Valley of the Dolls (album)
This article is about the Generation X album. For the Dionne Warwick album, see Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls.
| Valley of the Dolls | ||||
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| Studio album by Generation X | ||||
| Released | January 26, 1979[1] | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, rock, new wave | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Ian Hunter | |||
| Generation X chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Generation X | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Smash Hits | 5/10[3] |
Valley of the Dolls is the second studio album by British punk band Generation X and was produced by Ian Hunter.[4] The album is only indirectly related to the novel and film of this name, and the title cut is an original song. The album contained the UK hit singles: "King Rocker", which reached No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1979,[5] the title track "Valley of the Dolls", which made No. 23 in April of the same year,[6] and "Friday's Angels", which got to No. 62 in June 1979.[7]
The album peaked at No. 51 in the UK Albums Chart.[8]
Track listing
Original LP (1981)
All tracks written by Billy Idol and Tony James; except where noted.
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Running with the Boss Sound" | Idol, James, Bob Andrews | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Night of the Cadillacs" | 3:20 | |
| 3. | "Paradise West" | 5:28 | |
| 4. | "Fridays Angels" | 3:19 | |
| 5. | "King Rocker" | 2:16 | |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Valley of the Dolls" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "English Dream" | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Love Like Fire" | 3:02 |
| 4. | "The Prime of Kenny Silvers (Part One)" | 3:55 |
| 5. | "The Prime of Kenny Silvers (Part Two)" | 3:22 |
| 2002 Bonus CD Tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 11. | "Gimme Some Truth" (B-Side to "King Rocker".) | John Lennon | 2:23 |
| 12. | "Shakin' All Over" (B-Side to "Valley of the Dolls".) | Johnny Kidd, Gus Robinson | 2:45 |
Personnel
References
- ↑ "Valley of the Dolls by Generation X". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ↑ Alex Ogg. "Valley of the Dolls - Generation X | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 22 - March 7 1979): 25.
- ↑ "Generation X (4) - Valley Of The Dolls". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "king+rocker | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "valley+of+the+dolls | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "friday%27s+angels | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "valley+of+the+dolls | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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