Walk On (Boston album)

Walk On
Studio album by Boston
Released June 7, 1994
Recorded November 1990 - December 1993
Genre Hard Rock
Length 44:24 (43:59 on LP)
Label MCA
Producer Tom Scholz
Boston chronology
Third Stage
(1986)		 Walk On
(1994)		 Greatest Hits
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Walk On is the fourth studio album by American band Boston, released in 1994. This marks the debut and only studio album to feature Fran Cosmo who took over from Brad Delp on vocals. (See 1994 in music).

After the overall success of Third Stage, the band began planning a follow-up and writings for Walk On began in 1988. Delp left the band in 1989 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.

Walk On peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on September 8, 1994.[2][3]

The Walk On tour ran from 1994-1995 in both the US and around the world, with both Delp and Walk On album lead singer Fran 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 Cruelty, 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.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "I Need Your Love"   Tom Scholz, Fred Sampson 5:33
2. "Surrender to Me"   Scholz, David Sikes, Bobby Laquidara 5:34
3. "Livin' for You"   Scholz 4:58
4. "Walkin' at Night"   Scholz 2:02
5. "Walk On"   Scholz, Brad Delp, Sikes 2:58
6. "Get Organ-ized/Get Reorgan-ized"   Scholz 4:28
7. "Walk On (Some More)"   Scholz, Delp, Sikes 2:55
8. "What's Your Name"   Scholz 4:28
9. "Magdalene"   Scholz, Sikes, Galen "Rusty" Foulke 5:58
10. "We Can Make It"   Scholz, Sikes, Bob Cedro 5:30

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1994 Billboard 200[2] 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

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – United States Gold August 11, 1994
Platinum September 08, 1994
CRIA – Canada Gold Jun 14, 1994
Platinum Jun 14, 1994

References

  1. ^ Walk On (Boston album) at Allmusic
  2. ^ a b Billboard Charting History - Walk On. Retrieved on January 12, 2010.
  3. ^ "Gold and Platinum Database Search". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Walk%20On&artist=Boston&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-01-12. 
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