Styx (album)

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Styx
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Studio album by Styx
Released March 1972
Recorded 1971 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre Progressive rock
Length 32:36
Label Wooden Nickel
Producer John Ryan, Bill Traut
Styx chronology
Styx
(1972)
Styx II
(1973)Styx II1973
Singles from Styx
  1. "Best Thing"
    Released: 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 1/5 stars[2]

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

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Movement for the Common Man James Young (section a), John Ryan (section b), Aaron Copland (section c), Dennis DeYoung (section d with Young) 13:11
2. "Right Away"   Paul Frank 3:40
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "What Has Come Between Us"   Mark Gaddis 4:53
2. "Best Thing"   Young, DeYoung 3:13
3. "Quick Is the Beat of My Heart"   Lewis Mark 3:49
4. "After You Leave Me"   George S. Clinton 4:00

Personnel

Production

Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

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

References

  1. Planer, Lindsay. Styx at AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
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