''Enough Is Enough'' is the fifth studio album by

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 on September 27, 1986. It was the first album to be released under his second seven-year

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...

recording contract. The disc peaked at #61 on the ''

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'' album chart and included the minor hit " Love Is the Hero" which featured

Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the ...

on backing vocals. Despite mostly positive critical reception, ''Enough Is Enough'' was a commercial disappointment and sold about 300,000 copies in the United States, making it his first album since 1980's '' The Tale of the Tape'' to not reach platinum status.

Track listing

# "Shot o' Love" (

Danny Kortchmar Daniel "Danny Kootch" Kortchmar (born April 6, 1946) is an American guitarist, session musician, producer and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, David Crosby, Carole King, David Cassidy, ...

, Squier) - 4:06 # " Love Is the Hero" (Squier) - 4:49 # "Lady with a Tenor Sax" (

, Squier) - 4:24 # "All We Have to Give" (Squier) - 5:18 # "Come Home" (Bobby Chouinard, Squier) - 3:55 # "Break the Silence" (Squier) - 4:59 # "Powerhouse" (Squier) - 4:18 # "Lonely One" (Squier) - 4:16 # "Til It's Over" (Squier) - 6:06 # "Wink of an Eye" (Squier) - 4:54

Personnel

*Billy Squier - vocals, guitars, synthesizers, multiple instruments, arrangements, mixing *Jeff Golub - guitars *Robin Jeffrey - guitars *

Jeff Bova Jeff Bova (born Jeffrey Bova in 1953) is an American musician. He has been active in the music industry since the mid-1970s, contributing to recordings by significant mainstream artists like Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, Blondie, Eric Clapton, ...

- keyboards * David Frank - keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements *

Andy Richards Andrew John Richards (born 26 October 1952) is a British-Australian pianist, composer, music producer and keyboardist. The artists he has played with include Frankie Goes to Hollywood, George Michael, Propaganda, Grace Jones, Rush, Annie Lenno ...

- keyboards *Alan St. John - keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals *T.M. Stevens - bass *Jimmy Bralower - drums, drum programming *Bobby Chouinard - drums *

Steve Ferrone Steve Ferrone (born 25 April 1950) is an English drummer. He is known as a member of the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from 1994 to 2017, replacing original drummer Stan Lynch, and as part of the "classic lineup" of the Average Whi ...

- drums on track 8 *

Jody Linscott Jody Linscott is an American session musician and percussionist who resides in England and maintains an extended discography. She has two daughters Kachina Dechert and Coco Linscott and has written two children's books which were published by D ...

- percussion *

- vocals on track 2, arrangements on track 3 *Mitch Weissman - backing vocals

Production

* Peter Collins - producer, arrangements *Jimbo "James" Barton - engineer *Steve Boyer, Paul Wright - assistant engineers *Brian Gulland - arrangements, sound recording *David Thoener - mixing *Tim Leitner - mixing assistant *George Marino - mastering

References

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