Best of Styx

Best of Styx
Best of Styx
Compilation album by Styx
Released	1977
Recorded	1971–1974
Genre	Progressive rock
Label	Wooden Nickel
Styx chronology
Styx compilation chronology
Alternate Album Cover
	Cover of 1979 reissue

With the success of Styx's album The Grand Illusion, Wooden Nickel Records, Styx's previous label, released Best of Styx, which contained selected Styx songs in the Wooden Nickel catalog. Styx had left Wooden Nickel to sign with A&M Records several years earlier, so the compilation does not contain any songs from Styx's three A&M albums that preceded this album's release. "Lady", "You Need Love" and "Best Thing" are the principal songs that could be classified as hits in this collection, having charted at numbers 6, 88 and 82 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively; the remainder of the songs are selected album tracks from Styx's Wooden Nickel releases.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

RCA Records reissued the album with new artwork in 1979; this artwork has been used for all subsequent reissues, including CD editions.

In 1980, Wooden Nickel released the compilation Lady, containing the same tracks as this set (in a different running order), minus the song "Winner Take All".

Track listing

"You Need Love" (DeYoung) – 3:44
"Lady" (DeYoung) – 2:56
"I'm Gonna Make You Feel It" (DeYoung) – 2:23
"What Has Come Between Us" (Mark Gaddis) – 4:53
"Southern Woman" (J. Young, R. Brandle) – 3:10
"Rock & Roll Feeling" (J. Young, J. Curulewski) – 3:02
"Winner Take All" (D. DeYoung, C. Lofrano) – 3:10
"Best Thing" (James Young, Dennis DeYoung) – 3:13
"Witch Wolf" (J. Young-R. Brandle) – 3:57
"The Grove of Eglantine" (DeYoung) – 5:00
"Man of Miracles" (J. Young, D. DeYoung, R. Brandle) – 4:55

Personnel

Dennis DeYoung - keyboards, vocals
James Young - guitar, vocals
John Curulewski - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Chuck Panozzo - bass
John Panozzo - drums

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[3]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[4]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic 1979 review
^ 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. rolling stone styx album guide.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Styx – Best of Styx". Music Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
^ "American album certifications – Styx – Best of Styx". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 31, 2024.

[1] Allmusic 1979 review

[2] 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. rolling stone styx album guide.

[CanadaStyxBest_of_StyxalbumCertRef-3] "Canadian album certifications – Styx – Best of Styx". Music Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2024.

[United_StatesStyxBest_of_StyxalbumCertRef-4] "American album certifications – Styx – Best of Styx". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 31, 2024.

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