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- On January 31, 1981, their concept album named about a famous venue in their home city started a chart journey that took it to No.1 on April 4. It was Paradise Theatre. The huge success of the ballad “Babe” had propelled its parent album Cornerstone to No.2, in a 60-week run on the Billboard 200.
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Paradise Theatre is the tenth studio album by American rock band Styx, released on January 16, 1981, by A&M Records. It was the band's most commercially successful album, peaking at #1 for 3 weeks on the Billboard 200 in April and May 1981 (non-consecutively).
- 1980
- Styx
- January 16, 1981
Jan 31, 2024 · The huge success of the ballad “Babe” had propelled its parent album Cornerstone to No.2, in a 60-week run on the Billboard 200. Paradise Theatre would go one better, spending 61 weeks on the...
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The signpost was 1979’s Cornerstone, which found the Chicago-grown five-piece migrating from the progressive rock territory of its early days to a pop-first sensibility epitomized by the album’s lead single and signature hit, the expansive ballad “Babe.”
Apr 15, 2011 · Many longtime fans (and apparently some band members themselves) lamented the heavy introduction of ballads by Denis DeYoung, starting with the soft-rock hit “Babe” on the previous album, Cornerstone.
Released. 1978 — US. Vinyl —. LP, Album, Stereo. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Paradise Theatre by Styx. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
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State Street Sadie Lyrics. “Paradise Theatre” is a concept album by Styx that follows the rise and fall of the Paradise Theatre and its owner. While the story is fictional, the album gets its ...
Jan 28, 2019 · The Dennis DeYoung ballad Babe, a track that was originally never intended to be a Styx track, became a huge worldwide hit, while Tommy Shaw’s Boat On TheRiver, an equally left-field writing contribution, was a surprise hit in Europe, massively enlarging their international appeal.
