Crash of the Crown is the seventeenth studio album by American rock band Styx. The album was released on June 18, 2021, by Universal Music Enterprises. The album charted for one week on the US Billboard 200 album chart, peaking at No. 114 on July 3, 2021. The album produced no singles that charted on any Billboard singles chart. This was also the last album to feature bassist Ricky Phillips as he would leave the band to spend more time with his family.
Track listing
Apart from their 2005 covers album Big Bang Theory, this is the first Styx album since Styx II (1973) to feature no songwriting contribution from James "J.Y." Young.
Personnel Styx Tommy Shawvocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo James Youngelectric guitars, vocals Ricky Phillipsbass guitar except on "Our Wonderful Lives" and "Lost at Sea" Chuck Panozzobass guitar on "Our Wonderful Lives" and "Lost at Sea" Lawrence Gowanvocals, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizers, Mellotron Todd Suchermandrums, percussion
Additional personnel Will Evankovichacoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, synthesizers, soundscapes, percussion, backing vocals Michael Bahantablas on "Coming Out the Other Side" Steve Patrickpiccolo trumpet on "Our Wonderful Lives"
Production Production – Will Evankovich Engineering – Alan Hertz, JR Taylor, Scott Rottler, Russ Mackay, Sean Badum, Devan Skaggs, Will Evankovich Mixing – Will Evankovich, Alan Hertz Mastering – Ted Jensen Art Direction, Design, Illustration – Todd Gallopo Liner notes – Mike Mettler Band photography – Styx Management – Charlie Brusco Booking agent – Rod Essig A&R supervision – Mike Ruthig Production manager – Alex Sale Product manager – Ashley Harris Legal clearances – Andrew Labarrere
Charts Chart (2021) Peakposition
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