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Boy in the Box is the second album by Corey Hart, released in 1985. It generated four charted singles. The song "Never Surrender" won a Juno Award in 1985 for "Single of the Year" and reached #3 on the U.S. Hot 100 (#1 for one week, sales only).

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Boy in the Box
Studio album by Corey Hart
Released	June 14, 1985
Recorded	1984–1985
Studio	Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec
Genre	Rock, new wave[1]
Length	41:24
Label	Aquarius - 46166 EMI America
Producer	Phil Chapman, Jon Astley, Corey Hart
Corey Hart chronology
First Offense (1983) Boy in the Box (1985) Fields of Fire (1986)
Singles from Boy in the Box
"Never Surrender" Released: 8 June 1985 "Boy in the Box" Released: Sept. 1985 "Everything in My Heart" Released: Nov. 1985 "Eurasian Eyes" Released: 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Corey Hart, except as noted.

1. "Boy in the Box" - 4:29
2. "Komrade Kiev" - 4:20
3. "Never Surrender" - 4:58
4. "Sunny Place, Shady People" - 4:21
5. "Eurasian Eyes" - 5:30
6. "Everything in My Heart" - 4:53
7. "Silent Talking" - 4:36
8. "Waiting for You" - 4:27
9. "Water from the Moon" - 3:47 (Hart, Russell Boswell)

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	35
US Billboard 200[4]	20

Personnel

• Corey Hart – lead and backing vocals
• Gary Breit – keyboards
• Jon Astley – Fairlight programming, Oberheim DMX programming
• Michael Hehir – lead and rhythm guitars
• Russell Boswell – bass
• Bruce Moffet – percussion
• Andy Hamilton – saxophones
• Virgil Night – additional backing vocals on "Boy in the Box"
• Dalbello – additional backing vocals on "Sunny Place - Shady People"

Production

• Corey Hart – producer
• Jon Astley – producer, engineer
• Phil Chapman – producer, engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
• Henry Marquez – art direction
• Michael Hodgson – design
• Nels Israelson – front cover photography
• John Webber – back cover photography
• Bruce Brault – management

Certifications

On February 1, 1986, Boy in the Box was certified diamond by Music Canada.[5]

Notes

References

• Liner notes from Boy in the Box album.

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