| "My Kinda Lover" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Squier | ||||
| from the album Don't Say No | ||||
| B-side | "Christmas Is the Time to Say 'I Love You'" | |||
| Released | November 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Squier | |||
| Producer(s) | Reinhold Mack Billy Squier | |||
| Billy Squier singles chronology | ||||
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"My Kinda Lover" is a rock song written and performed by American hard rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier.[1] It was the third and final single released from his Triple Platinum 1981 album Don't Say No,[1] following "In the Dark".[2]
Record World said that "While his band spanks, crunches and crashes, Billy seduces with a light. likeable tenor."[3]
It peaked at number 45 on the United States Billboard Hot 100,[4] and number 43 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart in early 1982. It also reached number 31 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[5]
- ^ a b "Billy Squier: My Kinda Lover". allmusic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 594. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 28, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Billy Squier: Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2017.