Crash of the Crown
Crash of the Crown | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 18, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2020-2021, The Shop, Studio Amontillado, Blackbird Studios, Blue Sound and Music, Todd's Studio | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
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.[1][2] The album charted for one week on the US Billboard 200 album chart, peaking at #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 | 2:56 |
Personnel[]
Styx
- Tommy Shaw – Acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, vocals
- Lawrence Gowan – Piano, B3 organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, vocals
- James Young – Electric guitars, vocals
- Todd Sucherman – Drums and percussion
- Ricky Phillips – Bass guitar
- Chuck Panozzo – Bass guitar on "Our Wonderful Lives" and "Lost at Sea"
- 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)[3] | 167 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 26 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 17 |
US Billboard 200[6] | 114 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[7] | 17 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[8] | 7 |
References[]
- ^ "Crash of the Crown by Styx on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. 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.
Categories:
- 2021 albums
- Styx (band) albums
- Universal Music Enterprises albums