Desert Moon
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| Studio album by Dennis DeYoung | ||||
| Released | August 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Rock/Pop | |||
| Length | 38:57 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Dennis DeYoung | |||
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| Kerrang! | (favorable)[2] |
Desert Moon is the debut solo album from former Styx keyboard player/singer/songwriter Dennis DeYoung. It was released in 1984 by A&M Records.
The album reached No. 24 on the Billboard 200 album charts in the fall of 1984[3] and was certified Gold in Canada.[4] The album's biggest hit was its title cut which hit No. 10 on the Billboard singles chart.[5] The album's second single "Don't Wait for Heroes" reached No. 83 and got MTV play.[5]
Track listing
All songs written by Dennis DeYoung, except where noted:
- "Don't Wait for Heroes" – 4:46
- "Please" – 4:20 (a duet with Rosemary Butler)
- "Boys Will Be Boys" – 5:41
- "Fire" (Jimi Hendrix) – 3:46
- "Desert Moon" – 6:09
- "Suspicious" – 4:57
- "Gravity" – 4:51
- "Dear Darling (I'll Be There)" – 4:27
Personnel
- Dennis DeYoung: percussion, piano, arranger, keyboards, lead and background vocals, producer, mixing
- Tom Dziallo: acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, arranger, electric guitar, drum programming, mixing
- Dennis Johnson: bass guitar
- Tom Radtke: drums, percussion
- Steve Eisen: conductor, conga, saxophone
- Rosemary Butler: duet vocal on "Please"
- Sandy Caulfield: background vocals
- Suzanne DeYoung, Tom Dziallo, Dawn Feusi, Pat Hurley: additional backing vocals
- Vince Guttman: drum programming
- Maurice Lynn Simmons: drum programming
- Gary Loizzo: background vocals, engineer, drum programming, mixing
- Rob Kingsland: engineer, mixing
- Ted Jensen: mastering
- Jim Popko: engineer, mixing
- Bill Rascati: engineer, mixing
- Chuck Beeson: art direction, design
Notes
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