Desert Moon

Desert Moon is the debut solo album by former Styx keyboard player/singer/songwriter Dennis DeYoung. It was released in 1984 on A&M Records. To date, it has been the most successful of his solo albums and most successful of any of the Styx member solo albums.

For the song, see Desert Moon (song).
Desert Moon
Studio album by
Dennis DeYoung
ReleasedAugust 1984
Recorded1984
GenreRock, pop rock
Length38:57
LabelA&M
ProducerDennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung chronology
Desert Moon
(1984)		 Back to the World
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Kerrang!(favorable)[2]

The album sold respectably and reached No. 24 on the Billboard 200 album charts in the fall of 1984[3] and was certified Gold in Canada.[4] The album's biggest hit was its title cut which hit No. 10 on the Billboard singles chart.[5] The album's second single "Don't Wait for Heroes" reached No. 83 and got MTV play.[5] DeYoung's solo debut dwarfed that of fellow band-mates Tommy Shaw and James Young.

Track listing

All songs written by Dennis DeYoung, except where noted:

  1. "Don't Wait for Heroes" – 4:46
  2. "Please" – 4:20 (a duet with Rosemary Butler)
  3. "Boys Will Be Boys" – 5:41
  4. "Fire" (Jimi Hendrix) – 3:46
  5. "Desert Moon" – 6:09
  6. "Suspicious" – 4:57
  7. "Gravity" – 4:51
  8. "Dear Darling (I'll Be There)" – 4:27

Personnel
  • Dennis DeYoung: percussion, piano, arranger, keyboards, lead and background vocals, producer, mixing
  • Tom Dziallo: acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, arranger, electric guitar, drum programming, mixing
  • Dennis Johnson: bass guitar
  • Tom Radtke: drums, percussion
  • Steve Eisen: conductor, conga, saxophone
  • Rosemary Butler: duet vocal on "Please"
  • Sandy Caulfield: background vocals
  • Suzanne DeYoung, Tom Dziallo, Dawn Feusi, Pat Hurley: additional backing vocals
  • Vince Guttman: drum programming
  • Maurice Lynn Simmons: drum programming
  • Gary Loizzo: background vocals, engineer, drum programming, mixing
  • Rob Kingsland: engineer, mixing
  • Ted Jensen: mastering
  • Jim Popko: engineer, mixing
  • Bill Rascati: engineer, mixing
  • Chuck Beeson: art direction, design

Notes
  1. Carter, Evan. "Dennis DeYoung Desert Moon review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  2. Wall, Mick (6 September 1984). "Dennis De Young 'Desert Moon'". Kerrang!. 76. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 12.
  3. "Desert Moon Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  4. "Gold Platinum Database - Desert Moon". Music Canada. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  5. "Desert Moon Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-12.



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