Rebel Yell is the second album

Album

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 by British punk rock

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 artist Billy Idol

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, released in 1983

1983 in music

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. It was very successful with four singles on the U.S. Hot 100

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 charts, while the album reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard 200

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 album charts. The album has been certified by RIAA 2x platinum and by BPI silver.

History

The album reunited the hit-making team of Billy Idol, Steve Stevens

Steve Stevens

Steve Stevens is an American guitarist and songwriter.He is best known for playing for other artists and less known for his critically acclaimed solo efforts , collaborations Steve Stevens (born as Steven Schneider on May 5, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American guitarist and songwriter.He...

 and Keith Forsey

Keith Forsey

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, after their success with Idol's 1982 solo debut, Billy Idol

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. The title track was recorded in only three days at the Electric Lady Studios

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 in New York City. According to the VH1

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 show Bands Reunited

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, Scandal drummer Thommy Price

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 was playing in a nearby studio during this time and was recruited by Idol and Stevens to record on this album. Price subsequently left Scandal to join Idol's band.

All of the singles, but particularly "Rebel Yell," "Eyes Without a Face," and "Flesh for Fantasy" were hit music videos on MTV

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.

In 1999, EMI re-issued the album as part of their "Expanded" series. The new version of the album included previously unreleased bonus tracks and expanded liner notes. In 2010, audiophile label Audio Fidelity re-issued a 24-karat CD, remastered in HDCD by Steve Hoffman.

Original 1983 release

All songs written by Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, except where noted.

1. "Rebel Yell
   Rebel Yell (song)
   "Rebel Yell" is the first song on the Billy Idol album of the same name. When first released in 1984, it charted outside the UK Top 40, but a re-issue in 1985 reached #6. It did not fare as well in the US, only reaching #46...
   
   " – 4:45
2. "Daytime Drama" – 4:02
3. "Eyes Without a Face
   Eyes Without a Face (song)
   "Eyes Without a Face" is a song by Billy Idol, co-written with guitarist Steve Stevens from Idol's 1983 album Rebel Yell. The song is softer and more ballad-like than most of the album's other singles.-Song information:...
   
   " – 4:58
4. "Blue Highway" – 5:05
5. "Flesh for Fantasy" – 4:37
6. "Catch My Fall" (Idol) – 3:57
7. "Crank Call" – 3:56
8. "(Do Not) Stand in the Shadows" – 3:10
9. "The Dead Next Door" – 3:45

1999 Expanded Edition

1. "Rebel Yell" – 4:45
2. "Daytime Drama" – 4:02
3. "Eyes Without a Face" – 4:58
4. "Blue Highway" – 5:05
5. "Flesh for Fantasy" – 4:37
6. "Catch My Fall" – 3:57
7. "Crank Call" – 3:56
8. "(Do Not) Stand in the Shadows" – 3:10
9. "The Dead Next Door" – 3:45
10. "Rebel Yell (Session Take)" – 5:27
11. "Motorbikin' (Session Take)" – 4:16
12. "Catch My Fall (Original Demo)" – 4:11
13. "Flesh for Fantasy (Session Take)" – 5:09
14. "Blue Highway (Original Demo)" – 5:00

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position	Total weeks
Canadian Albums Chart	8	62
German Albums Chart	2	?
New Zealand Albums Chart	2	42
Swiss Albums Chart	16	13
UK Albums Chart	36	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	6	70

Singles

1. "Rebel Yell" (1/1984 - IDOL 2)
2. "Eyes Without a Face" (6/1984 - IDOL 3) - #4 U.S.
3. "Flesh for Fantasy" (9/1984 - IDOL 4) - #29 U.S.
4. "Catch My Fall" (1984) - #50 U.S.
5. "Rebel Yell" (UK re-release) (9/1985 - IDOL 6) - #46 U.S.
6. "Catch My Fall" (UK re-release from Vital Idol) (8/1988 - IDOL 13)

The 1985 remix album, Vital Idol

Vital Idol

Vital Idol is a compilation of remixed singles from Billy Idol's first three albums. Peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200, the album was supported by a live single version of "Mony Mony"....

included remixes of the singles "Flesh For Fantasy (Below The Belt Mix)" and "Catch My Fall (Remix Fix)".

Certification

Country	Certification	Sales
United States	2× Platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom	Silver	60,000

Personnel

• Billy Idol
  Billy Idol
  William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
  
  - Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Liner Notes
• Steve Stevens
  Steve Stevens
  Steve Stevens is an American guitarist and songwriter.He is best known for playing for other artists and less known for his critically acclaimed solo efforts , collaborations Steve Stevens (born as Steven Schneider on May 5, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American guitarist and songwriter.He...
  
   - Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards, Casio
• Sal Cuevas
  Sal Cuevas
  Electric bass guitarist and upright bassist Salvador "Sal" Cuevas was for many years, a member of the salsa music group Fania All-Stars, circa , as well as several other top name salsa groups of the time .Sal also enjoyed the title of Musical Director to Willie Colon's orquestra both during...
  
  - Bass
• Steve Webster - Bass
• Judi Dozier - Keyboards
• Jack Waldman
  Jack Waldman
  Jack Waldman was a jazz and rock musician, composer, producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey....
  
  - Keyboards
• Thommy Price
  Thommy Price
  Thommy Price is a rock musician from Brooklyn, New York. He's played drums in numerous bands, including Billy Idol, Blue Öyster Cult, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and is an in-demand session drummer.-History:...
  
  - Drums
• Gregg Gerson - Drums
• Mars Williams
  Mars Williams
  Mars Williams is an American jazz and rock saxophonist. Originally a ten year classical clarinetist after being exposed to Big Band and Dixieland Jazz by his trumpet playing father, Mars migrated to the saxophone in his senior year of high school, citing influences from Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane...
  
  - Saxophone
• Perri Lister
  Perri Lister
  Perri Lister , is an English actress, dancer, and singer. She featured in her first film in 1980, and has since appeared in films and television series...
  
  - vocals, background vocals
• Keith Forsey
  Keith Forsey
  Keith Forsey is an English soundtrack composer, drummer, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Forsey's first recordings were as the younger member of the group The Spectrum, better known for the end title theme for Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet, but hit makers across Europe in their own...
  
  - Producer
• Michael Frondelli - Engineer, Mixing
• Dave Wittman - Engineer, Mixing
• Gary Hellman - Engineer
• Steve Rinkoff - Engineer
• Pete Thea - Engineer
• George Marino - Mastering
• Brian Griffin - Photography
• Michael MacNeil - Cover Design
• Kevin Flaherty - Compilation
• Stephanie Tudor - Production Coordination