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Whiplash Smile
Whiplash Smile is the third studio album by English rock vocalist Billy Idol. It was released on 20 October 1986 by Chrysalis Records. After his successful album "Rebel Yell" (1983), Idol continued his collaboration with Keith Forsey and Steve Stevens while writing and producing songs for the album.
"Whiplash Smile" received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Commercially, the album noted a success similar to his previous album. It peaked at number six on "Billboard" 200. In the United Kingdom
keyboard parts for Billy Idol's "Whiplash Smile" album. Faltermeyer asked Stevens, Idol's longtime guitarist, to play guitar on the track. Stevens was shown a clip of the film, and agreed to play on the track because he felt the film would be a hit. A guitar track had already been recorded on the demo that was given to Stevens. Stevens wanted to record his parts using one track, and avoid any overdubbing.
Stevens used a Hamer SS and a 100-watt Marshall amplifier to record his part