The Tale of the Tape
1980 studio album by Billy Squier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tale of the Tape is the debut studio album by American rock musician Billy Squier.[1] It was his first solo album, following two albums with the band Piper. Despite not being a huge success, the disc spent three months on Billboard's album chart and helped to kickstart Squier's solo career.
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Released | May 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
Studio | Eddy Offord's remote studio, Woodstock, New York | |||
Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 37:24 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Billy Squier, Eddy Offord | |||
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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".[2] The song also featured a pre-MTV music video.