The Best of Times
~ Recording by Styx
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | AMLK 63719 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | SP-3719 |
| 1.6 | The Best of Times | ?:?? | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | 8T-3719 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | CS 3719 |
| 1.1 | The Best of Times | 4:17 | Styx | The Best of Times | Styx | Single | A&M Records, Inc. | AMS 9112 | |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | 7502132402, CD‐3240 |
| 1.9 | The Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | Boat on the River | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 396959-2 |
| 1.9 | The Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | Classics, Volume 15 (made in Japan) | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CD 2513 |
| 1.9 | The Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | Classics, Volume 15 | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CD 2513 |
| 1.9 | The Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | Classics, Volume 15 | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | CD 2513, D-114822 |
| 1.4 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | Compact Hits | Styx | EP + Compilation |
| A&M Records | AMCD 904 |
| 1.8 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Styx | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| Startrax | 397112-2 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | CD 69952 |
| 1.9 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | Greatest Hits | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, Inc. | 540040-2 |
| 1.11 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | The 80’s Collection: 1981 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 544/02 |
| 1.16 | The Best of Times | 4:14 | Styx | The Rock Collection, Volume 4: The Heat Is On | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| New Sound (imprint of UK company Newsound Ltd. up till Sep 1997) | NSCD 002 |
| 1.4 | Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | World Hits 1981 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 550 706-2 |
| 1.2 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | Greatest Hits | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 31454 0387 2 |
| 1.2 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | Greatest Hits | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | STARCD 6218 |
| 1.2 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | Greatest Hits | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CD-0387 |
| 1.2 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | Greatest Hits | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 31454 0387 2, D100403 |
| 2.5 | The Best of Times | 4:15 | Styx | And the Road Goes On Forever, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Débutante | 5357172 |
| 1.5 | Best of Time | 4:13 | Styx | Ultimate Rock, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Nectar | NTR CD051 |
| 1.1 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | The Best of Times: The Best of Styx (PMDC) | Styx | Album + Compilation | A&M Records | 540 465-2 | |
| 2.10 | The Best of Times | 4:13 | Styx | Burning Heart 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Insight (Polygram sublabel) | 553 855-2, 553 856-2 |
| 2.6 | The Best of Times | 4:15 | Styx | The Power of Love: 1981–1983 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL629/7 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:17 | Styx | A música do século, volume 14 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Editora Caras | SEC-0014 |
| 1.18 | The Best of Times | 4:17 | Styx | The Best American Rock Anthems in the World... Ever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 8 48045 2 7 |
| 2.8 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | The Singles Collection | Styx | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.8 | The Best of Times | 4:17 | Styx | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Styx | Styx | Album + Compilation | A&M Records | ||
| 1.8 | The Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Styx | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 069 490 395‐2 |
| 1.8 | The Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | The Best of Styx | Styx | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | The Best of Times: The Best of Styx | Styx | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.12 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology | Styx | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.12 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| UTV Records | |
| 2.12 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | Gold | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | B0002104-02 |
| 2.12 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | Come Sail Away: The Styx Anthology | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| UTV Records | B0002104-02 |
| 2.12 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | Gold | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | B000210402 |
| 2.9 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Classic Soft Rock: Into the Night | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.11 | The Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | Classic Soft Rock: More Than a Feeling | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL RSC/04 |
| 1.8 | The Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | The Best of Styx | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 069 490 395-2 |
| 1.10 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | Green Series: The Best of Styx | Styx | Album + Compilation |
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| 4.16 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | NOW That’s What I Call the 80s Hits (deluxe edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Now Joint Venture (US Now compilation series) | |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | UICY-93924 |
| 2.9 | The Best Of Times | 4:19 | Styx | Icon 2 | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | B0014650-02 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | |
| 1.67 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | NOW That’s What I Call the 80s Hits (deluxe edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Now Joint Venture (US Now compilation series) | |
| 1.1 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Babe: The Collection (Remastered) | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 0600753337585, SPEC2065 |
| 5.8 | The Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | 5 Classic Albums (Box Set) | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | 4400360833 |
| 3.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | 5 Classic Albums (Box Set) | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises) | 4400360833 |
| 2.4 | The Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | Wired for Sound: The 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) | 88765458292 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | UICY-40060 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | UIGY-9552 |
| 2.5 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | Paradise Theater | Styx | Album |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ 174 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | Paradise Theater | Styx | Album |
| Audio Fidelity | AFZ 174 |
| 3.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Five Classic Albums (Box Set) | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | 0600753592212 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | UICY‐77888 |
| 10.9 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | The Best of Soft Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 33491-D |
| 10.9 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | The Best of Soft Rock (2020 version) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 33490-Z, 33491-D |
| 1.5 | Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | Addicted To Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| J & B Records (Australian budget compilations) | JB 465CD |
| 1.2 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | Greatest Hits | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | CD 500387 |
| 1.9 | The Best of Times | 4:19 | Styx | Greatest Hits | Styx | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.2 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | Greatest Hits | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | B0011762-02 |
| 1.2 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | Greatest Hits | Styx | Album + Compilation |
| A&M Records | B0010498-02 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theater (BMG Direct) | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | CD-3240, D125243 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theater | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records, Columbia Record Club | CD 3240 |
| 1.5 | The Best Of Times | 4:24 | Styx | Paradise Theater | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | CD-3719 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre (Martrix/Runout: 392 240-2 02) | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | 393 240-2 |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre (made in Japan) | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | CD-3240 |
| 3.7 | The Best of Times | 4:20 | Styx | Rock & Romance Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time-Life Records (Time-Life Music subsidiary) | |
| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | The 80's Greatest Rock Hits, Volume 1: Passion & Power | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.1 | The Best of Times | 4:18 | Styx | The Best of Times: The Best of Styx (EDC) | Styx | Album + Compilation | A&M Records | 540 465-2 | |
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| 1.5 | The Best of Times | 4:21 | Styx | Paradise Theatre | Styx | Album |
| A&M Records | SPJ-3719 |
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Will Rascati |
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| engineer: | Rob Kingsland Gary Loizzo |
| producer: | Styx (rock band from Chicago) |
| bass guitar and bass pedals: | Chuck Panozzo |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | John Panozzo |
| guitar: | Tommy Shaw (of Styx) James Young (Member of Styx) |
| horn: | Dan Barber John Haynor (horn) Mark Ohlsen (Trumpet) Mike Halpin (Trombone) Bill Simpson (horn) |
| keyboard and lead vocals: | Dennis DeYoung |
| vocals: | Tommy Shaw (of Styx) James Young (Member of Styx) |
| horn arranger: | Ed Tossing |
| arranger: | Styx (rock band from Chicago) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | A&M Records (in 1981) |
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| recorded at and mixed at: | Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States |
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| recording of: | The Best of Times |
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Related works
The Best of Times
| lyricist and composer: | Dennis DeYoung |
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| publisher: | Stygian Songs (in 1980) |
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