''Boy in the Box'' is the second album by
Corey Hart, released in 1985. It generated four charted singles. The song "
Never Surrender" won a
Juno Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
in 1985 for "
Single of the Year" and reached #3 on the U.S. Hot 100 (#1 for one week, sales only).
Track listing
All songs written by Corey Hart, except as noted.
#"Boy in the Box" - 4:29
#"Komrade Kiev" - 4:20
#"
Never Surrender" - 4:58
#"Sunny Place, Shady People" - 4:21
#"Eurasian Eyes" - 5:30
#"
Everything in My Heart" - 4:53
#"Silent Talking" - 4:36
#"Waiting for You" - 4:27
#"Water from the Moon" - 3:47
(Hart, Russell Boswell)
Charts
Personnel
* Corey Hart – lead and backing vocals
*
Gary Breit
Gary Breit (June 18, 1960) is a Canadian keyboardist and vocalist best known for his collaboration with singer/songwriter Bryan Adams. He has also recorded with acts such as Amanda Marshall, Cassandra Wilson, Corey Hart, Amy Sky, Long John Bal ...
– keyboards
*
Jon Astley
Jon Astley is a British record producer who has also recorded and released two albums as a singer-songwriter in the late 1980s. His most commercially successful song was "Jane's Getting Serious", later popularized by a Heinz ketchup television ...
–
Fairlight programming,
Oberheim DMX
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The Oberheim DMX was the second digital drum machine ever to b ...
programming
* Michael Hehir – lead and rhythm guitars
* Russell Boswell – bass
* Bruce Moffet – percussion
*
Andy Hamilton
Andrew Neil Hamilton (born 28 May 1954) is a British comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter, radio dramatist, novelist and actor.
Early life and education
Hamilton was born in Fulham, southwest London. He ...
– saxophones
* Virgil Night – additional backing vocals on "Boy in the Box"
*
Dalbello
Lisa Dal Bello (born 22 May 1959), also known as Dalbello, is a Canadian musician. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name. In 1984, she re-emerged as Dalbello, wit ...
– additional backing vocals on "Sunny Place - Shady People"
Production
* Corey Hart – producer
* Jon Astley – producer, engineer
* Phil Chapman – producer, engineer
*
Bob Ludwig
Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...
– mastering at
Masterdisk
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Their clients include such no ...
(New York, NY).
* Henry Marquez – art direction
* Michael Hodgson – design
* Nels Israelson – front cover photography
* John Webber – back cover photography
* Bruce Brault – management
Certifications
On February 1, 1986, ''Boy in the Box'' was certified diamond by
Music Canada
Music Canada (formerly Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, manufacture, produce, and distribute music in Canada. It a ...
.
Notes
References
* Liner notes from ''Boy in the Box'' album.
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1985 albums
Corey Hart (singer) albums
Aquarius Records (Canada) albums
EMI America Records albums
Albums produced by Jon Astley
Albums recorded at Le Studio