Crash of the Crown
Appearance
Crash of the Crown | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 18, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2020–2021, The Shop, Studio Amontillado, Blackbird Studios, Blue Sound and Music, Todd's Studio | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 43:03 | |||
Label | Universal Music Enterprises | |||
Producer | Will Evankovich | |||
Styx chronology | ||||
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Singles from Crash of the Crown | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Prog Radio | [4] |
Crash of the Crown is the seventeenth studio album by American rock band Styx. The album was released on June 18, 2021, by Universal Music Enterprises.[5][6] The album charted for one week on the US Billboard 200 album chart, peaking at No. 114 on July 3, 2021. The album produced no singles that charted on any Billboard singles chart. This was also the last album to feature bassist Ricky Phillips as he would leave the band to spend more time with his family.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "The Fight of Our Lives" | Group | 1:54 | |
2. | "A Monster" |
| Shaw, Group | 3:27 |
3. | "Reveries" |
| Gowan | 3:03 |
4. | "Hold Back the Darkness" |
| Gowan, Shaw | 3:58 |
5. | "Save Us from Ourselves" |
| Shaw | 3:02 |
6. | "Crash of the Crown" |
| James Young, Shaw, Gowan | 3:46 |
7. | "Our Wonderful Lives" |
| Shaw | 3:06 |
8. | "Common Ground" |
| Shaw, Gowan | 4:00 |
9. | "Sound the Alarm" |
| Shaw | 3:25 |
10. | "Long Live the King" | Evankovich | Shaw | 2:33 |
11. | "Lost at Sea" | Gowan | Gowan | 0:38 |
12. | "Coming Out the Other Side" |
| Gowan | 3:48 |
13. | "To Those" |
| Group, Gowan | 3:01 |
14. | "Another Farewell" | Evankovich | Instrumental | 0:26 |
15. | "Stream" | Shaw | Group, Shaw | 2:56 |
Apart from their 2005 covers album Big Bang Theory, this is the first Styx album since Styx II (1973) to feature no songwriting contribution from James "J.Y." Young.
Personnel
[edit]Styx
- Tommy Shaw – Acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, vocals
- James Young – Electric guitars, vocals
- Ricky Phillips – Bass guitar except on "Our Wonderful Lives" and "Lost at Sea"
- Chuck Panozzo – Bass guitar on "Our Wonderful Lives" and "Lost at Sea"
- Lawrence Gowan – Piano, B3 organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, vocals
- Todd Sucherman – Drums and percussion
- Additional Personnel
- Will Evankovich – Acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, synthesizers, soundscapes, percussion, backing vocals
- Michael Bahan – Tablas on "Coming Out the Other Side"
- Steve Patrick – Piccolo trumpet on "Our Wonderful Lives"
- Production
- Production – Will Evankovich
- Mixing – Will Evankovich, Alan Hertz
- Engineering – Alan Hertz, JR Taylor, Scott Rottler, Russ Mackay, Sean Badum, Devan Skaggs, Will Evankovich
- Mastering – Ted Jensen
- Art Direction, Design, Illustration – Todd Gallopo
- Liner notes – Mike Mettler
- Band photography – Styx
- Management – Charlie Brusco
- Booking agent – Rod Essig
- A&R supervision – Mike Ruthig
- Production manager – Alex Sale
- Product manager – Ashley Harris
- Legal clearances – Andrew Labarrere
Charts
[edit]Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 167 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 26 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 23 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 17 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[11] | 4 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 114 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] | 17 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[14] | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Styx [@STYXtheBand] (May 6, 2021). "New Styx album 'Crash Of The Crown' available everywhere June 18th. Pre-save now and listen to the first single: https://t.co/y0KOYP5BqY https://t.co/doaVYmP4DL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Styx [@STYXtheBand] (June 4, 2021). "Our new single "Reveries" is out now! Listen at: https://t.co/XxZTQwTKCa New Styx album #CrashOfTheCrown out everywhere June 18th. https://t.co/NLdUWdZiaF" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Crash of the Crown – Styx | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ The Prog Yak (June 24, 2021). "Styx – 'Crash of the Crown' (Album Review)". www.progradio.com.
- ^ "Crash of the Crown by Styx on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "Styx's Tommy Shaw On The Band's Uplifting And Rocking New LP 'Crash Of The Crown'". Forbes.com. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Styx – Crash of the Crown" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Styx – Crash of the Crown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Styx – Crash of the Crown". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Styx Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Styx Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Styx Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.