Don't Say No

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Don't Say No
Studio album by Billy Squier
Released April 13, 1981[1]
Genre Rock, Hard Rock
Length 38:11
Label Capitol
Producer Mack and Billy Squier
Billy Squier chronology
The Tale of the Tape
(1980)		 Don't Say No
(1981)		 Emotions In Motion
(1982)
Singles from Don't Say No
  1. "The Stroke"
    Released: May 1981
  2. "In the Dark"
    Released: August 1981
  3. "Lonely Is the Night"
    Released: 1981
  4. "My Kinda Lover"
    Released: 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[2]

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).[3]

"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.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Billy Squier. 

No. Title Length
1. "In the Dark"   4:09
2. "The Stroke"   3:38
3. "My Kinda Lover"   3:32
4. "You Know What I Like"   2:56
5. "Too Daze Gone"   4:05
6. "Lonely Is the Night"   4:42
7. "Whadda You Want from Me"   3:43
8. "Nobody Knows"   4:20
9. "I Need You"   3:52
10. "Don't Say No"   3:20

Personnel

Production

Later samples

References

  1. ↑ "Album release date". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  2. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Don't Say No - Billy Squier : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  3. ↑ Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales
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