Lorelei (Styx song)

"Lorelei"
Single by Styx
from the album Equinox
B-side"Midnight Ride"
ReleasedFebruary 1976 (US)[1]
Recorded1975
StudioParagon Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre
LabelA&M
SongwritersDennis DeYoung
James Young
Styx singles chronology
"You Need Love"
(1975)		 "Lorelei"
(1976)		 "Mademoiselle"
(1976)

"Lorelei" is a song from rock band Styx. It appeared on their 1975 album Equinox, and it was released as a single in 1976.

Background

The song peaked at number 27 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 in April 1976, and it was the band's second top-40 hit single.[2] "Lorelei" also reached number six on the Canadian charts during the weeks of May 8 and 15 in 1976.

Chicago radio superstation WLS, which gave the song much airplay, ranked "Lorelei" as the 77th most popular hit of 1976.[3] It reached as high as number eight for two weeks on their surveys of April 17 and 24 in 1976.[4]

Record World described the song as "a hard rocking number with overtones of The Who and Raspberries in its fiery rhythms".[5]

"Lorelei" was one of the songs that Styx re-recorded for their Regeneration: Volume 1 EP in 2010, with James Young on lead vocals in this version. It was re-recorded again for the 2023 album Now Playing, a Styx compilation that included both recordings from recent albums and re-recordings of earlier hits. This collection was sold at their concerts, with Lawrence Gowan performing lead vocals on this version.

Personnel

Composition

"Lorelei" is written in D-major with a moderately fast rock tempo.

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 798. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ↑ "Lorelei" Billboard Hot 100 Chart history. Accessed May 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ "The WLS Big 89 of 1976". Wlshistory.com.
  4. ↑ "wls042476". Users.qwest.net. 1963-12-12. Archived from the original on 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  5. ↑ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 31, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 4124a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Styx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 5173a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  9. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
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