Styx II

Studio album by Styx

Released

July 1973

Recorded

1972-73 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago; St. James Cathedral, Chicago

Genre

Progressive rock, hard rock

Length

34:20

Label

Wooden Nickel

Producer

John Ryan, Bill Traut (exec.)

Styx chronology

Styx
(1972)

Styx II
(1973)

The Serpent Is Rising
(1973)

Singles from Styx II

"Lady"
Released: 1973
"You Need Love"
Released: May 1975

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Styx II is the second album by Styx. It was released in 1973 on Wooden Nickel Records.

Background

After Styx moved to A&M Records and achieved national success in the US, the album was reissued in 1980 by their prior label, Wooden Nickel. Under the title Lady, the reissue had new artwork (though it is not to be confused with a Styx compilation album that was later released with the same name). It is also the only Styx album to not feature material written or co-written by guitarist James "J.Y." Young (apart from their covers album, Big Bang Theory).

Track listing

Side one — "Heads"
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Need Love"	Dennis DeYoung	3:44
2.	"Lady"	DeYoung	2:56
3.	"A Day"	John Curulewski	8:19
4.	"You Better Ask"	Curulewski	3:54

Side two — "Tails"
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Fugue in G"	Johann Sebastian Bach	1:17
2.	"Father O.S.A."	DeYoung	7:08
3.	"Earl of Roseland"	DeYoung	4:39
4.	"I'm Gonna Make You Feel It"	DeYoung	2:23

Personnel

Dennis DeYoung – keyboards, vocals
James Young – guitar, vocals
John Curulewski – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Chuck Panozzo – bass
John Panozzo – drums

Production

Executive Producer: Bill Traut
Produced by John Ryan
Engineers: Marty Feldman, Barry Mraz

Charts

In 1975, Billboard (North America) listed the album as #20 in the Pop Albums charts and the single "Lady" as #6 in the Pop Singles chart.

References

↑ Planer, Lindsay. Styx II at AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 789. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

Styx

Chuck Panozzo James "J.Y." Young Tommy Shaw Todd Sucherman Lawrence Gowan Ricky Phillips Dennis DeYoung John Panozzo John "J.C." Curulewski Glen Burtnik

Studio albums	Styx Styx II The Serpent Is Rising Man of Miracles Equinox Crystal Ball The Grand Illusion Pieces of Eight Cornerstone Paradise Theatre Kilroy Was Here Edge of the Century Brave New World Cyclorama Big Bang Theory

Live albums	Caught in the Act Return to Paradise Arch Allies: Live at Riverport Styx World: Live 2001 At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis 21st Century Live One with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra

Compilations	Best of Styx Lady Styx Classics Volume 15 Greatest Hits Styx Greatest Hits Part 2 Extended Versions Styx Yesterday & Today Rockers Come Sail Away – The Styx Anthology The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings Regeneration: Volume I & II

Songs	"Best Thing" "Lady" "You Need Love" "Lorelei" "Mademoiselle" "Crystal Ball" "Come Sail Away" "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" "Sing for the Day" "Renegade "Babe" "Why Me" "Boat on the River "Borrowed Time" "The Best of Times" "Too Much Time on My Hands" "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned" "Rockin' the Paradise "Snowblind" "Mr. Roboto" "Don't Let It End" "High Time" "Heavy Metal Poisoning" "Music Time" "Love Is the Ritual" "Show Me the Way" "Love at First Sight" "Paradise"

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