REBEL YELL
BILLY
IDOL
SONGWRITERS: BILLY
IDOL & STEVE STEVENS
COUNTRY: U.K.
ALBUM: REBEL YELL
LABEL: ELETRIC LADY STUDIOS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1983
Rebel Yell is the second
studio album by English rock musician Billy Idol. It was released on 10
November 1983, by Chrysalis Records. After the release of his 1982 eponymous
debut album, Idol continued his collaboration with Keith Forsey and Steve
Stevens. The album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York. Initially
recording without a drummer, utilizing only the electronic drum machine LinnDrum,
Forsey and Stevens later decided to hire Thommy Price to play drums on some of
the songs. Musically, Rebel Yell is a rock album with a strong influence of new
wave music. The
cover sleeve and images were shot by Brian Griffin. Idol got
the idea of the album's title after attending a party with The Rolling Stones and
drinking the Rebel Yell whiskey.
Upon its release, Rebel Yell received positive
reviews from critics and was a commercial success. In the
United States, it peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 and also peaked
into the top ten in other countries, such as Canada, Germany and New Zealand.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it double
platinum for shipment of two million copies across the United States. Four singles were released from
the album. The accompanying music videos for all singles received
heavy airplay on television channel MTV.
William Michael Albert
Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is
an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor who holds dual British and
American citizenship. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the
London punk rock scene as a member of Generation X. Subsequently, he embarked
on a solo career which led to international recognition and made Idol a lead
artist during the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" in the United
States. The name
"Billy Idol" was inspired by a schoolteacher's description of him as
"idle".
Idol began his music
career in late 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea. However, he soon left the group. With
his former bandmate Tony James, Idol formed the band Generation X. With Idol as
lead singer, the band achieved success in the United Kingdom and released three
albums on Chrysalis Records, then disbanded. In 1981, Idol moved to New York
City to pursue his solo career in collaboration with guitarist Steve Stevens.
His debut studio album, Billy Idol(1982), was a commercial success. With music
videos for singles "Dancing with Myself" and "White Wedding"
Idol soon became a staple of then-newly established MTV.
Idol's second studio
album, Rebel Yell (1983), was a major commercial success, featuring hit singles
"Rebel Yell" and "Eyes Without a Face". The album was
certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
for shipment of two million copies in the U.S. In 1986, he released Whiplash
Smile. Having accumulated three UK top 10 singles ("Rebel Yell",
"White Wedding" and "Mony Mony") Idol released a 1988
greatest hits album titled Idol Songs: 11 of the Best; the album went platinum
in the United Kingdom. Idol then released Charmed Life(1990) and the concept
album Cyberpunk(1993).
Idol spent the second half of the 1990s out of the public
eye focusing on his personal life. He made a musical comeback
with the release of Devil's Playground (2005) and again with Kings & Queens
of the Underground(2014).
Last night a little dancer came dancing to my door
Last night a little angel came pumping on the floor
She said, come on baby, You got a license for love
And if it expires, pray help from above
Because in the midnight hour, she cried more, more, more
With a rebel yell she cried more, more, more
In the midnight hour babe more, more, more
With a rebel yell more, more, more, more, more, more
She don't like slavery, she won't sit and beg
But when I'm tired and lonely she sees me to bed
What set you free and brought you to me, babe
What set you free, I need you here by me, because
In the midnight hour, she cried more, more, more
With a rebel yell she cried more, more, more
In the midnight hour babe more, more, more
With a rebel yell more, more, more
He lives in his own Heaven
Collects it to go from the seven eleven
Well he's out all night to collect a fare
Just so long, just so long it don't mess up his hair
I walked the ward for you, babe
A thousand miles for you
I dried your tears of pain, babe
A million times for you
I'd sell my soul for you, babe
For money to burn with you
I'd give you all and have none, babe
Just to, just to, just to, just to have you here by me, because
In the midnight hour, she cried more, more, more
With a rebel yell she cried more, more, more
In the midnight hour babe more, more, more
With a rebel yell she cried more, more, more, more, more, more
Oh yeah, little baby
She wants more, more, more, more, more, more
Oh yeah, little angel
She wants more, more, more, more, more, more.
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