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1. "Great White Hope" (Young) – . . . . . . . .4:22
2. "I'm O.K." (DeYoung, Young) –. . . . . . . .5:41
3. "Sing for the Day" (Shaw) –. . . . . . . . .4:57
4. "The Message" (DeYoung) –. . . . . . . . . .1:08
5. "Lords of the Ring" (DeYoung) –. . . . . . .4:33
6. "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" (Shaw) – . .4:05
7. "Queen of Spades" (DeYoung, Young) – . . . .5:38
8. "Renegade" (Shaw) –. . . . . . . . . . . . .4:13
9. "Pieces of Eight" (DeYoung) –. . . . . . . .4:44
10. "Aku-Aku" (instrumental) (Shaw) –. . . . . .2:57

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[Pieces of Eight
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Pieces of Eight

Studio album by Styx
Released September 1, 1978
Recorded 1978 at Paragon Recording Studios, St. James Cathedral Chicago
Genre Progressive rock, hard rock
Length 42:18
Label A&M
Producer Styx

Pieces of Eight is the eighth studio album and second concept album by Styx, released September 1, 1978 (see 1978 in music).

The album was the band's follow-up to their Triple Platinum selling The Grand Illusion album. The band members produced the album and recorded it (like their previous three efforts) at Paragon Studios in Chicago with recording engineer Barry Mraz and mixing engineer Rob Kingsland. "I'm O.K" was recorded at Paragon and St. James Cathedral, because of the pipe organ. This would be the last album to be produced at Paragon Studios.

The theme of the album, as Dennis DeYoung explained on In the Studio with Redbeard which devoted an entire episode to Pieces of Eight, was about "not giving up your dreams just for the pursuit of money and material possessions".

Eight of the album's ten tracks have vocals, and it features two instrumentals, the DeYoung synthesizer showcase "The Message" and Tommy Shaw's closing "Aku-Aku" (although for the latter, there was one lyric spoken, the title of the song).

The album's cover was done by Hipgnosis. DeYoung stated in the same 1991 interview with Redbeard on the "In the Studio" episode that he initially hated the cover but grew to like it as he got older.

The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard album chart, and like its predecessor would go Triple Platinum.

Contents [hide]
1 Track listing
2 Personnel
2.1 Production
3 Charts

[edit] Track listing
"Great White Hope" (Young) – 4:22
Lead vocals and lead guitar: James Young
"I'm O.K." (DeYoung, Young) – 5:41
Lead vocals, synthesizer solo and pipe organ: Dennis DeYoung
Lead Guitar: Tommy Shaw
"Sing for the Day" (Shaw) – 4:57
Lead vocals, mandolin, all guitars: Tommy Shaw
"The Message" (DeYoung) – 1:08
All synthesizers: Dennis
"Lords of the Ring" (DeYoung) – 4:33
Lead vocals and middle guitar solo: JY
Ending guitar solo: Tommy
Synthesizer solos: Dennis
"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" (Shaw) – 4:05
Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy
"Queen of Spades" (DeYoung, Young) – 5:38
Lead vocals: Dennis
Lead guitar: JY
"Renegade" (Shaw) – 4:13
Lead vocals: Tommy
Lead guitar: JY
"Pieces of Eight" (DeYoung) – 4:44
Lead vocals: Dennis
Lead guitar: Tommy
"Aku-Aku" (instrumental) (Shaw) – 2:57
Lead guitar and whisper chant: Tommy
[edit] Personnel
Dennis DeYoung – Keyboards, Synthesizers, Vocals, Pipe organ
Chuck Panozzo – bass, Vocals
John Panozzo – Drums, Vocals
Tommy Shaw – Guitars, Mandolin, Vocals
James Young – Guitar, Vocals
[edit] Production
Producer: Styx
Engineers: Rob Kingsland, Barry Mraz
Cover by Hipgnosis
[edit] Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1978 Pop Albums 2

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1978 "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" Pop Singles 21
1979 "Sing for the Day" Pop Singles 41
1979 "Renegade" Pop Singles 16
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Tommy Shaw • James "J.Y." Young • Todd Sucherman • Lawrence Gowan • Ricky Phillips • Chuck Panozzo
Dennis DeYoung • John Panozzo • John Curulewski • Glen Burtnik

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