The Serpent Is Rising

The Serpent Is Rising
Studio album by Styx
Released	October 1973
Recorded	1973 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre	Progressive rock Hard rock
Length	40:07
Label	Wooden Nickel
Producer	Styx, Barry Mraz
Styx chronology
Styx II (1973) The Serpent Is Rising (1973) Man of Miracles (1974)

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The Serpent Is Rising is the third album by Styx, released in 1973. The album was reissued in 1980 with new artwork and a new title, Serpent. The band consider this to be their worst recording. Dennis DeYoung has gone far as saying it was "one of the worst recorded and produced in the history of music."^{[citation needed]} The album peaked at #192 on the Billboard 200, their second-lowest charting album, and as of 2007 has sold less than 100,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

1. "Witch Wolf" (J. Young, R. Brandle) – 3:57
2. "The Grove of Eglantine" (DeYoung) – 5:00
3. "Young Man" (J. Young, R. Young) – 4:45
4. "As Bad as This" (J. Curulewski) – 6:10
   • "As Bad as This" - 3:45
   • "Plexiglas Toilet" [Hidden Track] - 2:22
5. "Winner Take All" (D. DeYoung, C. Lofrano) – 3:10
6. "22 Years" (J. Curulewski) – 3:39
7. "Jonas Psalter" (D. DeYoung) – 4:41
8. "The Serpent Is Rising" (J. Curulewski, C. Lofrano) – 4:55
9. "Krakatoa" (J. Curulewski, P. Beaver, B. Krause) – 1:36
10. "Hallelujah Chorus" [from Handel's Messiah] (Handel) – 2:14

Personnel

Styx

• John Curulewski - guitars, vocals, 12 string guitar, Moog synthesizer
• Dennis DeYoung - Hammond organ, piano, vocals, Moog synthesizer, mellotron, pipe organ
• Chuck Panozzo - bass, vocals
• John Panozzo - drums, vocals, percussion
• James Young - guitars, vocals

Additional personnel

• Bill Traut - saxophone on "22 Years"

Production

• Producers: Styx, Barry Mraz
• Engineer: Barry Mraz
• Cover art: Dennis Pohl

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1974	Pop Albums	192