Cyclorama (album)

Cyclorama
Studio album by Styx
Released	February 18, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Hard rock, rock, pop
Length	57:59
Label	Sanctuary/CMC International
Producer	Tommy Shaw, James Young, Gary Loizzo
Styx chronology
Brave New World (1999) Cyclorama (2003) Big Bang Theory (2005)
Singles from Cyclorama
"Waiting for Our Time" Released: 2003

Cyclorama is the fourteenth studio album by Styx, released in 2003. This was the first studio album with Lawrence Gowan, following the departure of group co-founder Dennis DeYoung in 1999. It was also the last album to feature Glen Burtnik, and the only album released by the Lawrence Gowan/Tommy Shaw/James Young/Glen Burtnik/Todd Sucherman lineup. The album peaked significantly higher on the Billboard album charts than Styx's previous release, Brave New World, ending up 48 slots higher at #127.

The album's first single was "Waiting for Our Time". It failed to chart.

To date, this is the band's last album of original material.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
411Mania	(10/10) link
AllMusic	link
Chicago Tribune	(unfavorable) link
Melodic.net	link
Rolling Stone	link

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Glen Burtnik, Lawrence Gowan, Tommy Shaw, Todd Sucherman, and James Young, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Do Things My Way"		Tommy Shaw	4:57
2.	"Waiting for Our Time"		Tommy Shaw	4:12
3.	"Fields of the Brave"		Lawrence Gowan	3:23
4.	"Bourgeois Pig"		Billy Bob Thornton	0:49
5.	"Kiss Your Ass Goodbye"		Glen Burtnik	3:13
6.	"These Are the Times"		James Young	6:45
7.	"Yes I Can"	Shaw, Jack Blades, Gowan, Burtnik, Young, Sucherman	Tommy Shaw & Glen Burtnik	3:50
8.	"More Love for the Money"		Lawrence Gowan	3:47
9.	"Together"		Tommy Shaw	4:46
10.	"Fooling Yourself (Palm of Your Hands)"	Shaw	Tommy Shaw	0:39
11.	"Captain America"		James Young	3:53
12.	"Killing the Thing That You Love"	Burtnik, Shaw, Gowan, Young, Sucherman, Bob Burger	Glen Burtnik	5:36
13.	"One with Everything"		Tommy Shaw	5:56
14.	"Genki Desu Ka" (with hidden Tenacious D skit and track, "The Chosen One")		Group	6:13

Personnel

• Glen Burtnik - bass, vocals
• Lawrence Gowan - keyboards, vocals
• Tommy Shaw - acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
• Todd Sucherman - drums, percussion
• James Young - guitars, vocals

With

• Chuck Panozzo - bass on "Bourgeois Pig", backing vocals on "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye"

Additional personnel

• Jude Cole
• Gary Loizzo of American Breed
• Tenacious D (Jack Black and Kyle Gass)
• Billy Bob Thornton
• John Waite
• Brian Wilson

Production

• Producers: Tommy Shaw, James Young, Gary Loizzo
• Associate producers: Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman, Glen Burtnik
• Engineers: Gary Loizzo, Charlie Pakaari, Craig Williams, Mark Linnett, Plinky Giglio, Dave Yackoboskie, Jimmy Hoyson, Jim Mitchell, Bruce Monical

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2003	The Billboard 200	127

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2003	"Waiting for Our Time"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	37