Don't Look Back (album)
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| Studio album by Boston | ||
| Released | August 2, 1978 | |
| Recorded | Tom Scholz's Hideaway Studio and Northern Studio in Maynard, MA | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 33:47 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Producer(s) | Tom Scholz | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Boston chronology | ||
| Boston (1976) |
Don't Look Back (1978) |
Third Stage (1986) |
Don't Look Back is the second album by American rock band Boston, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). Don't Look Back the song and single, was one of its biggest hits, reaching Number Four in 1978 on the Billboard Hot 100.
This album also marked the beginning of the band's legal fight with its record label Epic Records. Tom Scholz has been on record stating that executives at Epic pushed him and the band into releasing the album before they felt it was ready. Their next album Third Stage was not released for another eight years, by which time the band and record label had parted ways and were fighting a courtroom battle that Boston ultimately won.
This album and the group's first (Boston) were remastered and re-released on June 13, 2006. The re-releases were digitally remastered personally by Scholz after he heard (not directly) that the remastering project was to be handled by Sony's team. This was unacceptable to him. He took it on himself after negotiations with Legacy. "I've always wanted to make those albums sound good on CD, and the chance arrived." [1]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Tom Scholz, except where noted.
- "Don't Look Back" – 5:58
- "The Journey" – 1:46
- "It's Easy" – 4:27
- "A Man I'll Never Be" – 6:38
- "Feelin' Satisfied" – 4:12
- "Party" (Bradley Delp, Scholz) – 4:07
- "Used to Bad News" (Delp) – 2:57
- "Don't Be Afraid" – 3:50
[edit] Personnel
- Brad Delp - guitar, vocals
- Barry Goudreau - guitar, percussion, slide guitar
- Sib Hashian - percussion, drums
- Tom Scholz - organ, acoustic guitar, bass, guitar, piano, rhythm guitar, keyboard, 12 string guitar
- Fran Sheehan - bass, percussion
[edit] Production
- Producer: Tom Scholz
- Engineer: Tom Scholz
- Arranger: Tom Scholz
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1978 | Pop Albums | 1 |
| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 146 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1978 | "Don't Look Back" | Pop Singles | 4 |
| 1979 | "Feelin' Satisfied" | Pop Singles | 46 |
| 1979 | "A Man I'll Never Be" | Pop Singles | 31 |
| Boston |
| Brad Delp | Tom Scholz Barry Goudreau | Musicians |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Boston | Don't Look Back | Third Stage | Walk On | Corporate America |
| Compilations: Greatest Hits |
