Album Info

Absolute Hits (Remastered)

By Billy Squier

Rock - 2005

Billy Squier is one of the most underrated rockers of any era. The video for “Rock Me Tonite” with its... more

Tracklist

1

The Stroke

3:38 min
2

In the Dark

4:09 min
3

My Kinda Lover

3:32 min
4

She's a Runner

4:05 min
5

Emotions In Motion

5:00 min
6

Everybody Wants You

3:48 min
7

Rock Me Tonite

4:56 min
8

All Night Long

4:48 min
9

Eye On You

4:41 min
10

Love Is the Hero

4:48 min
11

Don't Say You Love Me

4:30 min
12

She Goes Down

4:07 min
13

Everybody Wants You (Live)

4:33 min
14

The Stroke (Live)

4:35 min

About Absolute Hits (Remastered)

Billy Squier is one of the most underrated rockers of any era. The video for “Rock Me Tonite” with its pink satin sheets and over-exaggerated body movements turned Squier’s career into a punch line, but it never should have derailed the popularity of a man so possessed of great talent. The only complaint with this collection would be that it leaves too much out. Squier’s first three albums — The Tale of the Tape, Don’t Say No and Emotions In Motion — are all near-perfect. The first album is skipped over here for the radio-smash brilliance of “In the Dark,” “The Stroke” and “My Kinda Lover” before working towards “Everybody Wants You” and “Rock Me Tonite.” These songs are among the best of their era. Even later solo work from completely ignored albums feature solid tunes with “Don’t Say You Love Me” and “She Goes Down” that suffer only from their rock clichés. A cowbell, really? This collection knows what fans want and features two live cuts of beloved Squier tunes “Everybody Wants You” and “The Stroke.”