Walk On

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Walk On

Studio album by Boston
Released	June 7, 1994
Recorded	1990 - 1993
Genre	Hard rock
Label	MCA
Producer(s)	Tom Scholz
All Music Guide link
Boston chronology
Third Stage (1986)	Walk On (1994)	Greatest Hits (1997)

For other uses, see Walk On (disambiguation).

Walk On is the fourth studio album by American band Boston, released in 1994. (See 1994 in music). Walk On is the first and only Boston album to lack Brad Delp as vocalist. Delp was replaced by Orion the Hunter singer Fran Cosmo. Delp left the band in 1990 to join original Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau in forming RTZ. He returned to Boston for the Walk On tour and for the Corporate America album.

The Walk On album peaked at #7 on The Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum (1 million copies sold) by the RIAA. However it was a drop off performance wise from earlier Boston albums due in part to the following reasons:

There was little record company support and promotion for Walk On.

The album lacked Brad Delp's signature vocal sound, which is often linked with the 'classic' Boston sound.

Music critics generally regarded the album as sub-par.

The material on Walk On was considerably weaker than on previous efforts, with many songs having outside co-writers.

Grunge and Gangsta Rap were dominating the charts at the time (despite the fact fellow classic rockers Pink Floyd and The Eagles each released #1 albums in 1994), and Arena Rock was considered to be outdated.

The Walk On tour ran from 1994-1995 in both the US and around the world, with both Delp and Cosmo on vocals.

The final eight pages of the album's booklet are titled "Walk On -- Against Violence and Cruelty" and are dedicated to preventing Domestic Abuse and Animal Crueltly, providing contact information of numerous organizations, including The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and The Humane Society. The band would do similarly in their next album.

[edit] Track listing

"I Need Your Love" (F. Sampson, T. Scholz) – 5:33
"Surrender to Me" (B. Laquidara, T. Scholz, D. Sikes) – 5:34
"Livin' for You" (T. Scholz) – 4:58
"Walkin' at Night" (T. Scholz) – 2:02
"Walk On" (B. Delp, T. Scholz, D. Sikes) – 2:58
"Get Organ-ized" (T. Scholz) – 4:28
"Walk On (Some More)" (B. Delp, T. Scholz, D. Sikes) – 2:55
"What's Your Name" (T. Scholz) – 4:28
"Magdalene" (G.T. Foulke, T. Scholz, D. Sikes) – 5:58
"We Can Make It" (B. Cedro, T. Scholz, D. Sikes) – 5:30

Tracks 4, 5, 6, and 7 are all part of one long song, but are separate indexes on the CD. "Walkin' at Night" and "Get Organ-ized" are instrumentals. On the LP release, "Get Organ-ized" was split across the two sides of the record, with the portion on Side Two named "Get Reorgan-ized."

[edit] Personnel

Matt Belyea - handclapping
Bob Cedro - rhythm guitar, special effects, handclapping
Fran Cosmo - vocals
Tommy Funderburk - vocals
Doug Huffman - drums
Gary Pihl - guitar, rhythm guitar, handclapping
Tom Scholz - organ, guitar, piano, strings, drums, bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, clavinet, handclapping
David Sikes - bass, vocals

[edit] Production

Producer: Tom Scholz
Engineer: Tom Scholz
Assistant engineers: Gary Pihl, David Sikes
Mastering: Ted Jensen
Arranger: Tom Scholz
Design: Ron Larson
Cover art concept: Andy Engel
Illustrations: Ron Larson

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1994	The Billboard 200	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1994	"I Need Your Love"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
1994	"I Need Your Love"	The Billboard Hot 100	51
1994	"I Need Your Love"	Top 40 Mainstream	35
1994	"Walk On Medley: Walk On"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	14