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percussion. Years active. 1968–present. Labels. Capitol. Website. www.billysquier.com. William Haislip Squier (/ ˈskwaɪ.ər /, born May 12, 1950) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who had a string of arena rock and crossover [clarification needed] hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include "The Stroke", "Lonely Is ...
A Rock and Roll Christmas (various artists compilation) (1994) 16 Strokes: The Best of Billy Squier (1995) Reach for the Sky: The Anthology (1996) (PolyGram) Classic Masters (2002)
AllMusic. [1] Don't Say No is the second studio album by Billy Squier, released on April 13, 1981. It stands as Squier's biggest career album, including the hits "Lonely Is the Night", "In the Dark", "My Kinda Lover" and "The Stroke". The album hit the Top Five on the Billboard album chart and remained on the chart for over two years (111 weeks).
The single was released in mid-June 1984. By early fall it had reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, his highest-charting Billboard single of his career, and the top 10 in Cash Box magazine. It also returned Squier to No. 1 on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart. In Canada's RPM, it reached No. 31.
Signs of Life became Squier's third-in-a-row platinum selling record. It was his highest new entry, at #61, on the Billboard album chart (also the peak of his next offering). The disc spent nearly a year in the charts, reaching #11. It made the Top 10 in Cash Box. [2]
Billy Squier singles chronology. "In the Dark". (1981) " My Kinda Lover ". (1981) "Emotions in Motion". (1982) " My Kinda Lover " is a rock song written and performed by American hard rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier. [1] It was the third and final single released from his Triple Platinum 1981 album Don't Say No, [1] following "In the Dark".
It was the second of Squier's Top 40 hits in the 1980s. [2] Record World called it "mass appeal sharp edged rock featuring a blockbuster hook and savage guitar outbursts." [4] The Village Voice magazine ranked the song at #6 on their list 20 Best Arena Rock Songs of All Time. [5]
"Everybody Wants You" is a hit song written and performed by American rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier. It appeared as the opening track of his multi-Platinum 1982 album Emotions in Motion, and was released as the second single (following the title track) from that album, reaching #31 on the Cash Box Top 100 and #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.