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Styx – Cornerstone
Styx - Cornerstone album cover
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Label: A&M Records – SPJ-3711
Series: Audiophile Series
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Half-Speed Mastered
Country: Canada
Released: 1979
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
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A1 Lights 4:37
A2 Why Me 3:35
A3 Babe 4:26
A4 Never Say Never 3:07
A5 Boat On The River 3:10
B1 Borrowed Time 4:58
B2 First Time 4:23
B3 Eddie 4:15
B4 Love In The Midnight 5:22
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Distributed By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Manufactured By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.
Printed By – Ever Reddy
Published By – Stygian Songs
Published By – Almo Music Corp.
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △408
Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
Lacquer Cut At – JVC Cutting Center
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Bass, Vocals – Chuck Panozzo
Drums, Vocals – John Panozzo
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals – Tommy Shaw
Engineer – Gary Loizzo, Rob Kingsland
Guitar, Synthesizer [Guitar], Vocals – James Young (3)
Keyboards, Vocals – Dennis DeYoung
Lacquer Cut By – J*
Producer – Styx
Written-By – Dennis DeYoung (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B2), James Young (3) (tracks: B3), Tommy Shaw (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B1, B4)
Pressed in Japan.
Some copies pressed on translucent vinyl.
Runouts are etched, except for number sequence, i.e., "1 2 2 * 7" and "1 2 2 *" and the A&M trumpet logo, which are stamped.
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.............. Album Notes ..............
Personnel: Tommy Shaw (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, autoharp, mandolin); James Young (vocals, guitar, autoharp, synthesizer); Dennis DeYoung (vocals, keyboards); Chuck Panozzo (vocals, bass guitar); John Panozzo (vocals, drums, percussion); Arnie Roth (strings); Steve Eisen (saxophone); Ed Tossing (horns).Recording information: Pumpkin Studios, Oak Lawn, IL.Photographer: Aaron Rapoport.Arrangers: Ed Tossing; Arnie Roth.With CORNERSTONE, Styx entered the '80s primed to continue their run of phenomenal success. While it was one of their biggest-selling albums, it also saw the beginning of a rift between the gritty rock tendencies of Tommy Shaw and James Young and the pure pop romanticism of Dennis DeYoung. The latter's ballad "Babe" hit Number One and gave the band even more popular appeal than before, but it stood in stark contrast to the less sugary offerings of Young and Shaw.Despite the presence of the aforementioned blockbuster single, CORNERSTORE bears some less heralded gems. Young's blazing "Eddie" is one of his most effective compositions ever. Shaw's "Lights" picks up where PIECES OF EIGHT's "Sing for the Day" left off, and his "Love in the Midnight" is a moody, atmospheric treat for hardcore Styx fans. ..............
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