Boston – Third Stage LP levy
Label: MCA Records – MCA-6188
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Electrosound Pressing, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: Sep 26, 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Hard Rock, Classic Rock
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A1 Amanda
Written-By – T. Scholz*
4:16
A2 We're Ready
Written-By – T. Scholz*
3:58
The Launch
Written-By – T. Scholz*
(2:55)
A3.a Countdown
A3.b Ignition
A3.c Third Stage Separation
A4 Cool The Engines
Written-By – B. Delp*, F. Sheehan*, T. Scholz*
4:24
A5 My Destination
Written-By – T. Scholz*
2:19
B1 A New World
Written-By – J. Masdea*
0:37
B2 To Be A Man
Written-By – T. Scholz*
3:30
B3 I Think I Like It
Written-By – J. English*, T. Scholz*
4:06
Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me) / Still In Love (5:14)
B4.a Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)
Written-By – T. Scholz*, B. Delp*, G. Green*
B4.b Still In Love
Written-By – T. Scholz*, B. Delp*
B5 Hollyann
Written-By – T. Scholz*
5:09
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Stage
Third Stage is the third studio album by the American rock band Boston, released on September 26, 1986, on MCA Records. It was recorded at musician Tom Scholz's Hideaway Studio over a long, strained six-year period "between floods and power failures".[6] Scholz and Brad Delp, the group's vocalist, were the only individuals who remained in the group from its original line-up. In terms of lyrics, the release invokes the themes of aging and working through differing 'stages' in one's life. Lead single "Amanda", the album's first track, became a number one hit and is one of the group's best known songs.[3] The album itself was eventually certified 4× platinum by the RIAA.[7]
Background and album creation
After winning a legal battle with Epic Records, Scholz switched his band's recording label to MCA.[8] The album's first track, "Amanda", was actually written in 1980 (when Boston began work on the album)[8] and became the band's only #1 single. It reached and stayed at #1 for two weeks in November 1986. It was followed by the second Top 10 single from the album, "We're Ready", which reached #9. The singles "Cool the Engines" and "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)/Still in Love" also got substantial airplay, with the former reaching #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and the latter peaking at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. "Can'tcha Say" remains Boston's last Top 40 hit to date.
After only three weeks on the chart, Third Stage went to #1 on the Billboard 200, where it stayed for four weeks.[9] It was the first CD-formatted album to be certified gold (500,000 copies) by the RIAA. It was also certified gold in the LP format, making it what is believed to be the first album certified in both of these formats. In all, the album was certified 4× platinum.
The album is the first Boston LP to feature electronic drum samples, the first to include songs not written by either Scholz or Brad Delp, the first Boston LP without original members Barry Goudreau, Sib Hashian and Fran Sheehan (though Hashian played drums on four tracks and Sheehan was included in the early recording session and received a writing credit). Drummer Jim Masdea plays drums on most of the album. This LP was also the first Boston recording to use the Scholz-invented Rockman guitar processor. No orchestral sounds or synthesizers were used on the album. Critics have noted that the album has a much darker, more somber tone than Boston's previous work.
Personnel
Adapted from Third Stage liner notes.[6]
- Brad Delp – lead and harmony vocals
- Tom Scholz – grand piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, theater organ, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, some drums, guitar "violin", rocket ignition, thunderstorms, unidentified flying objects
- Gary Pihl – lead guitar (8)
- Jim Masdea – drums (5–10)
- Sib Hashian – drums (1–4)
Production
- Tom Scholz – producer, arrangements, engineer, liner notes
- Gragg Lumsford – piano track engineer (9) at Blue Jay Studios (Carlisle, Massachusetts)
- Augustine Antoine – technical support
- Mike Blackmere – technical support
- Bill Clack – technical support
- Del Eilers – technical support
- Neil Miller – technical support
- Gary Pihl – technical support
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
- John Salozzo – cover artwork
- Chris Serra – cover concept sleeve drawing
- Richard Ocean – photography
- Ron Pownall – photography
