Crystal Ball (Styx album)

Crystal Ball
Studio album by Styx
Released	October 1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	Paragon, Chicago
Genre	Progressive rock hard rock
Length	34:45
Label	A&M
Producer	Styx
Styx chronology
Equinox (1975) Crystal Ball (1976) Best of Styx (1977)
Singles from Crystal Ball
"Mademoiselle" Released: November 1976 (US)[1] "Jennifer" Released: February 1977[2] "Crystal Ball" Released: June 1977

Crystal Ball is the sixth album by Styx, released in 1976.

This album marked the recording debut of new guitarist Tommy Shaw. The track "Mademoiselle" was Tommy Shaw's vocal debut and the album's Top-40 hit.

The album's title track would become a concert staple for the band, as it was performed on every subsequent Styx tour with which Shaw was involved.

Claude Debussy's classical piece "Clair de Lune" served as the intro to the album's closing ballad, "Ballerina". The version of "Clair de Lune" on Crystal Ball features only DeYoung on piano, with the key changed from D flat to C, as the next track ("Ballerina") begins in C minor.