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.
After the overall success of Third Stage, the band began planning a follow-up and writings for Walk On began in 1988. 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 Walk On album lead singer Fran 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 Cruelty, 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.
Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"I Need Your Love" |
Tom Scholz, Fred Sampson |
5:33 |
| 2. |
"Surrender to Me" |
Tom Scholz, David Sikes, Bobby Laquidara |
5:34 |
| 3. |
"Livin' for You" |
Tom Scholz |
4:58 |
| 4. |
"Walkin' at Night" |
Tom Scholz |
2:02 |
| 5. |
"Walk On" |
Tom Scholz, Brad Delp, David Sikes |
2:58 |
| 6. |
"Get Organ-ized/Get Reorgan-ized" |
Tom Scholz |
4:28 |
| 7. |
"Walk On (Some More)" |
Tom Scholz, Brad Delp, David Sikes |
2:55 |
| 8. |
"What's Your Name" |
Tom Scholz |
4:28 |
| 9. |
"Magdalene" |
Tom Scholz, David Sikes, Galen Toye Foulke |
5:58 |
| 10. |
"We Can Make It" |
Tom Scholz, David Sikes, Bob Cedro |
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.
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
Album
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1994 |
The Billboard 200 |
7 |
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1994 |
"I Need Your Love" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
4 |
| 1994 |
"I Need Your Love" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
51 |
| 1994 |
"I Need Your Love" |
Top 40 Mainstream |
35 |
| 1994 |
"Walk On Medley: Walk On" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
14 |
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