Third Stage

Third Stage is the third studio album by Boston, released on September 23, 1986 on MCA Records. The album's release was after a long, eight year period between this album and 1978's Don't Look Back, which according to lead guitarist and founding member Tom Scholz, six of those years were filled with "floods and power failures". The album was recorded at Tom Scholz's Hideaway Studio between 1980 and 1986.

The album's lead single "Amanda" would become the band's only #1 Billboard Top 100 hit. The album is the first not to be pressed by Epic Records, but rather by MCA. This was due to a lawsuit Epic filed against the band due to Scholz thinking Epic pushed the band into releasing Don't Look Back before they thought it was finished.

Side A

 * 1) "Amanda"
 * 2) "We're Ready"
 * 3) "The Launch"
 * 4) "Countdown"
 * 5) "Ignition"
 * 6) "Third Stage Seperation"
 * 7) "Cool The Engines"
 * 8) "My Destination"

Side B

 * 1) "A New World"
 * 2) "To Be A Man"
 * 3) "I Think I Like It"
 * 4) "Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love"
 * 5) "Hollyann"