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Hard to believe, but Capitol's 2008 collection Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol is only the second Billy Idol hits album to be released in America, following the first -- 2001's Greatest Hits -- by just seven years. Greatest Hits weighed in at 16 tracks and Idolize Yourself spans 18, adding two OK new songs to the mix (the moody "John Wayne" and the ham-fisted "New Future Weapon"), swapping out a live acoustic "Rebel Yell" and a cover of Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" for the latter-day cuts "Speed" and "World Comin' Down," but otherwise this is built upon the same core 14 hits as Greatest Hits. This means that either compilation would serve the needs of most Idol fans well, but Idolize Yourself gets the edge, as the latter-day songs are just a bit better and it's also available in a deluxe edition with a DVD containing almost all of Billy Idol's music videos (two, "Hot in the City" and "Cradle of Love," are present in previously unreleased alternate cuts), which are essential to truly appreciating an artist whose fame was built in large part on his videos.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Billy Idol, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keith Forsey, Producer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Steve Stevens, Guitar, Synthesizer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Idol, Guitar, Vocals, Rhythm Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Forsey, Producer, Drums, Mastering Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Reeves, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Bates, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Feit, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Steve Stevens, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Forsey, Producer - Phil Feit, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Gerson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1999 Capitol Records LLC
Steve Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Idol, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keith Forsey, Producer
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1984 Chrysalis Records Ltd.
Steve Stevens, Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Billy Idol, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Webster, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thommy Price, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Forsey, Producer - Bob Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Judi Dozier, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Frondelli, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1999 Chrysalis Records Inc.
Steve Stevens, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Idol, Composer, Author, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Webster, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thommy Price, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Forsey, Producer - Judi Dozier, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Frondelli, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mars Williams, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1983 Capitol Records, LLC
Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Billy Idol, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Forsey, Producer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Bell, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Idol, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keith Forsey, Producer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Idol, Composer, Author, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Forsey, Producer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Ritchie Cordell, ComposerLyricist - Tommy James, ComposerLyricist - Billy Idol, MainArtist - Keith Forsey, Producer - Bo Gentry, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Bloom, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Idol, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Forsey, Producer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Werner, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Idol, MainArtist - JOHN DENSMORE, ComposerLyricist - Jim Morrison, ComposerLyricist - Ray Manzarek, ComposerLyricist - Keith Forsey, Producer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Krieger, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Idol, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Keith Forsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Bartley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ROBIN HANCOCK, Producer - Mark Younger-Smith, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Steve Stevens, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Idol, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Castle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Forsey, Producer - Brian Reeves, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Tichy, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clif Norrel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Recon Coons, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Josh Abraham, Producer - Billy Idol, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Derek Sherinian, ComposerLyricist - Brian Tichy, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC
Josh Abraham, Producer - Billy Idol, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Tichy, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Hard to believe, but Capitol's 2008 collection Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol is only the second Billy Idol hits album to be released in America, following the first -- 2001's Greatest Hits -- by just seven years. Greatest Hits weighed in at 16 tracks and Idolize Yourself spans 18, adding two OK new songs to the mix (the moody "John Wayne" and the ham-fisted "New Future Weapon"), swapping out a live acoustic "Rebel Yell" and a cover of Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" for the latter-day cuts "Speed" and "World Comin' Down," but otherwise this is built upon the same core 14 hits as Greatest Hits. This means that either compilation would serve the needs of most Idol fans well, but Idolize Yourself gets the edge, as the latter-day songs are just a bit better and it's also available in a deluxe edition with a DVD containing almost all of Billy Idol's music videos (two, "Hot in the City" and "Cradle of Love," are present in previously unreleased alternate cuts), which are essential to truly appreciating an artist whose fame was built in large part on his videos.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:35
- Main artists: Billy Idol
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2008 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 2008 Capitol Records, LLC
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