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"Come Sail Away" is a song by American pop-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 album, "Come Sail Away" peaked at #8 in January 1978 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and helped The Grand Illusion ...
"Come Sail Away" by Styx Styx may not have realized it, but they basically created a song that invites everyone onto the ultimate boating trip. Kick off the season with this classic, and you're ...
Classic Rock critic Malcolm Dome rated the title track as Styx all-time greatest song. He also rated "Come Sail Away" as the band's 7th greatest song. [2] Tommy Shaw wrote the emotionally deep ballad "Man in the Wilderness" after watching a Kansas performance in Detroit, which they had played as the opening act. He has called it "Epic!
Greatest Hits is a compilation album and primary Greatest Hits album by the American rock band Styx.It was released by A&M Records on August 22, 1995. It contains 16 tracks, 8 of which were Billboard Top 10 Pop Singles, another 4 that were Billboard Top 40 Pop Singles, and 4 that received heavy airplay on FM album oriented rock stations.
Come Sail Away – The Styx Anthology is a greatest hits album by Styx, released on May 4, 2004. It is a compilation consisting of two compact discs and contains a thorough history of the band. It is a compilation consisting of two compact discs and contains a thorough history of the band.
Name of song, writer(s), original release, and year of release Song Writer(s) Original release Year Ref. "45 Revolutions Per Minute" [a] John Fogerty: Pendulum (40th Anniversary Edition) 2008 [1] "Bad Moon Rising" John Fogerty Green River: 1969 [2] "Before You Accuse Me" Ellas McDaniel † Cosmo's Factory: 1970 [3] "Bootleg" John Fogerty Bayou ...
"Come Sail Away" by Styx [3] † "Here Come the Martian Martians" by Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers "Horsell Commons and the Heat Ray" by Jeff Wayne (Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds) [6] "I've Seen the Saucers" by Elton John [3] "Longer Boats" by Cat Stevens "Martian Boogie" by Brownsville Station
"Crystal Ball" is the title track and second single released from Styx's Crystal Ball album. It was written by guitarist Tommy Shaw who had just recently joined the band. A live version from 1979 was included on the soundtrack for the 1980 film Roadie.