| My Kinda Lover | |
| Cover: | My_Kinda_Lover_-_Billy_Squier.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Billy Squier |
| Album: | Don't Say No |
| B-Side: | Christmas Is the Time to Say 'I Love You' |
| Released: | November 1981 |
| Genre: | Rock, hard rock |
| Length: | 3:32 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Reinhold Mack Billy Squier |
| Prev Title: | In the Dark |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Emotions in Motion |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"My Kinda Lover" is a rock song written and performed by American hard rock singer and guitarist Billy Squier.[1] It was the third and final single released from his Triple Platinum 1981 album Don't Say No, following "In the Dark".[2]
Record World said that "While his band spanks, crunches and crashes, Billy seduces with a light. likeable tenor."[3]
It peaked at number 45 on the United States Billboard Hot 100,[4] and number 43 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart in early 1982. It also reached number 31 on Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[5]
| Chart (1981/82) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 64 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 45 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[7] | 43 |
| US Billboard Rock Tracks | 31 |