Billy Squier - Don’t Say No
Billy Squier – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, piano
Cary Sharaf – lead guitar
Alan St. Jon – keyboards
Mark Clarke – bass guitar, backing vocals
Bobby Chouinard – "more" drums
1 LP, Old-Style "Tip-On" Gatefold Printed By Stoughton Printing
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g Ultra-Quiet Vinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Intervention Records
Original Label : Capitol
Engineered by Reinhold Mack
Produced by Billy Squier and Reinhold Mack
Mastered by Kevin Gray at CoHEARent Audio
Originally released in 1981
Reissued in 2018
Tracks:
Side A:
- In The Dark
- The Stroke
- My Kinda Lover
- You Know What I Like
- Too Daze Gone
Side B:
- Lonely Is The Night
- Whadda You Want From Me
- Nobody Knows
- I Need You
- Don't Say No
Reviews :
« After turning some heads with his debut, Billy Squier truly arrived with 1981's Don't Say No, which kicks off in spectacular fashion with the triple opening salvo of "In the Dark," "The Stroke," and "My Kinda Lover" -- all of which become staples at rock radio. The album is a near-perfect example of early-'80s melodic hard rock, and even less enduring (but hardly inferior rockers) such as "You Know What I Like" and "Lonely Is the Night" keep up the intensity. And Squier also finds time for the occasional ballad, like the disarmingly gentle "Nobody Knows." Completists may want to review his mid-'90s double-disc anthology, but as far as studio albums are concerned, Don't Say No is undoubtedly his best. » AllMusic Review by Eduardo Rivadavia
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.04 / 5