Charmed Life

"Cradle of Love" was also featured on the soundtrack of The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane. The song is famous for its video, which won the 1990 MTV Video Music Award for "Best video from a film". The video, directed by David Fincher, features Betsy Lynn George as a teenager who knocks at her neightbours door and asks to play a tape, before stripping to the music.

Table of contents

1 Track listing 2 Charting singles 3 Personnel

Track listing

1. "The Loveless" (Idol/Younger-Smith) - 4:17
2. "Pumping On Steel" (Idol/Younger-Smith) - 4:42
3. "Prodigal Blues" (Idol) - 5:41
4. "L.A. Woman" (Densmore/Krieger/Manzarek/Morrison - The Doors cover) - 5:29
5. "Trouble With The Sweet Stuff" - 4:40
6. "Cradle Of Love" (Idol/Werner) - 4:39
7. "Mark Of Caine" (Idol) - 4:33
8. "Endless Sleep" (Nance/Reynolds) - 3:13
9. "Love Unchained" (Idol) - 4:41
10. "The Right Way" (Idol) - 5:05
11. "License To Thrill" (Forsey/Idol) - 6:02

1990 Charmed Life                           The Billboard 200        No. 11
1990 Cradle Of Love (From "Ford Fairlane")  The Billboard Hot 100    No. 2
1990 L.A. Woman                             The Billboard Hot 100    No. 52
1990 Cradle Of Love                         Mainstream Rock Tracks   No. 1
1990 L.A. Woman                             Mainstream Rock Tracks   No. 18
1990 Cradle Of Love                         Modern Rock Tracks       No. 7
1991 Prodigal Blues                         Mainstream Rock Tracks   No. 35

• Mike Baird - Drums
• Arthur Barrow - Keyboards, Bass programming
• Keith Forsey - Drums, Producer
• Billy Idol - Vocals, Acoustic guitar
• Jimmy Johnson - Bass
• Greg Mathieson Keyboards
• Phil Shenale - Bass programming
• Phil Soussan - Bass
• Vito - Bass
• Mark Younger-Smith - Guitar, Bass