Valley of the Dolls (album)

Valley of the Dolls
Studio album by Generation X
Released	January 26, 1979[1]
Genre	Punk rock, rock, new wave
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Ian Hunter
Generation X chronology
Generation X (1978) Valley of the Dolls (1979) Kiss Me Deadly (1981)
Singles from Generation X
"King Rocker" Released: 5 Jan 1979 "Valley of the Dolls" Released: 30 Mar 1979 "Fridays Angels" Released: Jun 1979

Professional ratings
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 songs written and composed 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	Writer(s)	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

• Billy Idol − vocals
• Tony James − bass
• Bob "Derwood" Andrews − guitar
• Mark Laff − drums

References

1. "Valley of the Dolls by Generation X". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
2. Alex Ogg. "Valley of the Dolls - Generation X | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
3. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (February 22 - March 7 1979): 25.
4. "Generation X (4) - Valley Of The Dolls". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
5. "king+rocker | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
6. "valley+of+the+dolls | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
7. "friday%27s+angels | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
8. "valley+of+the+dolls | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.