Don't Say No - Album
Don't Say No (Album) by Billy Squier
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Artist Biography For Billy Squier
Billy Squier Born May 12 1950 In Wellesley Hills Massachusetts Is A Rock Musician. He Had A String Of Arena Rock And Power Ballad Type Hits In The 80s. He's Probably Best Known For The Song "The Stroke" On His 1981 Album 'Don't Say No'. Said Album Has Been RIAA Certified As Triple-Platinum. Other Hits Include "Lonely Is The Night" "Everybody Wants You" "In The Dark" "My Kinda Lover" And "Rock Me Tonite". Squier Left The Music Industry In The Mid-90s Due In Part To Issues With His Label As Well As Changing Musical Trends. He Has Been Active In The 00s And Since Touring Both As A Single Artist And As A Member Of The Rotating Supergroup 'Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band'. Before Fronting The Band Titled In His Name Squire Was The Frontman Of The Power Pop Group Piper. Said Band Had Some Underground Fame In The 70s Before Squire Left For Bigger Things. Squier Started Off His Solo Career With May 1980's 'The Tale Of The Tape'. Although A Commercial Breakthrough Eluded Him The Release Spent Three Months On Billboard's Album Chart And Gained A Large Fan Response. Working With Songwriter Impresario Desmond Child And Kiss Co-Guitarist Bruce Kulick His Album Also Brought Him Praising Critical Reviews Noting His Talent For Meeting Catchy Pop Hooks With Aggressive Guitars And Vocals. His 1981 Follow-Up 'Don't Say No' Shot His Career Into The Stratosphere. It Hit The Top Five On The Billboard Album Chart And Remained On The Chart For Over Two Years A Total Of 111 Weeks . Getting RIAA Certified As Triple-Platinum Singles Such As "Lonely Is The Night" And "The Stroke" Became Staples Of Arena Rock Radio. His Music From This Album Has Popped Up In Variety Of Places Such As In The Comedy Film 'Blades Of Glory' And In The Popular Guitar Hero Video Game Series. Squier's Third Album 'Emotions In Motion' Also Picked Up Both Critical Praise With Allmusic Calling It A "slice Of AOR Heaven" And Commercial Acclaim. The Album Itself Peaked At #5 On The Billboard 200 Chart While Singles Such As "Everybody Wants You" And "Learn How To Live" Achieved Top 40 Rock Stardom. Squier Also Achieved Notability Both For His Album Cover Devised By Famous Artist Andy Warhol And For His Popular Music Videos Played Often On MTV. Massively Successful Touring With Artists Such As Queen Had Squier Labeled As One Of The Best Hard Rock Artists Of The Decade. Still 'what Goes Up Must Come Down' As The Saying Goes And His Next Album Would Spell His Downfall. 1984's 'Signs Of Life' Came Out With Initial Good Press Viewed As Perhaps Lacking The Rock Crunch Of His Previous Affairs But Still Involving Some Catchy Tunes. Single "Rock Me Tonite" Released In June 1984 As The Lead Single Became His Highest Charting U.S. Song Peaking At Number 15 On The Billboard Hot 100 And Hitting The Top 10 On The Cash Box Singles Chart. It Also Returned Him To #1 On The Top Rock Tracks Chart In August Of 1984. Nevertheless The Music Video For The Song Was The Beginning Of The End For This Part Of Squier's Career. Popularly Regarded As One Of The Worst Ever Music Videos Ever Made If Not The Worst It Shows Squier Putting On A Pink Tank Top And Making Effeminate Dance Moves Around A Bed With Pastel-Colored Satin Sheets While Badly Miming To The Song Rolling Around On The Floor In Several Parts. Many Viewers Who Saw It Thought That It Depicted The Singer On Drugs Or Pretending To Be Flamboyantly Gay. It Was Directed By Kenny Ortega Who Was The Third Director To Be Considered For The Job. After An Acrimonious Break From His Label And Also Making Other Changes Squier Re-Grouped And Released 'Enough Is Enough' On September 27 1986. Signed To Capitol Records He Achieved Some Success With The Album Having Peaked At #61 On The Billboard Album Chart But Failed To Meet Expectations. Some Critics Charged That The Stress That He Had Been Put Under Took Its Toll On His Songwriting. Future Releases Over The Next Few Years Failed To Change Things As His Popularity Slid Downwards And He Ultimately Quit The Music Industry For Several Years In The 90s. As Stated Before He Has Been Active In The 00s And Since Touring Both As A Single Artist And As A Member Of The Rotating Supergroup 'Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band'. More Recently A Few Live Albums Have Come Out Featuring His Music. He Also Has Had Several Low-Key Tours.
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Billy Squier Born May 12 1950 In Wellesley Hills Massachusetts Is A Rock Musician. He Had A String Of Arena Rock And Power Ballad Type Hits In The 80s. He's Probably Best Known For The Song "The Stroke" On His 1981 Album 'Don't Say No'. Said Album Has Been RIAA Certified As Triple-Platinum. Other Hits Include "Lonely Is The Night" "Everybody Wants You" "In The Dark" "My Kinda Lover" And "Rock Me Tonite". Squier Left The Music Industry In The Mid-90s Due In Part To Issues With His Label As Well As Changing Musical Trends. He Has Been Active In The 00s And Since Touring Both As A Single Artist And As A Member Of The Rotating Supergroup 'Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band'. Before Fronting The Band Titled In His Name Squire Was The Frontman Of The Power Pop Group Piper. Said Band Had Some Underground Fame In The 70s Before Squire Left For Bigger Things. Squier Started Off His Solo Career With May 1980's 'The Tale Of The Tape'. Although A Commercial Breakthrough Eluded Him The Release Spent Three Months On Billboard's Album Chart And Gained A Large Fan Response. Working With Songwriter Impresario Desmond Child And Kiss Co-Guitarist Bruce Kulick His Album Also Brought Him Praising Critical Reviews Noting His Talent For Meeting Catchy Pop Hooks With Aggressive Guitars And Vocals. His 1981 Follow-Up 'Don't Say No' Shot His Career Into The Stratosphere. It Hit The Top Five On The Billboard Album Chart And Remained On The Chart For Over Two Years A Total Of 111 Weeks . Getting RIAA Certified As Triple-Platinum Singles Such As "Lonely Is The Night" And "The Stroke" Became Staples Of Arena Rock Radio. His Music From This Album Has Popped Up In Variety Of Places Such As In The Comedy Film 'Blades Of Glory' And In The Popular Guitar Hero Video Game Series. Squier's Third Album 'Emotions In Motion' Also Picked Up Both Critical Praise With Allmusic Calling It A "slice Of AOR Heaven" And Commercial Acclaim. The Album Itself Peaked At #5 On The Billboard 200 Chart While Singles Such As "Everybody Wants You" And "Learn How To Live" Achieved Top 40 Rock Stardom. Squier Also Achieved Notability Both For His Album Cover Devised By Famous Artist Andy Warhol And For His Popular Music Videos Played Often On MTV. Massively Successful Touring With Artists Such As Queen Had Squier Labeled As One Of The Best Hard Rock Artists Of The Decade. Still 'what Goes Up Must Come Down' As The Saying Goes And His Next Album Would Spell His Downfall. 1984's 'Signs Of Life' Came Out With Initial Good Press Viewed As Perhaps Lacking The Rock Crunch Of His Previous Affairs But Still Involving Some Catchy Tunes. Single "Rock Me Tonite" Released In June 1984 As The Lead Single Became His Highest Charting U.S. Song Peaking At Number 15 On The Billboard Hot 100 And Hitting The Top 10 On The Cash Box Singles Chart. It Also Returned Him To #1 On The Top Rock Tracks Chart In August Of 1984. Nevertheless The Music Video For The Song Was The Beginning Of The End For This Part Of Squier's Career. Popularly Regarded As One Of The Worst Ever Music Videos Ever Made If Not The Worst It Shows Squier Putting On A Pink Tank Top And Making Effeminate Dance Moves Around A Bed With Pastel-Colored Satin Sheets While Badly Miming To The Song Rolling Around On The Floor In Several Parts. Many Viewers Who Saw It Thought That It Depicted The Singer On Drugs Or Pretending To Be Flamboyantly Gay. It Was Directed By Kenny Ortega Who Was The Third Director To Be Considered For The Job. After An Acrimonious Break From His Label And Also Making Other Changes Squier Re-Grouped And Released 'Enough Is Enough' On September 27 1986. Signed To Capitol Records He Achieved Some Success With The Album Having Peaked At #61 On The Billboard Album Chart But Failed To Meet Expectations. Some Critics Charged That The Stress That He Had Been Put Under Took Its Toll On His Songwriting. Future Releases Over The Next Few Years Failed To Change Things As His Popularity Slid Downwards And He Ultimately Quit The Music Industry For Several Years In The 90s. As Stated Before He Has Been Active In The 00s And Since Touring Both As A Single Artist And As A Member Of The Rotating Supergroup 'Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band'. More Recently A Few Live Albums Have Come Out Featuring His Music. He Also Has Had Several Low-Key Tours.
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Don't Say No Is The Second Album By Billy Squier Released On April 13 1981. It Stands As Squier's Biggest Career Album Including The Hits "In The Dark" "Lonely Is The Night" "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 Stroke" Was The First Single Reaching Number 17 On The Billboard Hot 100 And An Even Bigger Hit At Rock Radio Hitting Number 3 On The Mainstream Rock Chart. The Song Even Dented The British Pop Charts Rising To Number 52. The Video For "The Stroke" — As Most Of The Music Videos From Both Don't Say No And Its Follow-Up Emotions In Motion — Is A Straight-Ahead Performance Piece Featuring Squier On An Arena Stage. Billy's Many Videos Were Staples On The Then Brand-New Channel Known As MTV Which Brought Him Increased Popularity. "In The Dark" Followed "The Stroke" Into The Billboard Top 40 And The Top 10 Of The Album Rock Tracks Chart. "Lonely Is The Night" And Many Other Tracks From The Album Were Hugely Popular On AOR Album Oriented Rock Radio Stations. The Album Was Certified Gold By The RIAA For 500 000 Sales In July 1981 And Platinum Two Months Later. Though Multi-Platinum Awards Weren't Certified Prior To 1984 Don't Say No Belatedly Received A Triple Platinum Award In 1992 Certifying Sales Of Over 3 Million US Copies. A Cover Of "Lonely Is The Night" Is A Playable Track In The PlayStation 2 Video Game Guitar Hero Encore Rocks The 80s And The Master Recording Is Playable In Guitar Hero 5. On July 27 2010 Shout! Factory Released A 30th Anniversary Edition Of The Album Complete With Newly Remastered Sound Bonus Tracks And A New Booklet.