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The Grand Illusion is the seventh studio album by American rock band Styx. Recorded at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago, the album was released on July 7, 1977, by A&M Records, intentionally choosing the combination 7th on 7-7-77 for luck [citation needed]. The release was a smash worldwide, selling three million copies in the US (Triple ...
"The Grand Illusion" became popular on the radio despite not being released as a single. [4] Billboard rated "The Grand Illusion" as one of the "best cuts" on The Grand Illusion album. [5] In his review of the album, Allmusic critic Mike DeGagne said that "De Young pretentiously struts his singing prowess throughout the title track." [6]
"Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" is the second single released from Styx's The Grand Illusion (1977) album. On the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in the U.S., the single peaked at #29 in April 1978. It also hit no. 20 on the Canada RPM Top Singles chart the week of May 6, 1978.
"Come Sail Away" is a song by American rock group Styx, written and sung by singer and songwriter Dennis DeYoung and featured on the band's seventh album The Grand Illusion (1977). Upon its release as the lead single from the album, "Come Sail Away" peaked at #8 in January 1978 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and helped The Grand Illusion achieve ...
Styx Classics Volume 15 — US: Gold [1] 1991 Styx Radio-Made Hits 1975–1991 — 1992 Greatest Hits — CAN: Platinum [3] 1995 Styx Greatest Hits: 138 US: 2× Platinum [1] 1996 Styx Greatest Hits Part 2 — 1997 The Best of Times: The Best of Styx — 1999 Best of Styx 1973–1974 — 2000 Extended Versions — 2000 Singles Collection ...
With the success of Styx's album The Grand Illusion, Wooden Nickel Records, Styx's previous label, released Best of Styx, which contained selected Styx songs in the Wooden Nickel catalog. Styx had left Wooden Nickel to sign with A&M Records several years earlier, so the compilation does not contain any songs from Styx's three A&M albums that ...
"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the first single from their eighth studio album, Pieces of Eight (1978). Released in 1978, the single came in two 7" vinyl formats: one with the b-side "Superstars" (a track from The Grand Illusion ) and a second single with the instrumental album track "Aku-Aku ...
The Music of Styx – Live with Symphony Orchestra is a double CD recording of Dennis DeYoung's live performance of his work both as a solo artist and with the band Styx. The performance was recorded live on April 4, 2003 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. As indicated by the album title, the songs are symphonically arranged and ...