Desert Moon is the debut solo album by former Styx keyboard player/singer/songwriter Dennis DeYoung. It was released in 1984 on A&M Records. To date, it has been the most successful of his solo albums and most successful of any of the Styx member solo albums.
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| Released | September 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Studio | Pumpkin Studios (Oak Lawn, Illinois) | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 38:57 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Dennis DeYoung | |||
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| Singles from Desert Moon | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | (favorable)[2] |
The album sold respectably and reached No. 24 on the Billboard 200 album charts in the fall of 1984[3] and was certified Gold in Canada.[4] The album's biggest hit was its title cut which hit No. 10 on the Billboard singles chart.[5] The album's second single "Don't Wait for Heroes" reached No. 83 and got MTV play.[5] However, the follow-up "Dear Darling (I'll Be There)", failed to chart.[6]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Dennis DeYoung, except where noted:
- "Don't Wait for Heroes" – 4:46
- "Please" – 4:20 (a duet with Rosemary Butler)
- "Boys Will Be Boys" – 5:41
- "Fire" (Jimi Hendrix) – 3:46
- "Desert Moon" – 6:09
- "Suspicious" – 4:57
- "Gravity" – 4:51
- "Dear Darling (I'll Be There)" – 4:27
Personnel
edit- Dennis DeYoung – vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion, arrangements (1–3, 5–8)
- Tom Dziallo – acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitar (2–5, 7, 8), additional drum programming, percussion, arrangements (4)
- Dennis Johnson – bass guitar (1, 6)
- Tom Radtke – drums, percussion
- Vince Gutman – electronic drum programming
- Gary Loizzo – additional drum programming, backing vocals
- Maurice Lynn Simmons – additional drum programming
- Steve Eisen – saxophones, congas (6)
- Rosemary Butler – vocals (2)
- Sandy Caulfield – backing vocals (3)
- Suzanne DeYoung – backing vocals (3)
- Dawn Feusi – backing vocals (3)
- Pat Hurley – backing vocals (3)
Production
edit- Dennis DeYoung – producer, mixing
- Rob Kingsland – engineer, mixing
- Gary Loizzo – engineer, mixing
- Jim Popko – second engineer, mixing
- Will Rascati – third engineer, mixing
- Tom Dziallo – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- George Leemon – keyboard technician, keeper of the books
- Chuck Beeson – art direction, design
- Aaron Rapoport – photography
- Peggie Martin – wardrobe
Notes
edit- ^ Carter, Evan. "Dennis DeYoung Desert Moon review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ Wall, Mick (6 September 1984). "Dennis De Young 'Desert Moon'". Kerrang!. Vol. 76. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 12.
- ^ "Desert Moon Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ "Gold Platinum Database - Desert Moon". Music Canada. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ a b "Desert Moon Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ "Dennis DeYoung – Dear Darling (I'll Be There)". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
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