Emotions in Motion

This article is about the album by Billy Squier. For the Takayoshi Ohmura album, see Emotions in Motion (Takayoshi Ohmura album). For the Billy Squier song, see Emotions in Motion (Billy Squier song). For other uses, see Emotion in Motion.

1982 studio album by Billy Squier

Emotions in Motion

Studio album by

Billy Squier

Released| July 23, 1982[1]
Genre| Hard rock
Length| 41:20
Label| Capitol
Producer| Mack & Billy Squier
Billy Squier chronology
| Don't Say No
(1981)  | Emotions in Motion
(1982)  | Signs of Life
(1984)

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Singles from  Emotions in Motion

1. "Emotions in Motion"
Released: July 1982
2. "Everybody Wants You"
Released: September 14, 1982
3. "Learn How to Live"
Released: 1982
4. "Keep Me Satisfied"
Released: 1982
5. "She's a Runner"
Released: January 1983

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  [2]

Emotions in Motion is the third studio album by American rock musician Billy Squier. It was released on July 23, 1982, and was Squier's second consecutive Top Five disc on the Billboard album chart. It contains the hit song "Everybody Wants You", which peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100, and stayed at #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 6 weeks.

Other notably successful hits from the album included the singles "Emotions in Motion" and "She's a Runner". Some album cuts such as "Keep Me Satisfied" and especially "Learn How to Live" also received strong radio play and were issued as singles in some countries.

Emotions in Motion is one of Billy Squier's most popular albums, certified Gold in September 1982 and Platinum a month later. Though multi-platinum awards were not certified prior to late 1984, the album received a double platinum award in 1991.[3] Emotions in Motion is also Billy's second best selling album, after the previous year's triple platinum Don't Say No.

The cover art was created for Squier by Andy Warhol. It was also the first of three consecutive albums from Squier to feature a guest appearance from one or more members of Queen – lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor sing backing vocals on the title track.[4] Like its predecessor, the album was produced by Squier with Reinhold Mack, also known for Queen's The Game.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Billy Squier.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Everybody Wants You"| 3:47
2.| "Emotions in Motion"| 4:58
3.| "Learn How to Live"| 4:05
4.| "In Your Eyes"| 3:45
5.| "Keep Me Satisfied"| 3:42
6.| "It Keeps You Rockin'"| 4:06
7.| "One Good Woman"| 3:41
8.| "She's a Runner"| 4:02
9.| "Catch 22"| 5:04
10.| "Listen to the Heartbeat"| 4:25
Total length:| 41:20

## Personnel

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* Billy Squier \- lead vocals, guitars
* Kevin Osborn - guitars
* Jeff Golub \- guitars
* Alan St. Jon - keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
* Doug Lubahn \- bass, backing vocals
* Bobby Chouinard - drums
* Dino Solera - saxophones on 2, 7 and 9
* Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor \- backing vocals on "Emotions in Motion", "emotional" support

## Production

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* Billy Squier: producer, mixing
* Reinhold Mack: producer
* Gary Rindfuss: engineer, assistant engineer
* David Thoener: mixing
* Jim Ball: mixing assistant
* George Marino: mastering

## Charts

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Chart (1982–83)  | Peak
position

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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 8
US Billboard 200[6] | 5

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Canada (Music Canada)[7] | Platinum  | 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[8] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Album release date". Rateyourmusic.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
2. ^ Franck, John. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
3. ^ "Recording Industry Association of America - May 31, 2008". RIAA. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
4. ^ "Which was a Mainstream Rock hit. Squier began promoting this album opening for Queen, but by the end of his tour he was headlining an arena tour of his own. - Discography (more) - Billy Squier - Emotions in Motion". Queenvault.com. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6515". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
6. ^ "Billy Squier Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
7. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Billy Squier – Emotions in Motion". Music Canada.
8. ^ "American album certifications – Billy Squier – Emotions in Motion". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Billy Squier

Albums|

* The Tale of the Tape
* Don't Say No
* Emotions in Motion
* Signs of Life
* Enough Is Enough
* Hear & Now
* Creatures of Habit
* Tell the Truth
* Happy Blue

Singles|

* "The Stroke"
* "In the Dark"
* "My Kinda Lover"/"Christmas Is the Time to Say 'I Love You'"
* "Emotions in Motion"
* "Everybody Wants You"
* "Rock Me Tonite"
* "Love Is the Hero"
* "Don't Say You Love Me"

Other songs|

* "The Big Beat"
* "Lonely Is the Night"

Related articles|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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