Walk On (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Walk On
Type = Album
Artist = Boston


Released = June 7, 1994
Recorded = 1990 - 1993
Genre = Rock
Length = 44:24 (43:59 on LP)
Label = MCA
Producer = Tom Scholz
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:n9x8b5z4nsqk link]
Last album = "Third Stage"
(1986)
This album = "Walk On"
(1994)
Next album = "Greatest Hits"
(1997)

"Walk On" is the fourth studio album by American band Boston, released in 1994. (See 1994 in music). "Walk On" is the first and only Boston album to lack Brad Delp as vocalist. Delp was replaced by Orion the Hunter singer Fran Cosmo. Delp left the band in 1990 to join original Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau in forming RTZ. He returned to Boston for the Walk On tour and for the Corporate America album.

The Walk On album peaked at #7 on The Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum (1 million copies sold) by the RIAA, but lagged behind sales of previous albums.

The Walk On tour ran from 1994-1995 in both the US and around the world, with both Delp and Cosmo on vocals.

The final eight pages of the album's booklet are titled "Walk On -- Against Violence and Cruelty" and are dedicated to preventing Domestic Abuse and Animal Crueltly, providing contact information of numerous organizations, including The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and The Humane Society. The band would do similarly in their next album.__NOTOC__

Track listing

#"I Need Your Love" (F. Sampson, T. Scholz) – 5:33
#"Surrender to Me" (B. Laquidara, T. Scholz, D. Sikes) – 5:34
#"Livin' for You" (T. Scholz) – 4:58
#"Walkin' at Night" (T. Scholz) – 2:02
#"Walk On" (B. Delp, T. Scholz, D. Sikes) – 2:58
#"Get Organ-ized" (T. Scholz) – 4:28
#"Walk On (Some More)" (B. Delp, T. Scholz, D. Sikes) – 2:55
#"What's Your Name" (T. Scholz) – 4:28
#"Magdalene" (G.T. Foulke, T. Scholz, D. Sikes) – 5:58
#"We Can Make It" (B. Cedro, T. Scholz, D. Sikes) – 5:30

Tracks 4, 5, 6, and 7 are all part of one long song, but are separate indexes on the CD. "Walkin' at Night" and "Get Organ-ized" are instrumentals. On the LP release, "Get Organ-ized" was split across the two sides of the record, with the portion on Side Two named "Get Reorgan-ized." Track 9 was originally written by the little known central Pennsylvania band Hybrid Ice. It is Boston's only cover.

Personnel

*Fran Cosmo - lead vocals
*Tom Scholz - guitar, bass, drums, piano, organ, keyboards, clavinet, hand-clapping
*Gary Pihl - guitar, hand clapping
*David Sikes - bass, background vocals
*Doug Huffman - drums
*Matt Belyea - hand clapping
*Bob Cedro - rhythm guitar, special effects, hand clapping
*Tommy Funderburk - background vocals

Production

*Producer: Tom Scholz
*Engineer: Tom Scholz
*Assistant Engineers: Gary Pihl, David Sikes
*Mastering: Ted Jensen
*Arranger: Tom Scholz
*Design: Ron Larson
*Cover Art Concept: Andy Engel
*Illustrations: Ron Larson

Charts

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