Edge of the Century

Edge of the Century
Studio album by
Styx
ReleasedOctober 9, 1990
RecordedApril 1989 – August 1990
StudioCRC, Chicago
GenreHard rock[1]
Length42:35
LabelA&M
ProducerDennis DeYoung
Styx chronology
Caught in the Act
(1984) 		Edge of the Century
(1990) 		Return to Paradise
(1997)
Singles from Edge of the Century
  1. "Love Is the Ritual"
    Released: October 1990[2]
  2. "Show Me the Way"
    Released: November 1990[3]
  3. "Love at First Sight"
    Released: March 1991[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Edge of the Century is the twelfth studio album by Styx, released in 1990 on A&M Records. It was the first Styx album featuring A&M solo artist Glen Burtnik and the final album to feature drummer John Panozzo before his death in 1996. It is also their final album to be released on A&M Records.

The album spawned three singles. "Show Me the Way" was written by DeYoung and peaked at #3 on both the Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart and Adult Contemporary Chart. Some radio stations played a version edited with snippets of congressional debate and caller dedications to troops in the Gulf War.[8] "Love Is the Ritual," (Pop singles peak #80) written by Burtnik and Plinky Giglio, and "Love at First Sight," (Pop singles chart peak, #25) written by Burtnik, DeYoung and Young, were also released as singles, but neither garnered the same amount of success as "Show Me the Way."

The album sold more than 500,000 copies and was certified gold by the RIAA.

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  2. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 799. ISBN 9780862415419.
  3. ^ "Styx singles".
  4. ^ "Styx singles".
  5. ^ Mansfield, Brian. "Edge of the Century - Styx | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Robbins, Ira (October 12, 1990). "Edge of the Century". Entertainment Weekly.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (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.
  8. ^ "New Philadelphia Times Reporter Archives, Feb 10, 1991, p. 21". newspaperarchive.com.