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Don't Stop is Billy Idol's first solo record. Released in the US in 1981, it contains a version of Tommy James and the Shondells' UK #1 "Mony Mony," that would become a later hit for him as a live version in 1987.
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| Released | 24 October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | September 1980, July 1981 | |||
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| Genre | Dance-rock[2] | |||
| Length | 16:44 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis F2 21729 / DIDX 5224 | |||
| Producer | Keith Forsey | |||
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B[4] |
It also contains the song "Dancing with Myself", which had previously been a commercially unsuccessful single release for Idol's former band Gen X in the United Kingdom in 1980. "Dancing With Myself" (from that band's LP Kiss Me Deadly) was not re-recorded for the Don't Stop EP release but was remixed from Gen X's 6:05 minute long extended version of the song, and edited down into 4:50 minutes, from which a drum solo and chorus section were removed.
"Untouchables" is another Gen X song taken from the 1980 album Kiss Me Deadly, which was re-recorded for Don't Stop.
The EP peaked at #71 on the Billboard 200 and generated considerable anticipation[by whom?] for the full-length album Billy Idol, released the following year.[citation needed]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Mony Mony" | Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Bobby Bloom | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Baby Talk" | Billy Idol | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Untouchables" | Idol | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Dancing with Myself" | Idol, Tony James | 4:50 |
Personnel
As no musicians are credited on the album sleeve, credits are adapted from Billy Idol's autobiography Dancing With Myself, except where noted.[5]
- Billy Idol – vocals
- Aseley Otten – guitar
- Mick Smiley – bass[6]
- Frankie Banali – drums[7]
- Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
- Steve New − guitar (track 4)[8]
- Steve Jones − guitar (track 4)[8]
- Danny Kustow − guitar (track 4)[8]
- Tony James – bass (track 4)[8]
- Terry Chimes – drums (track 4)[8]
Production
- Keith Forsey – producer
- Brian Reeves – engineer
- Nigel Walker – engineer (track 4)
- Brian Aris – photography
- Janet Levinson – design
Notes
- The 1983 CD reissue of Don't Stop also includes a 12:50 length interview with Billy Idol by MTV VJ Martha Quinn. This interview was on the release of the tape as well.
References
- Don't Stop on Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- Taylor, Jonathan (2 September 1982). "Billy Idol – Billy Idol". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- "Don't Stop". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- "CG: billy idol". Robert Christgau. 10 August 1993. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- Idol, Billy (2014). Dancing With Myself. London, England: Simon & Schuster. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-85720-559-9.
The next day, we went into Westlake Studios on Beverly Boulevard. ... Mick Smiley played bass, Quiet Riot's Frankie Banali played drums, and on guitar was Asley [sic] Otten.
- Riesman, Abraham (27 July 2016). "Mick Smiley Made the Best Ghostbusters Song, Then He Disappeared". Cuepoint. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "Billy Idol on Twitter: "Frankie Banali played on the '82 version of Mony Mony & did a fantastic job ..."". Twitter. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- James, Tony (4 December 2008). "First you meet the girl, then you write the hit…". carbonsilicon.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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Don't Stop es el primer lanzamiento musical del cantante y músico británico de rock Billy Idol. Lanzado a finales de 1981, contó con los sencillos «Mony Mony» y «Dancing with Myself»; este último había sido ya un éxito con la antigua banda de Idol, Generation X. El EP llegó al puesto número 71 de la lista de álbumes Billboard 200, generando bastantes expectativas para el primer LP, Billy Idol, que se lanzaría al mercada el año siguiente.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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