Singer: Styx
Title: The Grand Illusion
Label: A&M Records ‎– AMLH 64637, A&M Records ‎– SP 4637
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Europe
Date of released: 1977
Category: Rock
Style: Classic Rock, Symphonic Rock
Size MP3 zip: 1316 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1446 mb
Rating: 3.6✭
Format: MP3 MPC AU MIDI RA MP4 MMF MP2 FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	The Grand Illusion Lead Guitar [First], Guitar [Fills] – Tommy ShawLead Guitar [Second] – James Young Lead Vocals – Dennis De Young*Lyrics By, Music By – Dennis De Young*	4:36
A2	Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) Lead Vocals – Tommy ShawLyrics By, Music By – Tommy Shaw	5:29
A3	Superstars Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar – Tommy ShawLyrics By, Music By – Dennis De Young*, James Young , Tommy ShawOther [Soliloquy] – Dennis De Young	3:59
A4	Come Sail Away Lead Guitar – Tommy ShawLead Vocals – Dennis De Young*Lyrics By, Music By – Dennis De Young*Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey] – James Young	6:06
B1	Miss America Lead Guitar – Tommy ShawLead Vocals – James Young Lyrics By, Music By – James Young	5:01
B2	Man In The Wilderness Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar – Tommy ShawLyrics By, Music By – Tommy Shaw	5:49
B3	Castle Walls Guitar [Mellow Octave Guitar Leads] – Tommy ShawLead Guitar – James Young Lead Vocals – Dennis De Young*Lyrics By, Music By – Dennis De Young*	6:00
B4	The Grand Finale Guitar [Melodic Guitar Lead] – James Young Lead Guitar [Fills] – Tommy ShawLead Vocals – Dennis De Young*Lyrics By, Music By – Dennis De Young*, James Young , Tommy Shaw	1:58

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc.
• Published By – Almo Music Corp.
• Published By – Stygian Songs
• Recorded At – Paragon Studios
• Remixed At – Paragon Studios
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Tommy Shaw
• Art Direction – Roland Young
• Bass Guitar, Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Chuck Panozzo
• Design [Album] – Chuck Beeson
• Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals – John Panozzo
• Electric Guitar – Tommy Shaw
• Engineer – Barry Mraz, Rob Kingsland
• Guitar, Vocals – James Young
• Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer – Dennis De Young*
• Lighting [Designer] – Jeff Ravitz
• Management [Tour] – Jim Vose*
• Management, Directed By – Derek Sutton
• Mastered By – Mike Reese
• Other [Equipment And Motorcycle Stunts] – Bob "Yaz" Jastrzembski
• Photography By – Jim McCrary
• Producer – Styx
• Producer [Assistance] – Barry Mraz
• Remix – Barry Mraz, Rob Kingsland, Styx
• Soprano Vocals – Tommy Shaw
• Stage Manager – John "Tarkus" Schaefer*
• Technician [Monitors] – Judson Terry Phelps
• Twelve-String Guitar – Tommy Shaw

Notes

comes w lyrics/credits inner sleeve + 4page poster

Recorded and Remixed at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Mastered at the Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California

All tracks © 1977 Almo Music Corp. and Stygian Songs (ASCAP)
℗ © 1977 A&M Records Inc.
sleeve: Printed in Holland
labels: Made in Holland

Green cover - Also a brownish cover exists : Styx - The Grand Illusion

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
• Label Code: LC 0485
• Matrix / Runout (center-label A): AMLH 64637-A
• Matrix / Runout (center-label A): SP 5011
• Matrix / Runout (center-label B): AMLH 64637-B
• Matrix / Runout (center-label B): SP 5012
• Matrix / Runout (Side A (stamped) Variant 1): AMLH 19-64637-1A TML-L
• Matrix / Runout (Side A [etched] Variant 1): SP-5011-M3 22399
• Matrix / Runout (Side B (stamped) Variant 1): AMLH 19-64637-1B TML-L
• Matrix / Runout (Side B [etched] Variant 1): SP-5012-M1 22399-X
• Matrix / Runout (Side A (stamped) Variant 2): AMLH 19-64637-1A I TML-M LR(circled)
• Matrix / Runout (Side A [etched] Variant 2): SP-5011 – M3 ◁ 22399
• Matrix / Runout (Side B (stamped) Variant 2): AMLH 19-64637-1B-I TML-M (LR)
• Matrix / Runout (Side B [etched] Variant 2): SP-5012 – M1 ◁ 22399-X
• Other (Back sleeve ): ⓨ
• Other (circled): 54

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP-4637	Styx	The Grand Illusion ‎(LP, Album, Mon)	A&M Records	SP-4637	US	1977
SP-4637	Styx	The Grand Illusion ‎(LP, Album, Club, RE)	A&M Records	SP-4637	US	1977
CD-3223, 7502132232	Styx	The Grand Illusion ‎(CD, Album, RE)	A&M Records, A&M Records	CD-3223, 7502132232	US	Unknown
CS-4637	Styx	The Grand Illusion ‎(Cass, Album, Club)	A&M Records	CS-4637	US	1977
L 36196	Styx	The Grand Illusion ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	L 36196	New Zealand	1977

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