Hear & Now (Billy Squier album)


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 disc's lead single, "Don't Say You Love Me”, reached #4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks and #58 on the Billboard Hot 100. Aided by a popular MTV music video, it became his best charting song since 1984's "Rock Me Tonite" and the last one to chart in Billboard Hot 100. The album marked a return to Squier's rougher hard rock sound following synth-heavy Signs of Life and polished Enough Is Enough, with his arena rock slightly updated to late 1980's standards. On Billboard 200, the album had the second best chart debut of his career at #71, but ended up peaking only at #64, even lower than his previous album.
Hear & Now was and still is regarded as one of Squier's best albums by his fanbase, with most of them calling it his greatest since 1981's Don't Say No. Despite the favorable reception, his popularity continued to wane, and he didn't manage to make a notable comeback anymore.

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