- Don't Stop (Billy Idol album)
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Don't Stop EP by Billy Idol Released October 24, 1981 Recorded July–September 1981 Genre Punk rock, new wave, hard rock Length 16:44 Label Chrysalis
F2 21729 / DIDX 5224Producer Keith Forsey Billy Idol chronology Don't Stop
(1981)Billy Idol
(1982)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Robert Christgau B[2] Don't Stop is Billy Idol's first solo release. Released in the US in late 1981, it contained a version of Tommy James and the Shondells UK #1 "Mony Mony", that would become a hit as live version in 1987 and "Dancing with Myself", the latter of which had also been a moderate hit for Idol's former band Generation X. "Dancing With Myself" (from Generation X's last LP Kiss Me Deadly) was not re-recorded for the Don't Stop EP release but was simply remixed from Generation X's 6:05 extended release of the song and edited down to a 4:50 version, in which a drum solo and chorus section were removed. The song "Untouchables" however, another Generation X song written by Idol and also from Kiss Me Deadly, was re-recorded for Don't Stop.
The EP peaked at number 71 on the Billboard 200 and generated considerable anticipation for the full-length album Billy Idol, released the following year.
Track listing
- "Mony Mony" (Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Richie Cordell, Bobby Bloom) – 5:01
- "Baby Talk" (Idol) – 3:14
- "Untouchables" (Idol) – 3:39
- "Dancing with Myself" (Billy Idol, Tony James) – 4:50
Notes
- The 1983 CD reissue of Don't Stop also includes a 12:50 length interview with Billy Idol by MTV VJ Martha Quinn.
References
Studio albums Billy Idol · Rebel Yell · Whiplash Smile · Charmed Life · Cyberpunk · Devil's Playground · Happy HolidaysSingles & EPs Don't Stop (EP) · "Dancing with Myself" · "Mony Mony" · "Hot in the City" · "White Wedding" · "Rebel Yell" · "Eyes Without a Face" · "Mony Mony (Live)" · "To Be a Lover" · "Sweet Sixteen" · "Don't Need a Gun" · "Cradle of Love" · "L.A. Woman" · "Heroin" · "Shock to the System" · "Adam in Chains" · "John Wayne"Compilations Vital Idol · Idol Songs: 11 of the Best · Greatest Hits · The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize YourselfVHS Related articles Generation X · DiscographyCategories:- Billy Idol albums
- 1981 EPs
- Chrysalis Records EPs
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