Idol Songs: 11 of the Best - Composition

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Idol Songs: 11 of the Best is a greatest hits album by English rock singer Billy Idol, released on 20 June 1988 by Chrysalis Records.[3] It comprises all the singles released from his first three studio albums—Billy Idol, Rebel Yell and Whiplash Smile—as well as the live version of "Mony Mony" and re-recorded Generation X song "Dancing with Myself", both of which appeared on Idol's debut EP Don't Stop. A limited edition of the album contains two extra remixes, and another limited edition contains four extra remixes. The album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart[4] and has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In 2003, the album was reissued with a different title and cover as The Essential.[5]

Idol Songs: 11 of the Best

Greatest hits album by

Billy Idol

Released

20 June 1988

Recorded

1981–1987

Genre

Rock

Length

43:49

Label

Chrysalis

Producer

Keith Forsey

Billy Idol chronology

Whiplash Smile
(1986)

Idol Songs: 11 of the Best
(1988)

Charmed Life
(1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Mirror	[2]

Track listings

Original LP
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Rebel Yell"	William Broad Steve Stevens	Rebel Yell (1983)	4:48
2.	"Hot In The City"	Broad	Billy Idol (1982)	3:38
3.	"White Wedding" (Part 1)	Broad	Billy Idol (1982)	3:34
4.	"Eyes Without a Face"	Broad Stevens	Rebel Yell (1983)	4:10
5.	"Catch My Fall"	Broad	Rebel Yell (1983)	3:43
6.	"Mony Mony" (Live)	Tommy James Bo Gentry Ritchie Cordell Bobby Bloom	Don't Stop EP (1981)	4:10
7.	"To Be a Lover"	William Bell Booker T. Jones	Whiplash Smile (1986)	3:52
8.	"Sweet Sixteen"	Broad	Whiplash Smile (1986)	4:15
9.	"Flesh for Fantasy"	Broad Stevens	Rebel Yell (1983)	3:49
10.	"Don't Need a Gun"	Broad	Whiplash Smile (1986)	4:28
11.	"Dancing with Myself" (Single Version)	Broad Tony James	Kiss Me Deadly (1981)	3:22
Total length:				43:49

Limited Edition with two bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
12.	"Don't Need a Gun" (Meltdown Mix)	Broad	Whiplash Smile (1986)	7:08
13.	"To Be a Lover" (Mother of Mercy Mix)	Bell Jones	Whiplash Smile (1986)	6:47
Total length:				57:42

Limited Edition with four bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
12.	"Don't Need a Gun" (Melt Down Mix)	Broad	Whiplash Smile (1986)	7:08
13.	"Mony Mony" (Hung Like a Pony Mix)	James Gentry Cordell Bloom	Don't Stop EP (1981)	7:02
14.	"Eyes Without a Face" (Extended Version)	Broad Stevens	Flesh for Fantasy (1983)	4:58
15.	"To Be a Lover" (Mother of Mercy Mix)	Bell Jones	Whiplash Smile (1986)	6:49
Total length:				69:46

Note: "Don't Need a Gun" (Melt Down Mix) was unavailable elsewhere on CD and remained exclusive to the limited edition versions. The "Mony Mony" (Hung Like a Pony Mix) was also available on the Japanese issue of the Vital Idol remix album. These two tracks have been available since 2012 on the So80s compilation.^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

Kenny Aaronson – bass on "Mony Mony"
Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals on "To Be a Lover"
Sal Cuevas – bass on "Eyes Without a Face"
Terry Chimes – drums on "Dancing with Myself"
Susan Davis – keyboards on "Mony Mony"
Judi Dozier – keyboards on "Rebel Yell", "Eyes Without a Face", "Catch My Fall" and "Flesh for Fantasy"
Phil Feit – bass on "White Wedding"
Harold Faltermeyer – keyboards on "Don't Need a Gun"
Keith Forsey – drums on "Hot in the City" and "Sweet Sixteen"; Juno 60 on "To Be a Lover"; keyboards on "Sweet Sixteen"; drum programming on "Don't Need a Gun"
Connie Harvey – backing vocals on "To Be a Lover"
Billy Idol – vocals and guitars, bass on "To Be a Lover"
Tony James – bass on "Dancing with Myself"
Steve Jones – guitar on "Dancing with Myself"
Michael Klvana – additional keyboards on "Mony Mony"
Perri Lister – backing vocals on "Eyes Without a Face"
Marcus Miller – bass on "Sweet Sixteen"
Steve Missal – drums on "White Wedding"
Steve New – guitar on "Dancing with Myself"
Ainsley Otton – guitar on "Hot in the City"
Thommy Price – drums on "Rebel Yell", "Eyes Without a Face", "Catch My Fall", "Mony Mony" and "Flesh for Fantasy"
Mick Smiley – bass on "Hot in the City"
Stephanie Sprull – backing vocals on "Hot in the City"
Steve Stevens – guitar on all tracks except "Hot in the City" and "Dancing with Myself"; bass, Casio and keyboards on "Rebel Yell", "Eyes Without a Face", "Catch My Fall", "To Be a Lover" and "Flesh for Fantasy"; programming on "To Be a Lover"; bass on "Don't Need a Gun"
Richard Tell – piano on "To Be a Lover"
Steve Webster – bass on "Rebel Yell" and "Catch My Fall"
Mars Williams – saxophone on "Catch My Fall"
Janet Wright – backing vocals on "To Be a Lover"

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Idol Songs: 11 of the Best*
Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	11
European Albums (Music & Media)[8]	6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	14
Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)[11]	2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12]	4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	6
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Idol Songs: 11 of the Best*
Chart (1988)	Position
European Albums (Music & Media)[16]	42
UK Albums (Gallup)[17]	28

Certifications

Certifications for *Idol Songs: 11 of the Best*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)[19]	Gold	25,000^*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[20]	Platinum	50,000[20]
France (SNEP)[21]	Gold	100,000^*
Sweden (GLF)[22]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23]	Gold	25,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[3]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

AllMusic review
Levy, Eleanor (25 June 1988). "33 - Album Reviews". Record Mirror. p. 30. ISSN 0144-5804.
"British album certifications – Billy Idol – Idol Songs". British Phonographic Industry. 21 July 1988. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
"Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
"The Essential". AllMusic review. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
"Australiancharts.com – Billy Idol – Idol Songs - 11 of the Best". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
"Austriancharts.at – Billy Idol – Idol Songs - 11 of the Best" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
"European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 36. 3 September 1988. p. 18. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Idol – Idol Songs - 11 of the Best" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
"Ísland (LP-plötur)". DV (in Icelandic). 9 September 1988. p. 44. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Billy Idol – Idol Songs - 11 of the Best". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
"Swedishcharts.com – Billy Idol – Idol Songs - 11 of the Best". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
"Swisscharts.com – Billy Idol – Idol Songs - 11 of the Best". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
"1988 Year End Eurocharts – Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 31. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Top 100 Albums – Year-End Chart 1988" (PDF). Music Week Awards. Music Week. 4 March 1989. p. 8. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
"Austrian album certifications – Billy Idol – Idol Songs" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
"Billy Idol" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
"French album certifications – Billy Idol – Idol Songs" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 1 August 2021. Select BILLY IDOL and click OK.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Billy Idol; 'Idol Songs')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

v t e Billy Idol
Steve Stevens Billy Morrison Stephen McGrath Paul Trudeau Erik Eldenius
Studio albums	Billy Idol Rebel Yell Whiplash Smile Charmed Life Cyberpunk Devil's Playground Happy Holidays Kings & Queens of the Underground
EPs	Don't Stop The Roadside The Cage
Live albums	VH1 Storytellers
Compilations	Vital Idol Idol Songs: 11 of the Best Greatest Hits The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
Video albums	The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
Singles	"Dancing with Myself" "Mony Mony" "Hot in the City" "White Wedding" "Rebel Yell" "Eyes Without a Face" "Flesh for Fantasy" "Catch My Fall" "To Be a Lover" "Don't Need a Gun" "Sweet Sixteen" "Soul Standing By" "Mony Mony (Live)" "Cradle of Love" "L.A. Woman" "Prodigal Blues" "Heroin" "Shock to the System" "Adam in Chains" "Speed" "Don't You (Forget About Me)" "Scream" "Can't Break Me Down"
Related articles	Discography Generation X

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