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"Amanda" is a power ballad by American rock band Boston written by Tom Scholz. The song was released as the first single from the band's third album, Third Stage, in 1986, six years after it was recorded. Although the song did not have a promotional music video, "Amanda" became the band's highest-charting single in the United States and Canada.
Third Stage is the third studio album by the American rock band Boston, released on September 24, 1986, on MCA Records, as the band's first album on the label. [5] It was recorded at Boston co-founder Tom Scholz's Hideaway Studio over a long, strained, six-year period "between floods and power failures". [6]
Boston played "A Man I'll Never Be" live on the tour supporting their first album in 1977 before recording it for Don't Look Back. [32] [33] [34] Delp played the keyboards for these performances. [35] Ottawa Journal critic Mike Volsin stated that the song's slow melody showed that Boston "can settle into the slower mood without any difficulty ...
Boston is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1975. The band's core members include multi-instrumentalist, founder and leader Tom Scholz, who played the majority of instruments on the band's 1976 self-titled debut album, and former lead vocalist Brad Delp, among a number of other musicians who varied from album to album.
Name of song, writer(s), original release, and year of release Song Writer(s) Original release Year Ref. "Amanda" Tom Scholz Third Stage: 1986 [1]"Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)"
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American rock band Boston.Released on June 3, 1997, the album features songs originally released on both the Epic and MCA record labels, as well as three previously unreleased recordings ("Tell Me", "Higher Power" and "The Star-Spangled Banner").
Described by New York Times critic Jon Pareles as a "rock ballad," "We're Ready" was written as early as 1981, earlier than the other songs on Third Stage except "Amanda." [8] [9] The song begins softly, with acoustic guitars and lead singer Brad Delp sounding like a choir boy, but the song develops into a hard rocker. [10]
Mojo magazine cited the lyrics as presenting an alternate view of the American Dream to that described in another song from the Boston album, "Hitch a Ride". [11] The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History described the song as being "built around soaring guitars, tight vocal harmonies, and huge hooks," which were part of the band's appeal. [12]