Tale of the Tape

Tale of the Tape

Infobox Album
Name = Tale of the Tape
Type = Album
Artist = Billy Squier


Released = 1980
Length =
Label = Capitol Records
Producer = Billy Squier and Eddy Offord
Reviews = *Okayplayer Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5254/5/ link]
This album = "Tale of the Tape"
(1980)
Next album = "Don't Say No"
(1981)

"Tale of the Tape" is a rock album by Billy Squier that was released in 1980. It was his first solo album, following two albums with the band Piper. Although no song from the album reached the charts,the song "The Big Beat" has been notably sampled in Hip hop ("e.g.", Run-D.M.C.'s "Here We Go", Big Daddy Kane's "Ain't No Half Steppin'", and Jay-Z's 99 Problems

Track listing

All songs by Billy Squier, except where noted.
# "The Big Beat"
# "Calley Oh"
# "Rich Kid" (Squier, Bruce Kulick)
# "Like I’m Lovin’ You"
# "Who Knows What A Love Can Do" (St. John, Squier)
# "You Should Be High, Love" (Squier, Desmond Child)
# "Who’s Your Boyfriend" (St. John, Squier)
# "Music’s All Right"
# "Young Girls"
# "Music's All Right" (Demo) (CD Bonus Track)
# "Young Girls" (Demo) (CD Bonus Track)

Personnel

* Billy Squier - Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
* Bruce Kulick - Guitar
* Bucky Ballard - Bass
* Bobby Chouinard - Drums
* David Sancious - Keyboards
* Richard T. Bear - Keyboards
* Ernest Carter - Percussion

Later Samples

*"The Big Beat"
**"99 Problems" by Jay-Z from the album "The Black Album"


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