Styx (album)

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Styx

Studio album by Styx

Released

March 1972

Recorded

1971 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

33:46

Label

Wooden Nickel

Producer

John Ryan, Bill Traut

Styx chronology

Styx
(1972)

Styx II
(1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Styx is the self-titled debut album by Styx, released in 1972. It was reissued in 1980 under the title Styx I with new artwork. In late 2012, it was reissued for CD and digital download, along with Styx II, the Serpent is Rising, and Man of Miracles

Track listing

"Movement for the Common Man" – 13:11
- "Children of the Land" (James Young)
- "Street Collage" (John Ryan)
- "Fanfare for the Common Man" (Aaron Copland)
- "Mother Nature's Matinee" (Young, Dennis DeYoung)
"Right Away" (Paul Frank) – 3:40
"What Has Come Between Us" (Mark Gaddis) – 4:53
"Best Thing" (Young, DeYoung) – 3:13
"Quick Is the Beat of My Heart" (Lewis Mark) – 3:49
"After You Leave Me" (George S. Clinton) – 4:00

Personnel

John Curulewski - guitar, vocals, electronics
Dennis DeYoung - organ, piano, synthesizer, vocals
Chuck Panozzo - bass guitar
John Panozzo - drums, percussion
James Young - guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals

Production

Producers: John Ryan, Bill Traut
Engineers: Marty Feldman, Barry Mraz
Mixing: Barry Mraz, John Ryan

Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"Best Thing"	Pop Singles	82

References

↑ Planer, Lindsay. Styx (album) at AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 789. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)

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Chuck Panozzo James "J.Y." Young Tommy Shaw Todd Sucherman Lawrence Gowan Ricky Phillips Dennis DeYoung John Panozzo Tom Nardini John "J.C." Curulewski Glen Burtnik

Studio albums	Styx Styx II The Serpent Is Rising Man of Miracles Equinox Crystal Ball The Grand Illusion Pieces of Eight Cornerstone Paradise Theater Kilroy Was Here Edge of the Century Brave New World Cyclorama Big Bang Theory

Studio EPs	Regeneration: Volume 1 Regeneration: Volume 2

Live albums	Caught in the Act Return to Paradise Arch Allies: Live at Riverport Styx World: Live 2001 At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis 21st Century Live One with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight 2010 Tour

Compilations	Best of Styx Lady Styx Classics Volume 15 Greatest Hits Styx Greatest Hits Part 2 The Best of Times: The Best of Styx Best of Styx 1973-1974 Extended Versions Singles Collection Styx Yesterday & Today 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection Rockers Come Sail Away – The Styx Anthology The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings

Singles	"Best Thing" "Lady" "You Need Love" "Lorelei" "Mademoiselle" "Crystal Ball" "Come Sail Away" "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" "Sing for the Day" "Renegade "Babe" "Why Me" "Boat on the River "Borrowed Time" "The Best of Times" "Too Much Time on My Hands" "Nothing Ever Goes As Planned" "Rockin' the Paradise "Snowblind" "Mr. Roboto" "Don't Let It End" "High Time" "Music Time" "Love Is the Ritual" "Show Me the Way" "Love at First Sight" "Paradise" "Everything Is Cool" "Waiting for Our Time" "Can't Stop Rockin" (with REO Speedwagon)

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