Boy in the Box (album)
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Boy in the Box is the second album by Corey Hart, released in 1985. It generated four charted singles. The song "Never Surrender
Never Surrender (song)
"Never Surrender" is a power ballad and hit song recorded by Canadian singer Corey Hart. It was the first single to be released off his second album, 1985's Boy in the Box...

" won a Juno Award
Juno Awards of 1985
The Juno Awards of 1985, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 4 November 1985 in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Andrea Martin and Martin Short at the Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel....

 in 1985 for "Single of the Year
Juno Award for Single of the Year
The Juno Award for Single of the Year has been awarded since 1974 for the best single in Canada. It has also been known as Best Single and Best Selling Single.-Best Single :...

" and reached #3 on the U.S. Hot 100 (#1 for one week, sales only.)

Track listing

All songs written by Corey Hart, except as noted.
  1. "Boy in the Box" - 4:29
  2. "Komrade Kiev" - 4:20
  3. "Never Surrender
    Never Surrender (song)
    "Never Surrender" is a power ballad and hit song recorded by Canadian singer Corey Hart. It was the first single to be released off his second album, 1985's Boy in the Box...

    " - 4:58
  4. "Sunny Place - Shady People" - 4:21
  5. "Eurasian Eyes" - 5:30
  6. "Everything in My Heart" - 4:53
  7. "Silent Talking" - 4:36
  8. "Waiting for You" - 4:27
  9. "Water from the Moon" - 3:47 (Hart, Russell Boswell)

Singles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.
# Title B-side Date CAN
Canadian Singles Chart
The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....

US
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

1. "Never Surrender
Never Surrender (song)
"Never Surrender" is a power ballad and hit song recorded by Canadian singer Corey Hart. It was the first single to be released off his second album, 1985's Boy in the Box...

"
"Water from the Moon" 1985 1 3
2. "Boy in the Box" "Silent Talkin'" 1985 7 26
3. "Everything in My Heart" "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1985 1 30
4. "Eurasian Eyes" "Sunny Place - Shady People" 1986 29

Personnel

  • Corey Hart - vocals, background vocals
  • Russell Boswell - bass
  • Gary Breit
    Gary Breit
    Gary Breit is a Canadian keyboardist and vocalist best known for his collaboration with singer/songwriter Bryan Adams. He has also recorded with acts such as Amanda Marshall, Cassandra Wilson, Corey Hart, Amy Sky, Long John Baldry, Lucid Dreaming, Damhnait Doyle and has toured with Kim Mitchell and...

     - keyboards
  • Michael Hehir - guitars
  • Andy Hamilton
    Andy Hamilton (pop musician)
    Andy Hamilton is a British saxophonist who has played with Duran Duran , Wham!, Elton John, Pet Shop Boys, Tina Turner, George Michael, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Bon Jovi and David Bowie....

     - saxophone
  • Bruce Moffet - percussion
  • Dalbello
    Lisa Dalbello
    Dalbello is a Canadian recording artist, songwriter, and voice actress. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name...

     - background vocals on "Sunny Place - Shady People"
  • Virgil Night - background vocals on "Boy in the Box"
  • Jon Astley
    Jon Astley
    Jon Astley is a British record producer who also recorded and released two albums as a singer-songwriter in the late 1980s. His most commercially successful song was "Jane's Getting Serious", later popularized by a Heinz ketchup television commercial starring a pre-Friends cast member Matt...

     - Fairlight
    Fairlight
    Fairlight is a digital audio company based in Sydney, Australia. In 1979 they created the Fairlight CMI, the first digital audio sampler, quickly used by artists such as Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, and Jean Michel Jarre. They are now a manufacturer of media solutions tools such as digital audio...

     and Oberheim DMX
    Oberheim
    Oberheim Electronics is an American company, founded in 1969 by Tom Oberheim , which manufactured audio synthesizers and a variety of other electronic musical instruments.-Oberheim Electronics:...

    programming

Production

  • Produced By Corey Hart, Jon Astley & Phil Chapman
  • Engineered & Mixed By Jon Astley & Phil Chapman
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