Song information

On the original cassette and CD

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 releases, "Thorazine Shuffle" was a bonus track

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Had the band originally stuck with the story set-out in Paul O'Neill's original 1979 story, the song "When the Crowds are Gone" would have followed Streets track "A Little Too Far".

Two videos from the album entered rotation on MTV, "Gutter Ballet" (filmed at the beginning of 1990 in New York) and "When the Crowds Are Gone". The former track became a staple of Headbanger's Ball and as a result, both Jon Oliva and Chris Caffery were invited to join host Riki Rachtman

Riki Rachtman

Riki Rachtman is an American television and radio personality.-Rock scene:At the age of 16, Rachtman auditioned to sing in the band the Angry Samoans, and the next year he was in a band called the Fairlanes. In the late 1980s, Rachtman was lead vocalist of the L.A. Metal Act "Virgin"...

 for an interview in 1990.

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1989	US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	#124

Singles

Year	Single
1990	"Gutter Ballet"
1990	"When the Crowds are Gone"

Personnel

• Jon Oliva
  Jon Oliva
  John Nicholas Oliva is best known simply as Jon Oliva and as founder of and lead vocalist for Savatage. He is the third of four children...
  
   – lead vocals
  Human voice
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   & piano
  Piano
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• Criss Oliva
  Criss Oliva
  Christopher "Criss" Michael Oliva was born in Pompton Plains, NJ. He was the lead guitarist in, and co-founder of, the band Savatage...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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  s, acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
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• Steve "Doc" Wacholz – drums
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• Johnny Lee Middleton
  Johnny Lee Middleton
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   – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Chris Caffery
  Chris Caffery
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   – guitars and keyboards
  Electronic keyboard
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Note: Caffery was credited with guitars and keyboards and is pictured in the album's booklet "both to prepare the fans for the line-up they'd see on tour and confirm his permanent member status."

Further Credits

• Produced
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   by Paul O'Neill
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• Engineered by James A. Ball
• Additional Engineering by Joe Henehan
• Assistant Engineers: Teddy Trewalla, Deek Venarchick, Jay DeVito, Dave Parla
• Mastering by Jack Skinner/EuropaDisc, NYC
  New York City
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• Cover art by Gary Smith
• Studio Technician: Dan Campbell
• Additional keyboards by Bob Kinkel
• Photographs by Dennis Osborne
• "Gutter Ballet" was recorded and mixed at Record Plant Studios, NYC Feb.-July '89