Boy in the Box (album)

Boy in the Box is the second album by Corey Hart, released in 1985. It generated four charted singles. The song "Never Surrender" won a Juno Award in 1985 for "Single of the Year" and reached #3 on the U.S. Hot 100 (#1 for one week, sales only).

Boy in the Box
Studio album by Corey Hart
Released	June 14, 1985
Recorded	1984–1985
Studio	Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec
Genre	Rock, new wave[1]
Length	41:24
Label	Aquarius - 46166 EMI America
Producer	Phil Chapman, Jon Astley, Corey Hart
Corey Hart chronology
First Offense (1984) Boy in the Box (1985) Fields of Fire (1986)
Singles from Boy in the Box
"Never Surrender" Released: 8 June 1985 "Boy in the Box" Released: Sept. 1985 "Everything in My Heart" Released: Nov. 1985 "Eurasian Eyes" Released: 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Corey Hart, except as noted.

1. "Boy in the Box" - 4:29
2. "Komrade Kiev" - 4:20
3. "Never Surrender" - 4:58
4. "Sunny Place, Shady People" - 4:21
5. "Eurasian Eyes" - 5:30
6. "Everything in My Heart" - 4:53
7. "Silent Talking" - 4:36
8. "Waiting for You" - 4:27
9. "Water from the Moon" - 3:47 (Hart, Russell Boswell)

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	35[3]

Singles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

#	Title	B-side	Date	CAN	US
1.	"Never Surrender"	"Water from the Moon"	1985	1	3
2.	"Boy in the Box"	"Silent Talkin'"	1985	7	26
3.	"Everything in My Heart"	"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"	1985	1	30
4.	"Eurasian Eyes"	"Sunny Place - Shady People"	1986	29	—

Personnel

• Corey Hart - vocals, background vocals
• Russell Boswell - bass guitar
• Gary Breit - keyboards
• Michael Byron-Hehir - guitars
• Andy Hamilton - saxophone
• Bruce Moffet - percussion
• Dalbello - background vocals on "Sunny Place - Shady People"
• Virgil Night - background vocals on "Boy in the Box"
• Jon Astley - Fairlight CMI and Oberheim DMX programming

Production

• Produced by Corey Hart, Jon Astley and Phil Chapman
• Engineered and mixed by Jon Astley and Phil Chapman

Certifications

On February 1, 1986, Boy in the Box was certified diamond by Music Canada.[4]

Notes

1. "Corey Hart - Boy in the Box". Dominionated. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r40008
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 134. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

References

• Liner notes from Boy in the Box album.