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In 1995, Capitol released 16 Strokes: The Best of Billy Squier. On February 17, 1998, during the initial run of Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God , a monodrama about the life of Freddie Mercury , Squier debuted a song that he wrote in memory of his friend, titled "I Have Watched You Fly", on stage before a performance of the play.
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)
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.
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). [2]
Critics of the time relegated a portion of his rock audience to pop fans. In a two-star review, AllMusic's Mike DeGagne felt the album lacking the "over-the-top approach Squier usually adds to his music". [3] Nowadays, the album is viewed as one of Squier's finest artistic achievements, despite its notoriety.
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]
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"The Stroke" is a song written and recorded by American rock artist Billy Squier. It was released in 1981 as the debut single from his 3× platinum album Don't Say No.. This was Squier's first single to chart (although "In the Dark" charted first at Album Rock), peaking at No. 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Cash Box Top 100. [3]