Crash of the Crown

Crash of the Crown
Crash of the Crown
Studio album by Styx
Released	June 18, 2021
Recorded	2020–2021, The Shop, Studio Amontillado, Blackbird Studios, Blue Sound and Music, Todd's Studio
Genre	Progressive rock; hard rock;
Length	43:03
Label	Universal Music Enterprises
Producer	Will Evankovich
Styx chronology
Singles from Crash of the Crown
	"Crash of the Crown"; Released: May 2021; "Reveries"; Released: June 2021;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Prog Radio	^[4]

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.^[5]^[6] 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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"The Fight of Our Lives"	Tommy Shaw Will Evankovich	Group	1:54
2.	"A Monster"	Shaw Evankovich Lawrence Gowan	Shaw, Group	3:27
3.	"Reveries"	Shaw Evankovich	Gowan	3:03
4.	"Hold Back the Darkness"	Shaw Evankovich	Gowan, Shaw	3:58
5.	"Save Us from Ourselves"	Shaw Evankovich Gowan	Shaw	3:02
6.	"Crash of the Crown"	Shaw Evankovich Gowan	James Young, Shaw, Gowan	3:46
7.	"Our Wonderful Lives"	Shaw Evankovich	Shaw	3:06
8.	"Common Ground"	Shaw Evankovich Gowan	Shaw, Gowan	4:00
9.	"Sound the Alarm"	Shaw Evankovich	Shaw	3:25
10.	"Long Live the King"	Evankovich	Shaw	2:33
11.	"Lost at Sea"	Gowan	Gowan	0:38
12.	"Coming Out the Other Side"	Shaw Evankovich Ricky Phillips	Gowan	3:48
13.	"To Those"	Shaw Evankovich	Group, Gowan	3:01
14.	"Another Farewell"	Evankovich	Instrumental	0:26
15.	"Stream"	Shaw	Group, Shaw	2:56

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 Shaw – Acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, vocals
James Young – Electric guitars, vocals
Ricky Phillips – Bass guitar except on "Our Wonderful Lives" and "Lost at Sea"
Chuck Panozzo – Bass guitar on "Our Wonderful Lives" and "Lost at Sea"
Lawrence Gowan – Piano, B3 organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, vocals
Todd Sucherman – Drums and percussion

Additional Personnel

Will Evankovich – Acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, synthesizers, soundscapes, percussion, backing vocals
Michael Bahan – Tablas on "Coming Out the Other Side"
Steve Patrick – Piccolo trumpet on "Our Wonderful Lives"

Production

Production – Will Evankovich
Mixing – Will Evankovich, Alan Hertz
Engineering – Alan Hertz, JR Taylor, Scott Rottler, Russ Mackay, Sean Badum, Devan Skaggs, Will Evankovich
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)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	167
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	26
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[9]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	17
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[11]	4
US Billboard 200^[12]	114
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[13]	17
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)^[14]	7

References

^ Styx [@STYXtheBand] (May 6, 2021). "New Styx album 'Crash Of The Crown' available everywhere June 18th. Pre-save now and listen to the first single: https://t.co/y0KOYP5BqY https://t.co/doaVYmP4DL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ Styx [@STYXtheBand] (June 4, 2021). "Our new single "Reveries" is out now! Listen at: https://t.co/XxZTQwTKCa New Styx album #CrashOfTheCrown out everywhere June 18th. https://t.co/NLdUWdZiaF" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ "Crash of the Crown – Styx | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
^ The Prog Yak (June 24, 2021). "Styx – 'Crash of the Crown' (Album Review)". www.progradio.com.
^ "Crash of the Crown by Styx on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
^ "Styx's Tommy Shaw On The Band's Uplifting And Rocking New LP 'Crash Of The Crown'". Forbes.com. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
^ "Ultratop.be – Styx – Crash of the Crown" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Styx – Crash of the Crown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Styx – Crash of the Crown". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "Styx Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "Styx Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "Styx Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[1] Styx [@STYXtheBand] (May 6, 2021). "New Styx album 'Crash Of The Crown' available everywhere June 18th. Pre-save now and listen to the first single: https://t.co/y0KOYP5BqY https://t.co/doaVYmP4DL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Twitter.

[2] Styx [@STYXtheBand] (June 4, 2021). "Our new single "Reveries" is out now! Listen at: https://t.co/XxZTQwTKCa New Styx album #CrashOfTheCrown out everywhere June 18th. https://t.co/NLdUWdZiaF" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Twitter.

[3] "Crash of the Crown – Styx | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.

[4] The Prog Yak (June 24, 2021). "Styx – 'Crash of the Crown' (Album Review)". www.progradio.com.

[5] "Crash of the Crown by Styx on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-02.

[6] "Styx's Tommy Shaw On The Band's Uplifting And Rocking New LP 'Crash Of The Crown'". Forbes.com. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-02.

[ac_Flanders_Styx-7] "Ultratop.be – Styx – Crash of the Crown" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[ac_Germany4_Styx-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Styx – Crash of the Crown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[ac_Scotland_-9] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[ac_Switzerland_Styx-10] "Swisscharts.com – Styx – Crash of the Crown". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[ac_UKRock_-11] "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Styx-12] "Styx Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[ac_BillboardRock_Styx-13] "Styx Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[ac_BillboardTastemaker_Styx-14] "Styx Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

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v t e Styx
Chuck Panozzo James "J.Y." Young Tommy Shaw Todd Sucherman Lawrence Gowan Will Evankovich Terry Gowan John "J.C." Curulewski Dennis DeYoung John Panozzo Glen Burtnik Ricky Phillips
Studio albums	Styx Styx II The Serpent Is Rising Man of Miracles Equinox Crystal Ball The Grand Illusion Pieces of Eight Cornerstone Paradise Theatre Kilroy Was Here Edge of the Century Brave New World Cyclorama Big Bang Theory The Mission Crash of the Crown
Extended plays	Regeneration: Volume I Regeneration: Volume II
Live albums	Caught in the Act Return to Paradise Arch Allies: Live at Riverport Styx World: Live 2001 At the River's Edge: Live in St. Louis 21st Century Live One with Everything: Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra
Compilations	Best of Styx Lady Styx - Classics, Volume 15 Styx Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Part 2 Extended Versions Styx Yesterday & Today Rockers Come Sail Away – The Styx Anthology The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings
Songs	"Best Thing" "Lies" "Lady" "You Need Love" "Lorelei" "Mademoiselle" "Crystal Ball" "The Grand Illusion" "Come Sail Away" "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" "Sing for the Day" "Renegade" "Babe" "Why Me" "Boat on the River" "Borrowed Time" "The Best of Times" "Too Much Time on My Hands" "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned" "Rockin' the Paradise" "Snowblind" "Mr. Roboto" "Don't Let It End" "High Time" "Music Time" / "Heavy Metal Poisoning" "Love Is the Ritual" "Show Me the Way" "Love at First Sight" "Paradise" "I Am the Walrus"
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