Cornerstone (Styx album)

Cornerstone
Studio album by
Styx
ReleasedOctober 1979
Recorded1979
StudioPumpkin Studios, Oak Lawn, Illinois
Genre
Length38:17
LabelA&M
ProducerStyx
Styx chronology
Pieces of Eight
(1978) 		Cornerstone
(1979) 		Paradise Theatre
(1981)
Singles from Cornerstone
  1. "Babe"
    Released: September 14, 1979
  2. "Why Me"
    Released: December 1979 (US)
  3. "Borrowed Time"
    Released: March 1980 (US)
  4. "Boat on the River"
    Released: March 1980 (UK)
  5. "Lights"
    Released: May 1980 (UK)[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Record Mirror[3]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Cornerstone is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Styx, released in 1979. Styx's third straight multi-platinum selling album, Cornerstone was Styx's first album to earn a Grammy nomination, which was for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.[6] Like the four previous Styx albums, the band produced the album themselves. Styx recorded the album at Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois.

Cornerstone is best known for including the group's only No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 Single, the power ballad "Babe".[7] The album also includes the folk rock song "Boat on the River," which was a hit in Europe,[8][9] though it failed to chart in the United States.

Cornerstone became Styx's first US Top 5 album, entering Billboard on October 13, 1979,[10] and peaking at No. 2 in late November.

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 799. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ DeGagne, Mike. Styx: Cornerstone at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Smith, Robin (2 February 1980). "Styx: Conerstone". Record Mirror. p. 13.
  4. ^ Rolling Stone album review by David Fricke (13.12.1979): Styx - Cornerstone (1979)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Styx". GRAMMY.com. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  7. ^ "1979 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  8. ^ "Styx - Boat On The River - hitparade.ch". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  9. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  10. ^ "Top 200 Albums | Billboard 200 chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-07-24.