Desert Moon (album)

Desert Moon
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1984
Recorded1984
StudioPumpkin Studios (Oak Lawn, Illinois)
GenreRock, pop rock
Length38:57
LabelA&M
ProducerDennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung chronology
Desert Moon
(1984)
Back to the World
(1986)
Singles from Desert Moon
  1. "Desert Moon"
    Released: September 1984
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Desert Moon is the debut solo album by former Styx keyboard player/singer/songwriter Dennis DeYoung. It was released in 1984 on A&M Records. To date, it has been the most successful of his solo albums and most successful of any of the Styx member solo albums.

The album sold respectably and reached No. 24 on the Billboard 200 album charts in the fall of 1984 and was certified Gold in Canada. The album's biggest hit was its title cut which hit No. 10 on the Billboard singles chart. The album's second single "Don't Wait for Heroes" reached No. 83 and got MTV play. However, the follow-up "Dear Darling (I'll Be There)", failed to chart.