Crash of the Crown
Appearance
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Released | June 18, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2020–2021, The Shop, Studio Amontillado, Blackbird Studios, Blue Sound and Music, Todd's Studio | |||
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Length | 43:03 | |||
Label | Universal Music Enterprises | |||
Producer | Will Evankovich | |||
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Crash of the Crown is the seventeenth studio album by American rock band Styx. The album was released on June 18, 2021, by Universal Music Enterprises.[5][6] The album charted for one week on the US Billboard 200 album chart, peaking at No. 114 on July 3, 2021.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "The Fight of Our Lives" | Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich | Group | 1:54 |
2. | "A Monster" |
| Shaw, Group | 3:27 |
3. | "Reveries" |
| Gowan | 3:03 |
4. | "Hold Back the Darkness" |
| Gowan, Shaw | 3:58 |
5. | "Save Us from Ourselves" |
| Shaw | 3:02 |
6. | "Crash of the Crown" |
| James Young, Shaw, Gowan | 3:46 |
7. | "Our Wonderful Lives" |
| Shaw | 3:06 |
8. | "Common Ground" |
| Shaw, Gowan | 4:00 |
9. | "Sound the Alarm" |
| Shaw | 3:25 |
10. | "Long Live the King" | Evankovich | Shaw | 2:33 |
11. | "Lost at Sea" | Gowan | Gowan | 0:38 |
12. | "Coming Out the Other Side" |
| Gowan | 3:48 |
13. | "To Those" |
| Group, Gowan | 3:01 |
14. | "Another Farewell" | Evankovich | Instrumental | 0:26 |
15. | "Stream" | Shaw | Group, Shaw | 2:56 |
Apart from their 2005 covers album Big Bang Theory, this is the first Styx album since Styx II (1973) to feature no songwriting contribution from James "J.Y." Young.
Personnel
Styx
- Tommy Shaw – Acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, vocals
- James Young – Electric guitars, vocals
- Ricky Phillips – Bass guitar except on "Our Wonderful Lives" and "Lost at Sea"
- Chuck Panozzo – Bass guitar on "Our Wonderful Lives" and "Lost at Sea"
- Lawrence Gowan – Piano, B3 organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, vocals
- Todd Sucherman – Drums and percussion
- Additional Personnel
- Will Evankovich – Acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, synthesizers, soundscapes, percussion, backing vocals
- Michael Bahan – Tablas on "Coming Out the Other Side"
- Steve Patrick – Piccolo trumpet on "Our Wonderful Lives"
- Production
- Production – Will Evankovich
- Mixing – Will Evankovich, Alan Hertz
- Engineering – Alan Hertz, JR Taylor, Scott Rottler, Russ Mackay, Sean Badum, Devan Skaggs, Will Evankovich
- Mastering – Ted Jensen
- Art Direction, Design, Illustration – Todd Gallopo
- Liner notes – Mike Mettler
- Band photography – Styx
- Management – Charlie Brusco
- Booking agent – Rod Essig
- A&R supervision – Mike Ruthig
- Production manager – Alex Sale
- Product manager – Ashley Harris
- Legal clearances – Andrew Labarrere
Charts
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 167 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 26 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 17 |
US Billboard 200[10] | 114 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] | 17 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[12] | 7 |
References
- ^ Styx [@STYXtheBand] (May 6, 2021). "New Styx album 'Crash Of The Crown' available everywhere June 18th. Pre-save now and listen to the first single: https://t.co/y0KOYP5BqY https://t.co/doaVYmP4DL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Styx [@STYXtheBand] (June 4, 2021). "Our new single "Reveries" is out now! Listen at: https://t.co/XxZTQwTKCa New Styx album #CrashOfTheCrown out everywhere June 18th. https://t.co/NLdUWdZiaF" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Crash of the Crown – Styx | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ The Prog Yak (June 24, 2021). "Styx – 'Crash of the Crown' (Album Review)". www.progradio.com.
- ^ "Crash of the Crown by Styx on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "Styx's Tommy Shaw On The Band's Uplifting And Rocking New LP 'Crash Of The Crown'". Forbes.com. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Styx – Crash of the Crown" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Styx – Crash of the Crown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Styx – Crash of the Crown". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Styx Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Styx Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Styx Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2021.