Brave New World (Styx album)

Brave New World is the thirteenth studio album by Styx, released in 1999. It is the last album with the band's original keyboardist and vocalist, Dennis DeYoung. The album peaked at #175 on the Billboard 200 and notably reached the top 10 on the Top Internet Albums chart. However, its position on the Billboard charts was the lowest from a Styx album of all new material since 1973's The Serpent Is Rising.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Daily Vault	D+ ^[2]
Q	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

Track listing

"I Will Be Your Witness" (Jack Blades / Tommy Shaw) ‎– 4:31
"Brave New World" (Tommy Shaw / James Young) ‎– 5:14
"While There's Still Time" (Dennis DeYoung) ‎– 3:53
"Number One" (Tommy Shaw) ‎– 4:33
"Best New Face" (Jack Blades / Tommy Shaw) ‎– 3:36
"What Have They Done to You" (Tommy Shaw / James Young) ‎– 4:33
"Fallen Angel" (Dennis DeYoung) ‎– 4:49
"Everything Is Cool" (Tommy Shaw) ‎– 5:19
"Great Expectations" (Dennis DeYoung) ‎– 4:44
"Heavy Water" (Tommy Shaw / James Young) ‎– 4:29
"High Crimes & Misdemeanors (Hip Hop-Crazy)" (Dennis DeYoung) ‎– 3:26
"Just Fell In" (Tommy Shaw / James Young) ‎– 3:25
"Goodbye Roseland" (Dennis DeYoung) ‎– 3:49
"Brave New World (Reprise)" (Tommy Shaw / James Young) ‎– 3:31

Personnel

Styx

Dennis DeYoung – keyboards, vocals
Tommy Shaw – acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, vocals
James Young – electric guitar, vocals
Chuck Panozzo – bass
Todd Sucherman – drums

Additional personnel

David Campbell – string arrangements, conductor
Jerry Goodman – violin
Ed Tossing – string arrangements, conductor
C. J. Vanston – horn arrangements, conductor

Production

Producers: Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw, James Young
Engineers: Rodney Amos, Craig Bauer, Andy Haller, John Hendrickson, Steve Johnson, Gary Loizzo, Keith Marks, Tommy Shaw, C.J. Vanston, Craig Williams
Mixing: Craig Bauer, Dennis DeYoung, Gary Loizzo, Ron Nevison
Mastering: Ted Jensen
Sequencing: Tommy Shaw
Programming: Tommy Shaw
Pro-Tools: Patrick Thrasher
Art direction: Alan Chappell, Ioannis
Design: Alan Chappell, Ioannis
Artwork: Ioannis

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1999	The Billboard 200	175
1999	Top Internet Albums	10

References

↑ Styx Brave New World (1999) album review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic
↑ Styx Brave New World (1999) album review by Christopher Thelen at The Daily Vault
↑ Styx - Brave New World (1999) album reviews at CD Universe by customers
↑ 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.

External links

Styx - Brave New World (1999) album review by ??, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
Styx - Brave New World (1999) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
Styx - Brave New World (1999) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
Styx - Brave New World (1999) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com

Styx
Chuck Panozzo James "J.Y." Young Tommy Shaw Todd Sucherman Lawrence Gowan Ricky Phillips Dennis DeYoung John Panozzo John "J.C." Curulewski Glen Burtnik
Studio albums	Styx (1972) Styx II (1973) The Serpent Is Rising (1973) Man of Miracles (1974) Equinox (1975) Crystal Ball (1976) The Grand Illusion (1977) Pieces of Eight (1978) Cornerstone (1979) Paradise Theatre (1981) Kilroy Was Here (1983) Edge of the Century (1990) Brave New World (1999) Cyclorama (2003) Big Bang Theory (2005) The Mission (2017)
Live albums	Caught in the Act (1984) Return to Paradise (1997) Arch Allies: Live at Riverport (2000) Styx World: Live 2001 (2001) At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis (2002) 21st Century Live (2003) One with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra (2006) The Grand Illusion, Pieces of Eight Live (2012) Live at the Orleans Arena Las Vegas (2015)
Compilations	Best of Styx (1977) Lady (1980) Styx Classics Volume 15 (1987) Styx Radio-Made Hits 1975-1991 (1991) Greatest Hits (1992) Greatest Hits (1995) Styx Greatest Hits Part 2 (1996) The Best of Times: The Best of Styx (1997) Best of Styx 1973-1974 (1999) Extended Versions (2000) Singles Collection (2000) Styx Yesterday & Today (2001) 20th Century Masters (2002) Rockers (2003) Come Sail Away – The Styx Anthology (2004) The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings (2005) Regeneration: Volume I & II (2011 & 2012)
Songs	"Best Thing" (1972) "Lady" (1973) "You Need Love" (1975) "Lorelei" (1976) "Mademoiselle" (1976) "Crystal Ball" (1977) "Come Sail Away" (1977) "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" (1978) "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" (1978) "Sing for the Day" (1979) "Renegade (1979) "Babe" (1979) "Why Me" (1980) "Boat on the River (1980) "Borrowed Time" (1980) "Lights" (1980) "First Time" (1980) "The Best of Times" (1981) "Too Much Time on My Hands" (1981) "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned" (1981) "Rockin' the Paradise (1981) "Snowblind" (1981) "Mr. Roboto" (1983) "Don't Let It End" (1983) "High Time" (1983) "Music Time" / "Heavy Metal Poisoning" (1984) "Love Is the Ritual" (1990) "Show Me the Way" (1991) "Love at First Sight" (1991) "Paradise" (1997) "On My Way" (1997) "Waiting for Our Time" (2003) "I Am the Walrus" (2003) "Can't Stop Rockin'" (2009) "Gone Gone Gone" (2017)
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