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Performer: Styx
Title: Crystal Ball
Style: Classic Rock
Country: US
MP3 album: 1999 mb
FLAC album: 1959 mb
Rating: 4.7
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Genre: Rock

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Crystal Ball is the sixth album by Styx, released in 1976. This album marked the recording debut of new guitarist Tommy Shaw. The track "Mademoiselle" was Tommy Shaw's vocal debut and the album's Top-40 hit. The album's title track would become a concert staple for the band, as it was performed on every subsequent Styx tour with which Shaw was involved. Shooz" was co-written by Shaw and James ".

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Crystal Ball is the sixth album by Styx, released in 1976. The track "Mademoiselle" was Tommy Shaw's vocal debut and the album's Top 40 hit. The album's title track would become a concert staple for the band as it was performed on every subsequent Styx tour that Shaw was involved with. Shooz" was co-written by Shaw and James Young. The bluesy rocker had Shaw on slide guitar while Young contributed a Hendrix-like solo to the middle of the track after Shaw's slide solo.

Crystal Ball is the 6th album by Styx. Its songs are: "Put Me On" (DeYoung, Shaw, Young) – 4:56. Lead vocals: James Young (verse), Dennis DeYoung (bridge after guitar solo), lead guitar: James Young. Mademoiselle" (DeYoung, Shaw) – 3:57. Lead vocals: Tommy Shaw, harmony lead guitar solos: Tommy Shaw and James Young. Jennifer" (DeYoung) – 4:16. Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung, lead guitar: James Young. Crystal Ball" (Shaw) – 4:32.

Crystal Ball was the first album with Tommy Shaw in the band and he contributes the very good title track. The title track is among the best songs and it is a nice semi-ballad with softer acoustic verses and a harder rocking chorus. This song also remind me slightly of Rainbow, but this time it is more in line with the good era of that band (. the Ronnie James Dio-era). Album number six, which was issued in '76 during the sixth year of Styx's professional career, 'Crystal Ball' continues the upward curve witnessed on the previous years 'Equinox', though quite what the number six has to do with this American prog-rock outfit is anybody's guess. 1976 studio album by Styx.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Put Me On Written-By – D. DeYoung, J. Young, T. Shaw*	4:58
A2	Mademoiselle Written-By – D. DeYoung, T. Shaw	3:55
A3	Jennifer Written-By – D. DeYoung*	4:07
A4	Crystal Ball Written-By – T. Shaw*	4:26
B1	Shooz Written-By – J. Young, T. Shaw	4:38
B2	This Old Man Written-By – D. DeYoung*	5:00
B3	Clair De Lune / Ballerina Written-By – D. DeYoung, T. Shaw	6:58

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Distributed By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
Recorded At – Paragon Studios
Remixed At – Paragon Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Mastered At – The Lacquer Channel
Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
Published By – Almo Music Corp.
Published By – Stygian Songs

Credits

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Tommy Shaw
Art Direction – Roland Young
Bass, Vocals – Chuck Panozzo
Coordinator [Personal Promotion Coordinator] – Greg Budell
Design – Jim Ladwig
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – John Panozzo
Engineer [Assistant] – Rob Kingsland
Guitar, Vocals – James Young
Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer – Dennis De Young*
Management – Derek Sutton
Management [Tour Manager] – Jim Vose*
Mastered By – Lee Hulko
Photography By – John Welzenbach
Producer [Assistant], Engineer, Remix – Barry Mraz
Producer, Remix – Styx
Technician [Synthesizer Programming Consultant] – Jim Head

Notes

℗ 1976 A&M Records, Inc.

Lyrics/Bios printed sleeve
Mft'd/Dist box on jacket back has white type
Label layout is different from original release

Recorded and Remixed at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago Illinois

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label, side A): SP-4945
Matrix / Runout (Label, side B): SP-4946
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A): SP 460(6 scratched out)4A PARA TLC A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B): SP 460(6 scratched out)4B PARA TLC A
Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP-4604	Styx	Crystal Ball ‎(LP, Album, Ter)	A&M Records	SP-4604	US	1976
STCD-41876	Styx	Crystal Ball ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Not On Label (Styx)	STCD-41876	Russia	2000
UICY-93920	Styx	Crystal Ball ‎(CD, Album, Num, Unofficial, Pap)	A&M Records	UICY-93920	Russia	2009
UICY-77884	Styx	Crystal Ball ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, SHM)	A&M Records	UICY-77884	Japan	2016
CD 3218	Styx	Crystal Ball ‎(CD, Album, RP)	A&M Records	CD 3218	US	1991