Third Stage is the third album by hard rock band Boston released in October 1986 on MCA Records. The album was recorded at Tom Scholz' Hideaway Studio over a three-year period "between floods and power failures".

After winning a legal battle with CBS, Tom Scholz switched their recording label to MCA Records. The first track on this album Amanda, actually written in 1980, became the band's only #1 single. The track reached and stayed at #1 for two weeks in November 1986.

Tracks

  1. Amanda (Scholz) - 4:16
  2. We're Ready (Scholz) - 3:58
  3. The Launch (Scholz) - 2:55
  4. Cool the Engines (Scholz/Sheehan/Delp) - 4:24
  5. My Destination (Scholz) - 2:19
  6. A New World (Masdca) - :37
  7. To be a Man (Scholz) - 3:30
  8. I Think I Like It (Scholz/English) - 4:07
  9. Can'tcha Say (You Believe in Me) (Green/Scholz/Delp) - 5:13
  10. Still in Love (Scholz/Delp) 7:14
  11. Hollyann (Scholz) 5:09

Personnel

  • Tom Scholz - Guitars, organs, drums
  • Brad Delp - Lead vocals and harmony vocals
  • Jim Masdea - Drums and percussion
  • Gary Phil - Guitar

No orchestral sounds or synthesizers were used in the album.