Hear & Now is the sixth studio album by American rock musician Billy Squier, released on June 14, 1989. It features his last Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Don't Say You Love Me", as well as popular fan favorites and radio hits "Don't Let Me Go", "Stronger" and "Tied Up", the latter two being co-written with Desmond Child.
The album marked a return to Squier's rougher hard rock sound following his synth-heavy Signs of Life (1984) and polished Enough Is Enough (1986), with his arena rock slightly updated to late 1980s standards. In Billboard magazine, the album had the second best chart debut of Squier's career, at #71, but only reached #64.[2] It registered at #59 on the Cash Box album index and sold approximately 300,000 copies.
Hear & Now was and still is regarded as one of Squier's better albums by his fanbase, with many of them calling it his best since 1981's Don't Say No.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Billy Squier, except where noted
Bobby Held, Jim Klein, additional lyrics by Squier
3:46
9.
"The Work Song"
3:56
10.
"Your Love Is My Life"
4:46
Total length:
43:34
Bonus track
No.
Title
Length
11.
"Too Much"
5:07
Total length:
48:42
"Too Much" was recorded during the sessions, but wasn't included on the original album. It was originally issued as a b-side for "Don't Say You Love Me" and is nowadays available to purchase from Squier's website, either alone or as a part of Hear & Now.
Personnel
Billy Squier - lead vocals, lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
