STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - STYX - CORNERSTONE

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Good Tuesday morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we find ourselves celebrating the 73rd Birthday of Dennis DeYoung, founding member and former vocalist/keyboardist of progressive rock band, Styx. Happy birthday Dennis ! To celebrate the date, we spotlight their ninth studio album, Cornerstone. The LP was released  October 19, 1979 on the A&M label and produced by Styx. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 and birthed four singles ; "Babe" (#1 Hot 100), "Borrowed Time" (#63 Hot 100), "Why Me" (#26 Hot 100), and "Boat on the River" (#5 Germany, #1 Switzerland). It has been certified 3X Platinum. The disc saw the band transitioning to a more pop flavored vein of progressive music, giving them their first Top 5 album and their first #1 hit, with the ballad "Babe".

1. "Lights"  4:38
2. "Why Me"  3:54
3. "Babe"  4:25
4. "Never Say Never"  3:08
5. "Boat on the River"  3:10

Side two

6. "Borrowed Time"  4:58
7. "First Time"  4:25
8. "Eddie"  4:15
9. "Love in the Midnight"  5:25

Styx :

Dennis DeYoung – vocals, keyboards, accordion
Tommy Shaw – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, autoharp
James "JY" Young – vocals, electric guitars
Chuck Panozzo – bass guitar
John Panozzo – drums, percussion

With :

Steve Eisen – saxophone on "Why Me"
Arnie Roth – strings on "First Time" and "Love in the Midnight"
Ed Tossing – horn

Producer: Styx
Engineers: Rob Kingsland, Gary Loizzo
Horn arranger: Ed Tossing
String arranger: Arnie Roth
Design: Mick Haggerty
Photography: Aaron Rapoport
Mastering: Ted Jensen