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Kilroy Was Here (Album) | align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="orange" style="color:black"|Kilroy Was Here | | lign="center" colspan="3"| | | lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Album by Styx | | lign="left" valign="top"|Released | align="left" colspan=2|February 1983 | | lign="left" valign="top"|Recorded | align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|1982 at Pumpkin Studios, Oak Lawn, IL | | lign="left" valign="top"|Genre | align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|Rock | | lign="left" valign="top"|Length | align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|40 min 41 sec | | lign="left" valign="top"|Record label | align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|A&M | | lign="left" valign="top"|Producer | align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|Styx | | lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Professional reviews | | lign="left" valign="top"|AMG | valign="top" align=center|3/5 | valign="top"|link | | gcolor="orange" colspan="3" align="center" style="color:black;"|Styx Chronology | i>Paradise Theater
(1981) | Kilroy Was Here
(1983) | Caught in the Act
(1984) | Kilroy Was Here is an rock opera/concept album by the rock band Styx. It was released it in February 1983. "Kilroy" was conceived by lead singer Dennis DeYoung as both an album and an accompanying stage show. While the tour was a financial disaster, the album was a top seller for the band. The album's storyline (set in the future) centered around a has-been rock star, living through a disguise of his own, "Mr. Roboto" (according to the album's lead-off song), and caught in a world where music itself has been outlawed. The album spawned two hit singles, "Mr. Roboto" and "Don't Let It End". Track listing - "Mr. Roboto" (DeYoung) - 5:28
- "Cold War" (Shaw) - 4:27
- "Don't Let It End" (DeYoung) - 4:56
- "High Time" (DeYoung) - 4:33
- "Heavy Metal Poisoning" (Young) - 4:57
- "Just Get Through This Night" (Shaw) - 6:06
- "Double Life" (Young) - 3:46
- "Haven't We Been Here Before?" (Shaw) - 4:06
- "Don't Let It End (Reprise)" (DeYoung) - 2:22
Personnel Styx Additional personnel - Dan Barber - horn
- Steve Eisen - saxophone
- Mike Halpin - horn
- Michael Mossman - horn
- Mark Ohlson - horn
Production - Producer: Styx
- Arranger: Styx
- Engineers: Gary Loizzo, Will Rascati, Rob Kingsland
- Apprentice engineer: Jim Popko
Charts Album - Billboard (North America) | lign="left"|Chart | align="left"|Position | | lign="left"|1983 | align="left"|Pop Albums | align="left"|3 | | lign="left"|1983 | align="left"|The Billboard 200 | align="left"|172 | Singles - Billboard (North America) | lign="left"|Single | align="left"|Chart | align="left"|Position | | lign="left"|1983 | align="left"|"Don't Let It End" | align="left"|Adult Contemporary | align="left"|13 | | lign="left"|1983 | align="left"|"Don't Let It End" | align="left"|Pop Singles | align="left"|6 | | lign="left"|1983 | align="left"|"High Time" | align="left"|Pop Singles | align="left"|48 | | lign="left"|1983 | align="left"|"Mr. Roboto" | align="left"|Mainstream Rock | align="left"|3 |
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