"Desert Moon" is a song written and performed by

Dennis DeYoung Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a founding member of the rock band Styx, and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. DeYoung was th ...

, a founding member of

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, from his debut solo album of the same name in 1984. The song was originally intended to be a Styx song until the band broke up. The single reached the #10 position in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during the fall of that year, and ended up at #97 on the ''Billboard'' top 100 hits for the year 1984. The

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for the song, directed by Jack Cole, was filmed partly at the train depot and other historic buildings in and around

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Chart performance

References

1984 debut singles 1984 songs Dennis DeYoung songs Songs written by Dennis DeYoung A&M Records singles {{1980s-single-stub