"The Grand Illusion" by Styx

Styx was a rock and prog band from Chicago that racked up an impressive string of hits in the 70s and 80s that have earned them the ranking of #156 in the most successful charting artists of all-time. Most of their hits were written and/or sung by Dennis DeYoung or Tommy Shaw, both of whom had modest success as solo artists after the band broke up in 1984.

The band reunited in 1989 with guitarist Glen Burtnik replacing Tommy Shaw, who was busy with a new supergroup called Damn Yankees. Styx found themselves back in the Top Ten with the ballad "Show Me The Way," which reached #3 in 1991. The follow-up single, "Love At First Sight," (#25) became the band's final chart appearance.

Shaw came back into the fold by 1995, and by 1999 Styx released a new album called "Brave New World." This time out, though, Shaw's proclivity for gritty rock clashed vehemently with DeYoung's passion for keyboards and operatic rock, resulting in a confusing record and forcing the latter out of the band.

It may sound hard to believe, but one of their classic songs, "The Grand Illusion," the title track from their landmark 1977 record, never charted. The album produced two other chart hits instead: "Come Sail Away" (#8) and "Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man)" (#29).

Styx managed to hit the top of the chart once in their career. That was in 1979 with the ballad "Babe."