Don't Stop is the first EP by English rock singer Billy Idol, released in 1981 by Chrysalis Records.
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| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | September 1980, July 1981 | |||
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| Genre | Dance-rock[1] | |||
| Length | 16:44 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis F2 21729 / DIDX 5224 | |||
| Producer | Keith Forsey | |||
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| Singles from Don't Stop | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B[3] |
The EP contains a version of Tommy James and the Shondells' UK No. 1 hit "Mony Mony", a live version of which would later become a hit for Idol in 1987. It also contains the song "Dancing with Myself", which had previously been a commercially unsuccessful single release for Idol's former band Gen X in the UK in 1980. "Dancing With Myself" (from that band's LP Kiss Me Deadly) was not re-recorded for the Don't Stop EP release but was remixed from Gen X's 6:05 minute long extended version of the song and edited down into 4:50 minutes, from which a drum solo and chorus section were removed. "Untouchables" is another Gen X song taken from the 1980 album Kiss Me Deadly, which was re-recorded for Don't Stop.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mony Mony" | Thomas Jackson, Robert Ackoff, Richard Rosenblatt, Bobby Bloom | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Baby Talk" | Billy Idol | 3:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Untouchables" | Idol | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Dancing with Myself" | Idol, Tony James | 4:50 |
- The 1983 CD reissue of Don't Stop also includes a 12:50 length interview with Billy Idol by MTV VJ Martha Quinn. This interview was included on the cassette release as well.
Personnel
edit- Musicians
As no musicians are credited on the album sleeve, credits are adapted from Idol's autobiography Dancing With Myself,[4] except where noted.
- Billy Idol – vocals
- Aseley Otten – guitar
- Mick Smiley – bass[5]
- Frankie Banali – drums[6]
- Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
- Steve New − guitar (track 4)[7]
- Steve Jones − guitar (track 4)[7]
- Danny Kustow − guitar (track 4)[7]
- Tony James – bass (track 4)[7]
- Terry Chimes – drums (track 4)[7]
- Technical
- Keith Forsey – producer
- Brian Reeves – engineer
- Nigel Walker – engineer (track 4)
- Brian Aris – photography
- Janet Levinson – design
Charts
edit| Chart (1981–1983) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[8] | 71 |
References
edit- ^ Taylor, Jonathan (2 September 1982). "Billy Idol – Billy Idol". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Don't Stop". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "CG: billy idol". Robert Christgau. 10 August 1993. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ Idol, Billy (2014). Dancing With Myself. London, England: Simon & Schuster. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-85720-559-9.
The next day, we went into Westlake Studios on Beverly Boulevard. ... Mick Smiley played bass, Quiet Riot's Frankie Banali played drums, and on guitar was Asley [sic] Otten.
- ^ Riesman, Abraham (27 July 2016). "Mick Smiley Made the Best Ghostbusters Song, Then He Disappeared". Cuepoint. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Billy Idol on Twitter: "Frankie Banali played on the '82 version of Mony Mony & did a fantastic job ..."". Twitter. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e James, Tony (4 December 2008). "First you meet the girl, then you write the hit…". carbonsilicon.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Billy Idol Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.