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Paradise Theatre is the tenth studio album by American rock band Styx, released on January 16, 1981, by A&M Records.It was the band's most commercially successful album, peaking at #1 for three weeks on the Billboard 200 in April and May 1981 (non-consecutively).
Year Title Peak positions Certifications US [5]1977 Best of Styx — US: Gold [1]; CAN: Platinum [3]; 1980 Lady — 1987 Styx Classics Volume 15 — US: Gold [1]; 1991
Crystal Ball is the sixth album by Styx, released in 1976.. This album marked the recording debut of new guitarist Tommy Shaw.The track "Mademoiselle" was Tommy Shaw's vocal debut and the album's Top-40 hit.
The album was well received by AllMusic's Stephen Erlewine, awarding the release four out of five stars and considered it a return to form for the band.In his qualitative review, he emphasised the strength of the material harkening back to the band's late 70s material and Paradise Theatre album, despite not having Dennis DeYoung as the band's frontman.
The song also hit number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart, remaining in the top 40 of that chart for 31 weeks. It also peaked at number 4 on the Canadian pop charts. [9] The song was Styx's fourth and final top 5 single to date (and eighth top 10 single), and comes in at number 68 on the Billboard rankings of the top Hot 100 singles of 1991. [10]
As with much of Styx's catalog, many of the songs have quasi-medieval/fantasy lyrics and themes. Some are allegories and commentaries on contemporary American life and the members' experiences in an American rock band in the late 1970s, such as "Castle Walls," "Superstars," "Miss America" and the title track, which touches on "The Grand Illusion" of fame and fortune and how they are not what ...
The album also includes the folk rock song "Boat on the River," which was a hit in Europe, [8] [9] though it failed to chart in the United States. Cornerstone became Styx's first US Top 5 album, entering Billboard on October 13, 1979, [ 10 ] and peaking at No. 2 in late November.
"Renegade" is a 1979 hit song recorded by the American rock band Styx on their eighth studio album, Pieces of Eight. Written and sung by singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw, "Renegade" is an uptempo hard rock song from the perspective of a wanted criminal who knows his choices will lead to his death. "Renegade" was a hit on both Canadian and American ...