. The heavily sequenced, dance-oriented production seamlessly blends driving hard rock energy with slick, synthesizer-driven hooks and his signature sneering delivery.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Worlds Forgotten Boy (5:43)
  2. To Be A Lover (3:52)
  3. Soul Standing By (4:36)
  4. Sweet Sixteen (4:17)
  5. Man For All Seasons (4:39)
  6. Don't Need A Gun (6:17)
  7. Beyond Belief (4:02)
  8. Fatal Charm (3:43)
  9. All Summer Single (4:36)
  10. One Night, One Chance (3:55)

Credits

  • Billy Idol - primary artist, vocals, guitar, bass
  • John Regan - bass
  • Marcus Miller - bass
  • Steve Stevens - guitar, bass, keyboards, programmed by
  • David Frank - keyboards
  • Harold Faltermeyer - keyboards
  • Phil Ashley - keyboards
  • Richard Tee - keyboards
  • Connie Harvey - Backing Vocals
  • Janet Wright - Backing Vocals
  • Jocelyn Brown - Backing Vocals

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