For the boxing term, see Wiktionary:tale of the tape.
1980 studio album by Billy Squier
The Tale of the Tape
Studio album by
Billy Squier
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
Billy Squier chronology
Can't Wait (1977)
The Tale of the Tape (1980)
Don't Say No (1981)
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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.
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.
^Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 315
^Samples of The Big Beat by Billy Squier | WhoSampled
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