Cornerstone (Styx album)
1979 studio album by Styx / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cornerstone is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Styx, released in 1979. Styx's third straight multi-platinum selling album, Cornerstone was Styx's first album to earn a Grammy nomination, which was for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.[6] Like the four previous Styx albums, the band produced the album themselves. Styx recorded the album at Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
Cornerstone | ||||
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Released | October 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Studio | Pumpkin Studios, Oak Lawn, Illinois | |||
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Length | 38:17 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Styx | |||
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Singles from Cornerstone | ||||
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AllMusic | [2] |
Record Mirror | [3] |
Rolling Stone | (mixed)[4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Cornerstone is best known for including the group's only No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 Single, the power ballad "Babe".[7] The album also includes the folk rock song "Boat on the River," which was a hit in Europe,[8][9] though it failed to chart in the United States.
Cornerstone became Styx's first US Top 5 album, entering Billboard on October 13, 1979,[10] and peaking at No. 2 in late November.