The Grand Illusion

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The Grand Illusion

Studio album by Styx

Released

July 7, 1977

Recorded

1977 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago

Genre

Progressive rock, art rock, hard rock

Length

38:59

Label

A&M

Producer

Styx

Styx chronology

Crystal Ball
(1976)

The Grand Illusion
(1977)

Pieces of Eight
(1978)

Singles from The Grand Illusion

"Come Sail Away"
Released: 1977
"Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)"
Released: 1978

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Daily Vault	(B-) (1998)^[2] B (2006)^[3]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]

The Grand Illusion is the seventh studio album by Styx, released on July 7, 1977. It launched the band to stardom, spawning the hit singles "Come Sail Away" and "Fooling Yourself", and selling over three million copies in the US.

The album was recorded at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago.

The album cover art, created by Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse, is an homage to a painting by René Magritte entitled "Le Blanc-Seing".

Track listing

Side One

"The Grand Illusion" (Dennis DeYoung) – 4:36
- Lead vocals: DeYoung
- First guitar solo and guitar fills: Tommy Shaw
- Second guitar solo: James Young
"Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" (Shaw) – 5:29
- Lead vocals: Shaw
"Superstars" (Young, DeYoung, Shaw) – 3:59
- Lead vocals and lead guitar: Shaw
- Soliloquy: DeYoung
"Come Sail Away" (DeYoung) – 6:07
- Lead vocals and synthesizer solo: DeYoung
- ARP Odyssey: Young
- Lead Guitar: Shaw

Side Two

"Miss America" (Young) – 5:02
- Lead vocals and guitar solo: Young
"Man in the Wilderness" (Shaw) – 5:51
- Lead vocals and guitar solo: Shaw
"Castle Walls" (DeYoung) – 5:59
- Lead vocals: DeYoung
- Lead guitar: Young
"The Grand Finale" (DeYoung, Young, Shaw) – 1:57
- Lead vocals: DeYoung
- Lead guitar fills: Shaw
- Melodic guitar lead: Young

Personnel

Styx

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

Production

Barry Mraz - production assistance, engineer
Rob Kingsland - engineer
Mastered by Mike Reese at the Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California
Derek Sutton - management, direction
Jim Vose - tour manager
Jeff Ravitz - lighting designer
John "Tarkus" Schaefer - stage manager
Bob "Yaz" Jastrzembski - equipment, motorcycle stunts
Judson Terry Phelps - monitors
Roland Young - art direction
Jim McCrary - photography
Chuck Beeson - album design
Kelly and Mouse - album cover painting

Charts

Album

Chart (1977)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	6

Singles

Name	Chart (1977)	Peak position
"Come Sail Away"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	8
"Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	29

References

↑ DeGagne, Mike. The Grand Illusion at AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
↑ Christopher Thelen (1998-08-08). "The Daily Vault Music Review : The Grand Illusion". The Daily Vault. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
↑ Melanie Love (2006-06-13). "The Daily Vault Music Review : The Grand Illusion". The Daily Vault. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
↑ Joe Fernbacher (1977-11-03). "The Grand Illusion by Styx | Rolling Stone Music | Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and 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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