Rebel Yell (album)

Rebel Yell
Studio album by
Billy Idol
Released10 November 1983 (1983-11-10) (US)
9 January 1984 (UK)
Recorded1983
Studio
Genre
Length38:10
LabelChrysalis
ProducerKeith Forsey
Billy Idol chronology
Billy Idol
(1982) 		Rebel Yell
(1983) 		Vital Idol
(1985)
Singles from Rebel Yell
  1. "Rebel Yell"
    Released: January 1984[3]
  2. "Eyes Without a Face"
    Released: April 1984[3]
  3. "Flesh for Fantasy"
    Released: August 1984[3]
  4. "Catch My Fall"
    Released: October 1984

Rebel Yell is the second studio album by the English rock singer Billy Idol, released on 10 November 1983 by Chrysalis Records. After the release of his 1982 eponymous debut studio album, Idol continued his collaboration with producer Keith Forsey and multi-instrumentalist Steve Stevens. The album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York. Initially recording without a drummer, utilizing only the LinnDrum and Roland TR-808 drum machines,[4] Forsey and Stevens later decided to hire Thommy Price to play drums on some of the songs.[5] Musically, Rebel Yell is a new wave album with hard rock and other influences. The cover sleeve and images were shot by Brian Griffin. Idol got the idea of the album's title after attending a party with the Rolling Stones and drinking Rebel Yell bourbon whiskey.

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