Third Stage

Third Stage
Third Stage
Studio album by Boston
Released	September 26, 1986
Recorded	1980–1986
Studio	Tom Scholz's Hideaway Studio
Genre	Hard rock
Length	36:27
Label	MCA
Producer	Tom Scholz
Boston chronology
Singles from Third Stage
	"Amanda"; Released: September 1986; "We're Ready"; Released: November 1986; "Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me)"; Released: February 1987; "Hollyann"; Released: June 1987;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	C^[3]
Kerrang!	^[4]

Third Stage is the third studio album by the American rock band Boston, released on September 26, 1986, on MCA Records.^[5] It was recorded at Boston co-founder Tom Scholz's Hideaway Studio over a long, strained, six-year period "between floods and power failures".^[6] Scholz and vocalist Brad Delp were the only original members. The lyrics invoke themes of aging and working through stages in life. The first track and lead single, "Amanda", became a number one hit and one of the group's best known songs.^[2] The album itself was eventually certified 4× platinum by the RIAA.^[7]

^ "Boston singles".
^ ^a ^b Iyengar, Vik. "Boston Third Stage review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Oliver, Derek (2 October 1986). "Boston 'The Third Stage'". Kerrang!. Vol. 130. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. pp. 18–19.
^ "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ Third Stage (CD liner). Boston. MCA Records. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Buchanan, Brett (October 22, 2014). "10 Rock Albums That Took Forever to Make". Retrieved January 9, 2018.

[1] "Boston singles".

[All-2] Iyengar, Vik. "Boston Third Stage review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2011-09-11.

[CG-3] Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.

[4] Oliver, Derek (2 October 1986). "Boston 'The Third Stage'". Kerrang!. Vol. 130. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. pp. 18–19.

[5] "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.

[Third_Stage-6] Third Stage (CD liner). Boston. MCA Records. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Buchanan-7] Buchanan, Brett (October 22, 2014). "10 Rock Albums That Took Forever to Make". Retrieved January 9, 2018.

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