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Friday, August 17, 2012
Styx: Queen of Spades
For Friday Flipsides, I present a song that was not only a “B” side to one single, but two. “Queen of Spades” by Styx appeared on their 1978 album “Pieces of Eight.” Initially it was the “B” side of “Sing for the Day,” which peaked at 41 in 1979. “Sing for the Day” was later released as the “B” side to the next single – “Renegade.” Interestingly, A&M issued both singles under the same number 2110-S.
“Queen of Spades” later appeared as a flip to the 1981 single “Too Much Time on My Hands.” The “A” side peaked at #9. Although “Queen of Spades” didn’t have hit potential it is a great tune.
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Associate Provost and Professor of Mass Communication at Alderson Broaddus University and an adjunct faculty member at Southern New Hampshire University.
Graduate of Marshall University, West Virginia University, Southern New Hampshire University, Kentucky Christian University and Mountain State University.
Dissertation on institutional rebranding (see newriver.net) was the 2009 international winner of the Alice L. Beeman Dissertation Award for Outstanding Research in Communications and Marketing for Higher Education Advancement and was the 2008 Leo and Margaret Goodman-Malamuth Outstanding Dissertation Award for Research in Higher Education Administration.
Placed as a winner in five Active Industry Research Contemporary Hit Radio "Pick the Hits" competitions from 1983 through 1987. Each competition had 31 winners. Placed 2nd (1st among radio participants), 6th, 10th (twice), and 21st in the five competitions.
Awarded 14 gold & platinum records and an international sales award from various record companies. Winner of 30 Public Relations awards.
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