walk of life

Walk of Life
Studio album by Billie Piper
Released	12 July 2000 (2000-07-12) 2 October 2000 (2000-10-02)
Genre	Pop, Dance-pop
Length	41:04
Label	Innocent, Virgin
Producer	Stargate, Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy, Tim Lever, Andreas Romdhane, Jim Marr, Josef Larossi, Wendy Page, Quiet Money, Ray Ruffin, Rick Mitra, Pete Craigie, Steve Jervier, Later Inc.
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Billie Piper chronology
Honey to the B (1998) Walk of Life (2000) The Best of Billie (2005)
Singles from Walk of Life
"Day & Night" Released: 15 May 2000 "Something Deep Inside" Released: 18 September 2000 (2000-09-18) "Walk of Life" Released: 11 December 2000 (2000-12-11)
Alternate Cover
Japanese cover

Walk of Life is the second album by pop singer Billie Piper, released in 2000. Piper's second album did not match her multi-platinum debut despite producing three Top 30 singles - "Day and Night" went to #1 and "Something Deep Inside" peaking at #4 and "Walk of Life" finishing at #25 on the UK charts.

Despite favourable reviews, the album was not released in the US.^{[citation needed]} Piper subsequently decided to take a break from the music industry and concentrate on acting. The album was released in Japan long before it was released in the UK and very shortly after her debut album was released there. Many fans ordered the album from Japan rather than wait until its release in October, which could be reason for poor sales.

By the 21st of September, 2002, the album was at its last week on the charts, at #109.

Track Listings

International Track listing

1. Day & Night
2. Something Deep Inside (Radio Mix)
3. Walk of Life
4. Safe with Me
5. Bring It On
6. Ring My Bell
7. The Tide Is High
8. Run That By Me
9. Promises
10. Because of You
11. What Game Is This?
12. Misfocusing

Japanese/Radio Promo Track Listing

1. Day & Night
2. Something Deep Inside (Original Version)
3. Walk of Life
4. Makin' My Way (Remix)
5. Safe With Me
6. Ring My Bell
7. The Tide Is High
8. Run That By Me
9. Promises
10. Because Of You
11. First Love
12. Misfocusing

Notes

• The Japanese edition of the album doesn't only have a different front cover but also a different booklet, back cover, CD (as in appearance), interior etc.

• The original version of "Something Deep Inside" can only be found the Japanese version of this album. All international versions of the album contain the Radio Mix. The Japanese edition also has the unmixed version of "Walk of Life", which also can only be found on the Japanese edition.

• A new mix of "Makin' My Way" was released on the Japanese version of the album. This mix & "First Love" were both replaced on international releases with "Bring It On" & "What Game Is This?"

• "The Tide Is High", a cover of a song performed by The Paragons later covered by Blondie, was to be the 4th single from the album. Piper states in Growing Pains that she told Virgin Records not to bother releasing "The Tide Is High" as a single because she was worn out and didn't want to sing anymore after appearing in court against a woman named Juliet Peters who had given Piper, her friends and her family numerous death threats. A single mix & remixes were commissioned but never released. Piper also samples the line "Do you have a girlfriend?" taken from her second #1 hit single "Girlfriend".

• "First Love", scrapped from the original track listing, was later used as the b-side to Something Deep Inside.

Personnel

• Billie Piper - Vocals
• Eliot Kennedy - Producer
• Tim Lever - Producer, writer, musician
• Jim Marr - Producer, mixing, programming, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar
• Wendy Page - Producer, mixing, backing vocals, vocal arrangement
• Alexander Guardian (Backing vocals)

Singles

• Day & Night May 15, 2000
• Something Deep Inside September 18, 2000
• Walk of Life December 1, 2000
• The Tide Is High [Cancelled]

Charts

Album - UK Album Chart

Singles - UK Singles Chart

Album - ARIA (Australia)

Singles - ARIA (Australia)

Album - RIANZ (New Zealand)

Singles - RIANZ (New Zealand)