Billy IdolWhiplash Smile

Label:

Chrysalis – OV 41514

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, CRC

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1Worlds Forgotten Boy5:40
A2To Be A Lover
Written-ByJones*, Bell*
3:51
A3Soul Standing By4:35
A4Sweet Sixteen4:14
A5Man For All Seasons4:38
B1Don't Need A Gun6:15
B2Beyond Belief4:00
B3Fatal Charm
Written-ByForsey*
3:51
B4All Summer Single4:32
B5One Night, One Chance3:52

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtRight Track Recording
  • Mixed AtThe Hit Factory
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Chrysalis Records
  • Copyright ©Chrysalis Records
  • Copyright ©Whiplash Smile
  • Published ByBoneidol Music
  • Published ByRare Blue Music
  • Published BySitting Pretty Music
  • Published BySwindle Music
  • Published ByEast/Memphis Music Corp.
  • Published ByIrving Music, Inc.
  • Distributed ByColumbia House
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA

Credits

  • Art Direction, IllustrationBilly Idol, Manhattan Design
  • BassBilly Idol, John Regan, Marcus Miller, Steve Stevens
  • Coordinator [Production Coordination], Technician [Hardware]Artie Smith, Bobby Deluca, Jon "JD" Dworkow*
  • EngineerDave Concors, Dave Wittman, Neil Dorfsman
  • Engineer [Additional]Bill Miranda*, Debbi Cornish*, Moira Marquis, Steve Tjaden*
  • GuitarBilly Idol, Steve Stevens
  • KeyboardsDavid Frank, Harold Faltermeyer, Phil Ashley, Richard Tee, Steve Stevens
  • ManagementFreddy DeMann
  • Mastered ByGeorge Marino
  • Mixed ByGary Langan
  • Mixed By [Assistant]Craig Vogel
  • Other [Billy Idol's Personal Assistant]Brigid Waters
  • Other [Clothes Designer, Stylist]Gary Allen
  • Photography By [Front Cover]Albert Sanchez, Caroline Greyshock, Herb Ritts, John Peden
  • ProducerKeith Forsey
  • Programmed BySteve Stevens
  • VocalsBilly Idol
  • Written-ByIdol* (tracks: A1, A3 to B5), Stevens* (tracks: A1, A5, B3, B5)

Notes

Picture labels.

CRC on back cover, lower left

A RCA Music Club version is Billy Idol - Whiplash Smile
Another CRC pressing (with P instead of G in runouts, pressed at Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman) is Billy Idol - Whiplash Smile

Runouts are etched except "STERLING" is stamped. Solo "E" runout B variant 1 and solo "D" in variant 2 are also stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 0044114151418
  • Barcode (Text): 0 4411-41514-1
  • Rights Society (A1, A3 to B5): ASCAP
  • Rights Society (A2): BMI
  • Pressing Plant ID (In runouts): G
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): OV 41514-AS
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): OV 41514-BS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 1): OV-41514-AS C2 - G1 ↓ A2 STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 1): OV-41514-BS C1 - E G1 C7 STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 2): OV-41514-AS-C1 D G1 A11 STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 2): OV-41514-BS 1D D G1 A8 STERLING

Other Versions (5 of 135)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Whiplash Smile (Cassette, Album)ChrysalisZCDL 1514UK1986
Recently Edited
Whiplash Smile (CD, Album)ChrysalisCDP 32 1514 2UK1986
Whiplash Smile (LP, Album, Stereo)Chrysalis207 689Europe1986
Recently Edited
Whiplash Smile (LP, Album)ChrysalisCDL 1514UK1986
Recently Edited
Whiplash Smile (LP, Album, Carrollton Pressing)ChrysalisOV 41514US1986

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