Kiss Me Deadly (album)

Kiss Me Deadly
Studio album by Generation X
Released Jan 1981
Genre Punk rock, post-punk, dance-punk
Length 37:59
Label Chrysalis
Producer Keith Forsey
Generation X chronology
Valley of the Dolls
(1979)		 Kiss Me Deadly
(1981)		 The Best of Generation X
(1985)
Singles from Kiss Me Deadly
  1. "Dancing with Myself"
    Released: 3 Oct 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Kiss Me Deadly is a 1981 studio album by the then recently formed English New Romantic band Gen X.[2][3] The band consisted of Billy Idol on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Tony James on bass guitar, James Stevenson on lead guitar and Terry Chimes on drums. The album also features contributions from several guitarists from the post-punk London music scene who were at that time between bands and acted as session musicians before Stevenson's permanent status in the Gen X was decided upon, viz. Steve Jones, John McGeoch, Danny Kustow and Steve New.[3]

Kiss Me Deadly failed to secure a place in the UK Album Chart,[4] and its only single release Dancing with Myself reached only #62 in the United Kingdom's Singles Chart on its pre-release in 1980 (although it was later a hit for Idol as a solo artist). Gen X broke up in 1981 after the record's commercial failure.

Track listing

Original LP (1981)

All tracks written by Billy Idol and Tony James, except where noted. 

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Dancing with Myself"    3:45
2. "Untouchables"  Idol 3:37
3. "Happy People"    4:28
4. "Heavens Inside"    2:56
5. "Triumph"    3:24
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Revenge"    4:19
2. "Stars Look Down"    4:39
3. "What Do You Want"    4:04
4. "Poison"    2:59
5. "Oh Mother"  Idol, James, Terry Chimes 3:33
2005 Bonus CD Tracks
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
11. "Hubble, Bubble, Toil and Dubble" (B-Side to 1981 "Dancing with Myself" 12".)  8:28
12. "Loopy Dub" (B-Side to 1980 "Dancing with Myself" 12".)  5:04
13. "Ugly Dub" (B-Side to 1980 "Dancing with Myself" 12".)  3:07
14. "From the Heart (Live)" (From Live at the Paris Theatre '78 & '81.)  2:19
15. "Andy Warhol (Live)" (From Live at the Paris Theatre '78 & '81.)David Bowie 3:28

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Kiss Me Deadly at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Gen X* - Kiss Me Deadly". Discogs.com. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  3. 1 2 George Gimarc. "Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982". Books.google.com. p. 313. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  4. ↑ "Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
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