''Creatures of Habit'' is the seventh album by the American musician

Billy Squier William Haislip Squier (, born May 12, 1950) is an American rock musician and singer who had a string of arena rock and crossover hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include "The Stroke", "Lonely Is the Night", "My Kinda Lover", "In t ...

, released in 1991. "She Goes Down" was the first single. Squier supported the album with a North American tour. The album peaked at No. 117 on the ''

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'' album chart. According to Nielsen SoundScan, it had sold just 85,000 copies at the time of its deletion.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that "Squier's vocal abilities are so limited it's amazing his career has lasted for more than one album." The ''

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'' called the album "formula arena rock ... you've heard it all before." The ''

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'' noted that "although Squier's fans might have grown up, new songs such as 'She Goes Down' and '(L-O-V-E) Four Letter Word' show that Squier hasn't."

Track listing

All songs written by Billy Squier except as indicated. # "Young at Heart" - 5:06 # "She Goes Down" (Squier, Laura McDonald) - 4:07 # "Lover" - 4:48 # "Hollywood" - 4:57 # "Conscience Point" - 5:27 # "Nerves on Ice" - 5:05 # "Hands of Seduction" - 5:32 # "Facts of Life" - 4:31 # "(L.O.V.E.) Four Letter Word" - 4:56 # "Strange Fire" - 4:03 # "Alone in Your Dreams (Don't Say Goodbye)" - 5:06

Personnel

* Kenny Aaronson - Lap Steel Guitar * Dave Asofsky - Assistant * Steve Boyer - Engineer * Jimmy Bralower - Drum Programming * Bobby Chouinard - Drums * Mark Clarke - Bass * Victor Deyglio - Assistant * Godfrey Diamond - Producer * Ben Fowler - Assistant *

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- Guitar * Alex Haas - Mixing, Overdubs * Scott Hull - Pre-Mastering * Doug Lubahn - Vocals (Background) *

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- Mastering * Dave O'Donnell - Engineer * Bill Scheniman Engineer * Art Smith Drum Technician * Billy Squier - Art Direction, Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) * Alan St. Jon - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals * Tommy Steele - Art Direction * Mark Weiss - Photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Creatures of Habit (Billy Squier album) Billy Squier albums 1991 albums Capitol Records albums