Third Stage (album)

Third Stage is the third album by hard rock band Boston released in October 1986 on MCA Records. The album was recorded at Tom Scholz' Hideaway Studio over a three-year period "between floods and power failures".

After winning a legal battle with CBS, Tom Scholz switched their recording label to MCA Records. The first track on this album Amanda, actually written in 1980, became the band's only #1 single. The track reached and stayed at #1 for two weeks in November 1986.

Tracks

Amanda (Scholz) - 4:16
We're Ready (Scholz) - 3:58
The Launch (Scholz) - 2:55
Cool the Engines (Scholz/Sheehan/Delp) - 4:24
My Destination (Scholz) - 2:19
A New World (Masdca) - :37
To be a Man (Scholz) - 3:30
I Think I Like It (Scholz/English) - 4:07
Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me) (Green/Scholz/Delp) - 5:13
Still in Love (Scholz/Delp) 7:14
Hollyann (Scholz) 5:09

Personnel

Tom Scholz - Guitars, organs, drums
Brad Delp - Lead vocals and harmony vocals
Jim Masdea - Drums and percussion
Gary Phil - Guitar

No orchestral sounds or synthesizers were used in the album.