Boston (album)
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Boston is the self-titled debut album by American rock band Boston. The album broke fast, with several blockbuster hard rock hits. All 8 of the songs on the album still receive regular airplay on classic rock radio currently. It was fastest selling debut album for any American group, and had the most total sales for a debut album with over 17,000,000 units sold to date (before Whitney Houston's 1985 debut album). Creem Magazine voted the album cover art one of the Top Ten Album Covers in 1977.
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The Remasters
This album and the group's second (Don't Look Back) were remastered and re-released on June 13 2006. The re-releases were digitally remastered personally by Scholz after he heard (not directly) that the remastering project was to be handled by Sony's team. This was unacceptable to him. He took it on himself after negotations with Legacy. "I've always wanted to make those albums sound good on CD, and the chance arrived." [link] The digipaks contain expanded liner notes and track-by-track credits. Unlike the earlier, non-Scholz engineered non-USA release of April 4 2006, this contains no bonus tracks.Track listing
All songs written by Tom Scholz, except where noted.- "More Than a Feeling" – 4:46
- "Peace of Mind" – 5:02
- "Foreplay/Long Time" – 7:47
- "Rock and Roll Band" – 2:59
- "Smokin'" (Bradley Delp, Scholz) – 4:20
- "Hitch a Ride" – 4:13
- "Something About You" – 3:48
- "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" (Delp) – 4:43
Personnel
- Bradley Delp – vocals, harmony vocals, acoustic guitar on 8
- Tom Scholz – organ on 3 5 6 7 8, keyboards, clavinet on 3 6, lead guitars on 1 2 3 4 6 7, rhythm acoustic guitars on 3 6, rhythm guitars on 4 7, electric guitar on 1 2 3 5 6 7 8, acoustic guitar on 1 2 3 7, bass guitar on 2 4 5 6 7 8, top seceret space pedal effects on 3
- Barry Goudreau – rhythm guitars on 3, lead guitars on 3 (monster guitar) 8, rhythm electric guitars on 3 8
- Fran Sheehan – bass guitar on 3 8
- Sib Hashian – drums on 1 2 3 4 6 7 8
- Jim Masdea – drums on 5
Production personnel
- Producers: John Boylan, Tom Scholz
- Direction: Paul Ahern, Charles McKenzie
- Engineers: Warren Dewey, Tom Scholz
- Assistant engineers: Deni King, Bruce Hensel, Doug Ryder
- Mixing: Westlake Audio, Los Angeles assisted by Steve Hodge
- Remastering: Tom Scholz, Bill Ryan, Toby Mountain at Northeastern Digital, Southborough, Massachusetts, Hideaway Studio II
- Digital transfer: Tom "Curly" Ruff
- Artwork and Design: Kim Hart, Tom Scholz
- Direction: Paul Ahern, Charles McKenzie
- Photography: Jeff Albertson, Ron Pownall
- Photo Editing: Gary Pihl
- Illustrations: Roger Huyssen
- Reissue design: Joel Zimmerman
Triva
"Peace of Mind" was played on the 2005 Sci-fi Ghostly show Supernatural at the end of the 7th episode of the first season called "Hookman".Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Billboard Pop Albums | 3 |
| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 101 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | "More Than A Feeling" | Billboard Pop Singles | 5 |
| 1977 | "Foreplay/Longtime" | Billboard Pop Singles | 22 |
| 1977 | "Peace Of Mind" | Billboard Pop Singles | 38 |
Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| RIAA – USA | Gold | October 26 1976 |
| RIAA – USA | Platinum | November 22 1976 |
| CRIA – Canada | Platinum | January 1 1977 |
| CRIA – Canada | Gold | November 1 1978 |
| CRIA – Canada | Double Platinum | December 1 1978 |
| CRIA – Canada | Triple Platinum | December 1 1978 |
| BPI – UK | Gold | March 20 1979 |
| CRIA – Canada | 4X Platinum | July 1 1979 |
| CRIA – Canada | 5X Platinum | July 1 1979 |
| RIAA – USA | 9X Platinum | October 30 1986 |
| RIAA – USA | 10X Platinum | January 29 1990 |
| RIAA – USA | 11X Platinum | December 10 1992 |
| RIAA – USA | 15X Platinum | November 9 1994 |
| RIAA – USA | 16X Platinum | January 10 1997 |
| CRIA – Canada | 6X Platinum | May 13 1997 |
| CRIA – Canada | 7X Platinum | May 13 1997 |
| CRIA – Canada | 8X Platinum | May 13 1997 |
| CRIA – Canada | 9X Platinum | May 13 1997 |
| CRIA – Canada | Diamond | May 13 1997 |
| RIAA – USA | 17X Platinum | November 20 2003 |
| Boston |
| Brad Delp | Tom Scholz Barry Goudreau | Musicians |
| Discography |
|---|
| Albums: Boston | Don't Look Back | Third Stage | Walk On | Corporate America |
| Compilations: Greatest Hits |
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