Charmed Life es el cuarto álbum de estudio del músico y compositor inglés Billy Idol, lanzado en 1990 a través de Chrysalis Records.
"Cradle of Love" también aparece en la banda sonora de The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. El videoclip ganó en 1990 un premio MTV Video Music Award al "Mejor vídeoclip hecho para una película". El vídeo, dirigido por David Fincher, cuenta con la colaboración de Betsy Lynn George.
El disco ha sido certificado platino por la RIAA.1
Lista de canciones:
Cara A:
1."The Loveless" (Idol, Mark 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) – 5:19
5."Trouble with the Sweet Stuff" – 5:50
Cara B:
1."Cradle of Love" (Idol, David Werner) – 4:39
2."Mark of Caine" (Idol) – 4:33
3."Endless Sleep" (Nance, Reynolds) – 3:13
4."Love Unchained" (Idol) – 4:41
5."The Right Way" (Idol) – 5:05
6."License to Thrill" (Keith Forsey, Idol) – 6:02
Charmed Life is the fourth studio album by English rock vocalist Billy Idol, released in 1990 through Chrysalis Records.
"Cradle of Love" was featured on the soundtrack of The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. The song was famous for its video, which won the 1990 MTV Video Music Award for "Best video from a film". The video, directed by David Fincher, featured Betsy Lynn George as a teenager who knocks at her neighbour's door and asks to play a tape, before stripping to the music.
The album's second single is a cover version of "L.A. Woman" by The Doors. Its video was also directed by Fincher.
Charmed Life has been certified platinum by the RIAA and Silver by BPI.