Brave New World (Styx album)

Brave New World
Studio album by Styx
Released June 29, 1999
Recorded 1998, Pumpkin Studios, Chicago,
The S.H.O.P., Hollywood, CA,
The White Room, Chicago
Genre Rock
Length 59:52
Label CMC International
Producer Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw, James Young
Styx chronology
Return to Paradise
(1997)		 Brave New World
(1999)		 Cyclorama
(2003)
Singles from Brave New World
  1. "Everything Is Cool"
    Released: 1999

Brave New World is the thirteenth studio album by Styx, released in 1999. It is the band’s first album to feature drummer Todd Sucherman, replacing John Panozzo, who died in 1996 and the last album to feature keyboardist/vocalist Dennis DeYoung. The album peaked at #175 on the Billboard 200 and reached the top 10 on the Top Internet Albums chart. However, its position on the Billboard charts was the lowest from a Styx album of new material since 1973's The Serpent Is Rising.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Daily VaultD+ [2]
Q [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [4]

Track listing

  1. "I Will Be Your Witness" (Jack Blades / Tommy Shaw) – 4:31
  2. "Brave New World" (Tommy Shaw / James Young) – 5:14
  3. "While There's Still Time" (Dennis DeYoung) – 3:53
  4. "Number One" (Tommy Shaw) – 4:33
  5. "Best New Face" (Jack Blades / Tommy Shaw) – 3:36
  6. "What Have They Done to You" (Tommy Shaw / James Young) – 4:33
  7. "Fallen Angel" (Dennis DeYoung) – 4:49
  8. "Everything Is Cool" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:19
  9. "Great Expectations" (Dennis DeYoung) – 4:44
  10. "Heavy Water" (Tommy Shaw / James Young) – 4:29
  11. "High Crimes & Misdemeanors (Hip Hop-Cracy)" (Dennis DeYoung) – 3:26
  12. "Just Fell In" (Tommy Shaw / James Young) – 3:25
  13. "Goodbye Roseland" (Dennis DeYoung) – 3:49
  14. "Brave New World (Reprise)" (Tommy Shaw / James Young) – 3:31

Personnel

Styx

Additional personnel

  • David Campbell – string arrangements, conductor
  • Jerry Goodman – violin
  • Ed Tossing – string arrangements, conductor
  • C. J. Vanston – horn arrangements, conductor

Production

  • Producers: Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw, James Young
  • Engineers: Rodney Amos, Craig Bauer, Andy Haller, John Hendrickson, Steve Johnson, Gary Loizzo, Keith Marks, Tommy Shaw, C.J. Vanston, Craig Williams
  • Mixing: Craig Bauer, Dennis DeYoung, Gary Loizzo, Ron Nevison
  • Mastering: Ted Jensen
  • Sequencing: Tommy Shaw
  • Programming: Tommy Shaw
  • Pro-Tools: Patrick Thrasher
  • Art direction: Alan Chappell, Ioannis
  • Design: Alan Chappell, Ioannis
  • Artwork: Ioannis

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1999 The Billboard 200 175
Top Internet Albums 10

References

  1. ↑ Styx Brave New World (1999) album review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Styx Brave New World (1999) album review by Christopher Thelen at The Daily Vault
  3. ↑ Styx - Brave New World (1999) album reviews at CD Universe by customers
  4. ↑ 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.
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