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#5 Desert Moon by Dennis DeYoung. Dennis formerly of the band Styx released this song as the lead single and title track off of his album by the same name. Styx was just coming off of the massive success of Kilroy Was Here, the concept album that was lead by the #3 hit Mr. Roboto. The album and song carried the creative yet competitive strain within the band to the breaking point, when the supporting tour was over, Tommy Shaw left the band to pursue a solo career, releasing the album Girls with Guns. Dennis DeYoung did the same, releasing Desert Moon, which was supposedly going to be a song for Styx, none the less, the song became the biggest solo hit for any member of Styx going to the top 10 on the hot 100, as well as #7 in Canada #8 in Ireland . Written and produced by Dennis, here’s what he said about the song in a recent zoom session that we did.

#4and #3 We are doing together. Stay the Night by Benjamin Orr and Emotion in Motion by Ric Ocasek the co-lead singers of the band everybody loves, the Cars. As we discussed recently on Professor of Rock, with 1984’s Mutt Lange produced classic Heartbeat City, The Cars had their biggest selling record to date, with MTV staples like You Might Think, Magic and the ballad Drive, which barely missed the top spot. In between albums the group released their greatest hits package in 85 and in 1986 both Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr released solo albums. Let’s start with Ric. He released the album, this Side of Paradise, which he co produced with Ross Collum and Chris Hughes who was fresh off producing Tears for Fears’ massive 85 album Songs from the Big Chair. The Lead single was a dreamy and undeniable pop song called Emotion in Motion. The song was Ric’s only top 40 hit as a solo artist hitting #15 on the Hot 100 as well a #8 on the AC charts and it went all the way to #1 on Album Rock Tracks. Written by Ocasek in my opinion, this song should’ve been a bigger hit. It’s a song that just draws you in with it’s blissful arrangement.

And #1 Foolish Heart by Steve Perry who at the time was the lead singer of legendary band Journey. From Steve’s first solo album Street Talk from 1984. Street Talk went double Platinum and came out at the gates like triple crown racehorse with the undeniable knockout song Oh Sherrie about Perry’s then girlfriend Sherrie Swofford. Oh Sherrie went to #3 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the rock charts and it was even performed a few years later on the Raised on Radio tour with Journey. Two more singles were released from the album She’s Mine and Strung out. The fourth single, Foolish Heart written by Steve and Randy Goodrum though never as heralded as Oh Sherrie, was the one that got me. It was a phenomenal ballad. At times Steve reaches levels that are absolutely gut wrenching.