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Charmed Life | ||||
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Released | 30 April 1990[1] | |||
Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
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Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 54:20 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Keith Forsey | |||
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Singles from Charmed Life | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Billboard | positive[4] |
Cash Box | positive[5] |
NME | 8/10[6] |
Record Mirror | [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
Smash Hits | [9] |
Charmed Life is the fourth studio album by English rock singer Billy Idol, released on 30 April 1990 by Chrysalis Records.
The lead single, "Cradle of Love", appeared on the soundtrack of The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. The song was famous for its video, which won the 1990 MTV Video Music Award for "Best video from a film". The video directed by David Fincher, involved Betsy Lynn George as a teenager who knocks at her neighbour's door and asks to play a tape, before stripping to the music. The album's second single is a cover version of "L.A. Woman" by The Doors. Its video was also directed by Fincher. The third single off the album was "Prodigal Blues".
Charmed Life was certified Platinum by the RIAA and Silver by BPI in 1990.