Kings & Queens of the Underground

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Kings & Queens of the Underground
Kings queens cover.jpg
Studio album by Billy Idol
Released 17 October 2014
Recorded 2010–2014
SARM Studios, London
Echo Studios, Los Angeles
Genre
Label
  • BFI Records
  • Kobalt
Producer
Billy Idol chronology
The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
(2008)The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself2008		 Kings & Queens of the Underground
(2014)
Singles from Kings & Queens of the Underground
  1. "Can't Break Me Down"
    Released: 15 September 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
RollingStone 3/5 stars[2]

Kings & Queens of the Underground is the seventh studio album by English rock vocalist Billy Idol, released on 17 October 2014 and produced mainly by Trevor Horn.

Tour

The Kings & Queens of the Underground Tour started on 5 November 2014 and ended 4 April 2015. Over the 40-date tour, Idol visited Europe, North America and Australia.

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Setlist[4]
  1. "Postcards from the Past"
  2. "Cradle of Love"
  3. "Can't Break Me Down"
  4. "Dancing with Myself"
  5. "Flesh for Fantasy"
  6. "Save Me Now"
  7. "Sweet Sixteen"
  8. "Kings & Queens of the Underground"
  9. "Eyes Without a Face"
  10. "L.A. Woman"
    Steve Stevens guitar solo
  11. "King Rocker"
  12. "Love Like Fire"
  13. "Whiskey and Pills"
  14. "Blue Highway"
  15. "Rebel Yell"
  16. "White Wedding"
  17. "Mony Mony"

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Bitter Pill"  
Trevor Horn 3:57
2. "Can't Break Me Down"  
Greg Kurstin 3:42
3. "Save Me Now"  
  • Idol
  • George William Lewis
  • Kurstin
 Kurstin 4:31
4. "One Breath Away"  
Horn 4:10
5. "Postcards from the Past"  
  • Idol
  • Stevens
  • Morrison
 Horn 4:20
6. "Kings & Queens of the Underground"  
  • Idol
  • Stevens
  • Morrison
 Horn 4:53
7. "Eyes Wide Shut"  
  • Idol
  • Stevens
  • Morrison
 Horn 4:29
8. "Ghosts in My Guitar"  
  • Idol
  • Stevens
 Horn 4:47
9. "Nothing to Fear"  
  • Idol
  • Stevens
  • Morrison
 Horn 4:39
10. "Love and Glory"  
  • Idol
  • Stevens
  • Morrison
 Horn 4:28
11. "Whiskey and Pills"  
Horn 3:43

Personnel

  • Billy Idol – vocals (all tracks)
  • Steve Stevens – lead, rhythm guitar (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 6 - 8, 11)
  • Billy Morrison – rhythm guitar (tracks 4, 9)
  • Trevor Horn – bass guitar (tracks 1, 4 - 11), programming (tracks 5, 7, 8), keyboards (tracks 6, 8, 11)
  • Ash Soan – drums (tracks 1, 4, 6 - 10), percussion (tracks 1, 8)
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums (track 3)
  • Joel M Peters – drums (track 11)
  • Tim Weidner – percussion (tracks 4, 9, 11), programming (track 7)
  • Julian Hinton – orchestral arrangement and programming (tracks 4, 6, 8, 10)
  • Pete Murray – orchestral arrangement and programming (track 7)
  • Geoff Downes – keyboards (tracks 1, 4 - 10)
  • Cameron Gower Poole – programming (tracks 1, 4, 9), keyboards (tracks 7, 9, 11), guitar (track 9)
  • Greg Kurstin – guitar (track 2), bass guitar (tracks 2, 3), keyboards (tracks 2, 3), drums (track 2), programming (track 3)
  • Josh Campbell – programming (tracks 1, 5), guitar (track 5), bass guitar (track 11)
  • Renate Sokolovska – flute (track 6)

Chart performance

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 81
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 109
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 127
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] 24
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12] 75
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 37
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 102
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 8
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 35
US Billboard 200[19] 35
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[20] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] 9

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
Australia[22] 17 October 2014
BFI Records
Germany[23]
United Kingdom[24] 20 October 2014
Canada[25] 21 October 2014
United States[26]

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. BFI at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/billy-idol-kings-queens-of-the-underground-20141021
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  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens of the Underground" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens Of The Underground" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens Of The Underground" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens Of The Underground". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens Of The Underground" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Billy Idol: Kings & Queens of the Underground" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens of the Underground". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Billy Idol – Kings & Queens of the Underground". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Billy Idol | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "Billy Idol – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Billy Idol. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "Billy Idol – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Billy Idol. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  21. ↑ "Billy Idol – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Billy Idol. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
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