Walk On (Boston album)

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Walk On is the fourth studio album by American band Boston, released in 1994. The album is the first to feature vocalist Fran Cosmo.

After the success of Third Stage, the band began planning a follow-up and writing for Walk On began in 1988. Delp left the band in 1989 to join original Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau in forming RTZ. He returned to Boston for the Walk On tour.

Walk On peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on September 8, 1994.

The Walk On tour ran from 1994-1995 in both the US and around the world, with both Delp and Cosmo on vocals.

The final eight pages of the album's booklet are titled "Walk On -- Against Violence and Cruelty" and are dedicated to preventing domestic abuse and animal cruelty, providing contact information of numerous organizations, including the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Humane Society. The band would do similarly in their next album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Need Your Love"	Tom Scholz, Fred Sampson	5:33
2.	"Surrender to Me"	Tom Scholz, David Sikes, Bobby Laquidara	5:34
3.	"Livin' for You"	Tom Scholz	4:58
4.	"Walkin' at Night"	Tom Scholz	2:02
5.	"Walk On"	Tom Scholz, Brad Delp, Sikes	2:58
6.	"Get Organ-ized/Get Reorgan-ized"	Tom Scholz	4:28
7.	"Walk On (Some More)"	Tom Scholz, Delp, Sikes	2:55
8.	"What's Your Name"	Tom Scholz	4:28
9.	"Magdalene"	Tom Scholz, Sikes, Galen "Rusty" Foulke	5:58
10.	"We Can Make It"	Tom Scholz, Sikes, Bob Cedro	5:30

• Tracks 4, 5, 6, and 7 are all part of one long song (Walk On Medley), but are separate indexes on the CD.
• "Walkin' at Night" and "Get Organ-ized" are instrumentals.
• On the LP release, "Get Organ-ized" was split across the two sides of the record, with the portion on Side Two named "Get Reorgan-ized".
• "Magdalene" was originally written by the little known central Pennsylvania band Hybrid Ice.
• A live version of track 3, "Livin for You" was included on the band's next album Corporate America (2002).

Personnel

• Brad Delp - lead vocals
• Fran Cosmo - lead vocals
• Tom Scholz - guitar, bass, drums, piano, organ, keyboards, clavinet, hand-clapping
• Gary Pihl - guitar, hand clapping
• David Sikes - bass, background vocals
• Doug Huffman - drums
• Matt Belyea - hand clapping
• Bob Cedro - rhythm guitar, special effects, hand clapping
• Tommy Funderburk - background vocals

Production

• Producer: Tom Scholz
• Engineer: Tom Scholz
• Assistant Engineers: Gary Pihl, David Sikes
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Arranger: Tom Scholz
• Design: Ron Larson
• Cover Art Concept: Andy Engel
• Illustrations: Ron Larson

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1994	Billboard 200	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1994	"I Need Your Love"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
1994	"I Need Your Love"	The Billboard Hot 100	51
1994	"I Need Your Love"	Top 40 Mainstream	35
1994	"Walk On Medley: Walk On"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	14

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – United States	Gold	August 11, 1994
	Platinum	September 08, 1994
CRIA – Canada	Gold	Jun 14, 1994
	Platinum	Jun 14, 1994