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"Renegade" is a 1979 hit song recorded by the American rock band Styx on their eighth studio album, Pieces of Eight. Written and sung by singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw, "Renegade" is an uptempo hard rock song from the perspective of a wanted criminal who knows his choices will lead to his death. "Renegade" was a hit on both Canadian and American ...
The album was reissued in 1979 under the title Styx I with new artwork. In late 2012, it was re-released for CD and digital download, along with Styx II (1973), The Serpent Is Rising (1973), and Man of Miracles (1974).
Best of Styx — US: Gold [1] CAN: Platinum [3] 1980 Lady — 1987 Styx Classics Volume 15 — US: Gold [1] 1991 Styx Radio-Made Hits 1975–1991 — 1992 Greatest Hits — CAN: Platinum [3] 1995 Styx Greatest Hits: 138 US: 2× Platinum [1] 1996 Styx Greatest Hits Part 2 — 1997 The Best of Times: The Best of Styx — 1999 Best of Styx 1973 ...
Overall, Styx had eight songs that hit the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as 16 top 40 singles. Seven of their eight top 10 singles were written and sung by founding member and lead singer Dennis DeYoung, who has not been part of the band since 1999. Styx sold over 20 million records for A&M between their signing in 1975 and 1984. [8]
The record is considered by some [4] [5] to be Styx's most obvious concept album, as well as the last Styx album with significant progressive rock leanings.The theme of the album, as Dennis DeYoung explained on In the Studio with Redbeard which devoted an entire episode to Pieces of Eight, was about "not giving up your dreams just for the pursuit of money and material possessions".
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The compilation contains remastered versions of Styx's first four albums, Styx, Styx II, The Serpent Is Rising, and Man of Miracles, which were released by Wooden Nickel Records. It also includes "Unfinished Song", which was previously released as the B-side to the single " Best Thing " and on the 1980 RCA reissue of Man of Miracles (which was ...
Man of Miracles is the fourth album by Styx, released in October 1974.It entered the Billboard Album charts on November 9, where it reached No. 154. [4]This would be the band's last original album on the independent Chicago-based label Wooden Nickel Records before moving to the major label A&M.