Don't Look Back (album)

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Don't Look Back
Studio album by Boston
Released	August 2, 1978
Recorded	Tom Scholz's Hideaway Studio and Northern Studio in Maynard, MA
Genre	Rock
Length	33:47
Label	Epic
Producer(s)	Tom Scholz
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Boston chronology
Boston (1976)	Don't Look Back (1978)	Third Stage (1986)

Don't Look Back is the second album by American rock band Boston, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). The title track is one of the band's biggest hits, reaching #4 in 1978 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album sold over 4 million copies in the first month of its release, and over 7 million total in the U.S.

This album also marked the beginning of the band's legal fight with its record label Epic Records. Tom Scholz has been on record stating that executives at Epic pushed him and the band into releasing the album before they felt it was ready. Their next album Third Stage was not released for another eight years, by which time the band and record label had parted ways and were fighting a courtroom battle that Boston ultimately won.

This album and the group's first (Boston) 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 negotiations with Legacy. "I've always wanted to make those albums sound good on CD, and the chance arrived." [1]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Tom Scholz, except where noted.

1. "Don't Look Back" – 5:58
2. "The Journey" – 1:46
3. "It's Easy" – 4:27
4. "A Man I'll Never Be" – 6:38
5. "Feelin' Satisfied" – 4:12
6. "Party" (Bradley Delp, Scholz) – 4:07
7. "Used to Bad News" (Delp) – 2:57
8. "Don't Be Afraid" – 3:50

[edit] Personnel

• Brad Delp (d. March 9, 2007) - vocals, guitars
• Barry Goudreau - guitars,
• Sib Hashian - drums, percussion
• Tom Scholz - guitars, keyboards, bass
• Fran Sheehan - bass

[edit] Production

• Producer: Tom Scholz
• Engineer: Tom Scholz
• Arranger: Tom Scholz

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	1
1987	The Billboard 200	146

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Don't Look Back"	Pop Singles	4
1979	"Feelin' Satisfied"	Pop Singles	46
1979	"A Man I'll Never Be"	Pop Singles	31

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