Billy Idol Rebel Yell

Personnel: Billy Idol (vocals, guitar); Steve Stevens (guitar, keyboards, bass); Mars Williams (saxophone); Judi Dozier, Jack Waldman (keyboards); Steve Webster, Sal Cuevas (bass); Thommy Price, Gregg Gerson (drums); Perri Lister (background vocals).Producer: Keith Forsey.Reissue producer: Kevin Flaherty.Engineers: Michael Frondelli, Dave Wittman, Pete Thea.Principally recorded at Electric Lady Studios C, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Billy Idol.Digitally remastered using 20-bit technology by Bob Norberg (Capitol Mastering).Especially once it was reissued in the US with Generation X's classic punk-pop single "Dancing with Myself" tacked on the end, Billy Idol's 1982 solo debut wore its ties to the British New Wave scene proudly. For his 1984 follow-up, however, Idol dropped those associations almost entirely and re-presented himself as a leather-clad hard-rocker. It's a fine distinction to be sure, but one that suited him; REBEL YELL is a superior album to its predecessor