STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - DENNIS DEYOUNG - DESERT MOON

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 74th Birthday of Chicago born singer-songwriter, musician and producer, Dennis DeYoung, best known as a founding member of progressive rock group Styx. Happy Birthday Dennis ! His first solo LP, Desert Moon, was released August of 1984, on the A&M label and self produced. It peaked at #24 on the Billboard 200 and gave birth to two singles, the album's title track (#10 Hot 100) and "Don't Wait For Heroes" (#83 Hot 100). 

"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

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