To Be A Lover

Name: To Be A Lover
Uploaded: 1986-01-01
Duration: 3 min 52 s
Description: Billy Idol's cover of William Bell's 1968 soul ballad "I Forgot to Be Your Lover" became his second top ten hit in the US, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986. Released as the lead single from his third studio album Whiplash Smile, the rock arrangement transformed Bell and Booker T. Jones's original composition into a hard rock track.

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1986 80s Rock Hard Rock

Billy Idol's cover of William Bell's 1968 soul ballad "I Forgot to Be Your Lover" became his second top ten hit in the US, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1986. Released as the lead single from his third studio album Whiplash Smile, the rock arrangement transformed Bell and Booker T. Jones's original composition into a hard rock track.