Track Listing 1. Dancing With Myself 2. Mony Mony (studio version) 3. Hot In The City 4. White Wedding 5. Rebel Yell 6. Eyes Without A Face 7. Flesh For Fantasy 8. Catch My Fall 9. To Be A Lover 10. Don't Need A Gun 11. Sweet Sixteen 12. Cradle Of Love 13. LA Woman 14. Shock To The System 15. Rebel Yell (live acoustic) 16. Don't You (Forget About Me)
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Distributor: | EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes Producer: Keith Forsey, Robin Hancock.Compilation producer: Kevin Flaherty.Recorded between 1983 & 1993. Includes liner notes by Ben Edmonds.Digitally remastered by Kevin Bartley & Keith Forsey.Though he made his initial splash as the singer for UK pop-punks Generation X in the late-'70s, Billy Idol's greatest success came as a solo artist. In the '80s, Idol took punk's bad-boy attitude and merged it with the pop accessibility of new wave to produce a stream of huge hits. All of Idol's biggies are included here, and when they're gathered together in one place, they serve as a reminder of just how strong his popcraft was. From the turbo-charged R&B of "Mony Mony" to the goth-tinged "White Wedding" and the somewhat surreal balladry of "Eyes Without a Face," this is Idol at his finest. With his Elvis sneer, Jim Morrison baritone, and Iggy-on-steroids image, he was the ultimate '80s rock poster boy, and GREATEST HITS proves that he had the tunes to back up that carefully constructed image.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 - ...This is effectively 1988's 11-track compilation IDOL SONGS, with just 5 numbers added, including a live acoustic 'Rebel Yell' and, oddly, a completely new version of Simple Minds' 'Don't You Forget About Me'... Q (06/01/2001)
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