BILLY IDOL - Whiplash Smile (Reissue) warners-rhino Let's Stay Together and Private

Let's Stay Together and Private Dancer written by Dire Straits singer/guitarist Mark Knopfler

lyrically it gathers memories of teenage friendship

’ It’s redolent of the indomitable spirit of the Glaswegian

poverty and other issues of the time

The earliest recordings trace back to sessions held at Lissvik’s art school and Hägg’s rehearsal space between 2001 and 2004

BILLY IDOL - Whiplash Smile (Reissue) warners-rhino Let's Stay Together and Private1LP Black Vinyl (2025 Reissue). The album burst into life with guitarist Steve Stevens suitably muscular riffing on the opening Worlds Forgotten Boy, and its clutch of flashy, hi octane anthems (Dont Need A Gun, Soul Standing By, and Fatal Charm) played to Idols strengths, with their punk and hard rock credentials given a mainstream sheen and embellished with dancefloor friendly beats by producer Keith Forsey.