''Styx - Classics, Volume 15'' is a greatest hits compilation for the band

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A&M Records A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...

as part of A&M's classics series of greatest hits albums for artists on its label. Like ''

Best of Styx With the success of Styx's album '' The Grand Illusion'', Wooden Nickel Records, Styx's previous label, released ''Best of Styx'', which contained selected Styx songs in the Wooden Nickel catalog. Styx had left Wooden Nickel to sign with A&M Rec ...

'', this compilation is label-exclusive. Therefore, it only contains Styx's hits on the A&M label—which necessarily excludes Styx's significant hit " Lady", which was recorded for Wooden Nickel Records. Of note, the version of "

Come Sail Away "Come Sail Away" is a song by American progressive rock group Styx, written and sung by singer and songwriter Dennis DeYoung and featured on the band's seventh album '' The Grand Illusion'' (1977). Upon its release as the lead single from the a ...

" on the album is an abbreviated edit with an early fade, and the version of "Miss America" is a live performance of the song.

Track listing

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" (D. DeYoung) – 4:28 #"

Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the first single from their eighth studio album, ''Pieces of Eight'' (1978). Released in 1978, the single came in two 7" vinyl formats: one with the b-side "Superst ...

" (T. Shaw) – 4:07 #"

" (Early fade-out) (D. DeYoung) – 5:32 #"

Crystal Ball A crystal ball, also known as an orbuculum or crystal sphere, is a crystal or glass ball and common fortune-telling object. It is generally associated with the performance of clairvoyance and scrying in particular. In more recent times, the cry ...

" (T. Shaw) – 4:32 #"

Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" is the second single released from Styx's '' The Grand Illusion'' (1977) album. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart in the U.S., the single peaked at #29 in April 1978. It also hit no. 20 on the Canada ...

" (Early fade-out) (T. Shaw) – 5:10 #"Light Up" (D. DeYoung) - 4:21 #" Mr. Roboto" (D. DeYoung) – 5:29 #" Renegade" (T. Shaw) – 4:15 #" The Best of Times" (D. DeYoung) – 4:19 #"

Don't Let It End "Don't Let It End" is the third track and the second top 10 single on the 1983 album '' Kilroy Was Here'', by Styx. The song was written and sung by Dennis DeYoung. The track is a mid-tempo ballad about one who breaks up with a lover and pleads ...

" (D. DeYoung) – 4:57 #" The Grand Illusion" (D. DeYoung) – 4:37 #"Suite Madame Blue" (D. DeYoung) – 6:33 #" Too Much Time on My Hands" (T. Shaw) – 4:33 #"Miss America" (Live) (J. Young) – 6:23

Personnel

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 ...

- keyboards,

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

Tommy Shaw Tommy Roland Shaw (born September 11, 1953) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known for his tenure in the rock band Styx as co-lead vocalist. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups including Damn Yanke ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

, vocals * James Young - guitar, vocals *

Chuck Panozzo Charles Salvatore Panozzo (born September 20, 1948) is an American musician best known as a co-founder of the rock band Styx. He is currently a part-time bass player in the band, sharing bass duties with Ricky Phillips. Panozzo suffers from HIV ...

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gu ...

, vocals *

John Panozzo John Anthony Panozzo (September 20, 1948 – July 16, 1996) was an American drummer best known for his work with rock band Styx. Early life and career Panozzo grew up in the Roseland neighborhood, the south side of Chicago, Illinois, with his ...

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

References

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