The Tale of the Tape
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| Studio album by Billy Squier | ||||
| Released | May 1980 (Debuted on Billboard's album chart the week ending June 7, 1980) | |||
| Recorded | 1979-1980, Eddie Offord's remote studio, | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Billy Squier and Eddy Offord | |||
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The Tale of the Tape is a rock album by Billy Squier that was released in May 1980. It was his first solo album, following two albums with the band Piper. The disc spent three months on Billboard's album chart, setting Squier's career in motion. Several of its tracks were popular on AOR (Album Oriented Rock) radio.
Although no songs from the album reached the charts, the song "The Big Beat" has been notably sampled by hip hop artists, including Run-D.M.C.'s "Here We Go", Big Daddy Kane's "Ain't No Half Steppin'", Jay-Z's "99 Problems", Dizzee Rascal's "Fix Up, Look Sharp", U.T.F.O's "Roxanne, Roxanne" and Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire". The song also featured a pre-MTV music video.
All songs by Billy Squier, except where noted.
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