Don't Stop (EP)
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Don't Stop is the first EP by English rock singer Billy Idol, released in 1981 by Chrysalis Records.
The EP contains a version of Tommy James and the Shondells' UK No. 1 hit "Mony Mony", a live version of which would later become a hit for Idol in 1987. It also contains the song "Dancing with Myself", which had previously been a commercially unsuccessful single release for Idol's former band Gen X in the UK in 1980. "Dancing With Myself" (from that band's LP Kiss Me Deadly) was not re-recorded for the Don't Stop EP release but was remixed from Gen X's 6:05 minute long extended version of the song and edited down into 4:50 minutes, from which a drum solo and chorus section were removed. "Untouchables" is another Gen X song taken from the 1980 album Kiss Me Deadly, which was re-recorded for Don't Stop.
Track listing
- The 1983 CD reissue of Don't Stop also includes a 12:50 length interview with Billy Idol by MTV VJ Martha Quinn. This interview was included on the cassette release as well.
Personnel
- Musicians
As no musicians are credited on the album sleeve, credits are adapted from Idol's autobiography Dancing With Myself,[1] except where noted.
- Billy Idol – vocals
- Aseley Otten – guitar
- Mick Smiley – bass[2]
- Frankie Banali – drums[3]
- Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
- Steve New − guitar (track 4)[4]
- Steve Jones − guitar (track 4)[4]
- Danny Kustow − guitar (track 4)[4]
- Tony James – bass (track 4)[4]
- Terry Chimes – drums (track 4)[4]
- Technical
- Keith Forsey – producer
- Brian Reeves – engineer
- Nigel Walker – engineer (track 4)
- Brian Aris – photography
- Janet Levinson – design
Charts
| Chart (1981–1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[5] | 71 |