Paradise Theatre (album)
| Paradise Theatre | ||||
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| Released | January 19, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Pumpkin Studios, Oak Lawn, Illinois | |||
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| Length | 40:37 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Styx | |||
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| AllMusic | |
| The Daily Vault | A (2003) C (2006) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Sputnikmusic | |
Paradise Theatre is the tenth studio album by the American rock band Styx, released on January 19, 1981, by A&M Records. It was the band's most commercially successful album, peaking at #1 for three weeks on the Billboard 200 in April and May 1981 (non-consecutively). It was also the band's fourth consecutive album to be certified triple-platinum by the RIAA.
Four singles from the album charted on various charts, with two songs reaching the top 10 pop singles chart. The lead single "The Best of Times", written by Dennis DeYoung, went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Too Much Time on My Hands", written by Tommy Shaw, went to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, Shaw's only top 10 hit for Styx. "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned", written by DeYoung, went to #54 on the US Pop Chart. "Rockin' the Paradise"—written by DeYoung, Shaw and James Young—went to #8 on the Top Rock Track Chart.