Emotions In Motion Billy Squier

• 1 Everybody Wants You 03:51
• 2 Emotions In Motion 05:04
• 3 Learn How To Live 04:20
• 4 In Your Eyes 03:47
• 5 Keep Me Satisfied 03:41
• 6 It Keeps You Rockin' 04:09
• 7 One Good Woman 03:44
• 8 She's A Runner 04:03
• 9 Catch 22 05:06
• 10 Listen To The Heartbeat 04:29
• Total Runtime 42:14

Info for Emotions In Motion

„Emotions in Motion, the excellent follow-up to Billy Squier's sophomore outing „Don't Say No“, saw Squier rise from theater headliner to bona fide arena rock sensation by delivering his most consistent solo record to date. Or at least one just as good as its predecessor.

On this slice of AOR heaven, Squier expands on the Led Zeppelin-influenced exploits of Don't Say No. Right off the bat, Squier delivers an immediate blow to the head on the album's opening triumvirate 'Everybody Wants You,' 'Emotions in Motion' (a distant cousin of Queen's 'Get Down Make Love' no doubt), and the moody 'Learn How to Live.' Backed by longtime cronies -- drummer Bobby Chouinard, guitarist Jeff Golub, and keyboard player Allan St. John -- Squier effortlessly leads his ace band through the boogie-woogie of future concert staple 'Keep Me Satisfied.'

Squier also takes a few chances by veering into Rolling Stones territory on the horn-laced 'Catch 22.' Borrowing heavily from 'Tumbling Dice,' 'Catch 22' foreshadows a style that would become more prevalent on future records like Enough Is Enough and Creatures of Habit. Emotions in Motion saw Squier establish himself as a major rock star, embarking on a tour as Queen's support act on their U.S. Hot Space tour. As Queen's popularity in America began to wane, Squier would steal their thunder resulting in a huge headline tour of his own shortly thereafter. Unfortunately, for the Boston rocker, 1984's follow-up Signs of Life would yield the career-suicidal video for 'Rock Me Tonite (which features Squier rolling around pink satin sheets) eclipsing the many merits of his earlier works. Interesting side note is the album's cover art. It was commissioned by legendary artist Andy Warhol.“ (John Franck)

Billy Squier, vocals, guitar
Jeff Golub, guitar
Alan St. John, keyboards, synthesizer, background vocals
Doug Lubahn, bass, background vocals
Bobby Chouinard, drums

Recorded at The Power Station, New York, New York and Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany
Produced by Roger R. Vitale and Billy Squier

Digitally remastered

Billy Squier
12 May 1950, Boston, USA. Having gained valuable experience as guitarist in the power-pop group Sidewinders, Squier, who had also appeared in the less celebrated Magic Terry And The Universe, formed his own band under the name of Piper and recorded two albums for A&M Records during the late 70s. He dissolved Piper in 1979 and signed a solo contract with Capitol Records. Tale Of The Tape was released the following year and helped to establish Squier’s reputation as a sophisticated and talented songwriter and guitarist. Drawing inspiration from Led Zeppelin, Queen, Fleetwood Mac and Genesis among others, he has continued to release quality albums of hard rock/pop crossover material. In the UK Squier has largely been ignored, even though he toured with Whitesnake in 1981 and played the Reading Festival. The story in the USA is entirely different. There he has enjoyed major successes with Don’t Say No and Emotions In Motion, both of which made number 5 in the Billboard album chart. The former also produced hit singles in ‘The Stroke’ and ‘My Kinda Lover’. By the time he released his eighth studio album, Tell The Truth, in 1993, Squier could reflect on worldwide sales of over 11 million records. He had a lower profile by the end of the decade, allowing him to indulge himself with Happy Blue, an album which celebrated his long-standing love for the blues. (Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music)

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