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|released=April 12, 2024
|released=April 12, 2024
|recorded=1978–1983 (tracks 1–11, 13)<br>April 28, 2016 at Red Studios, Hollywood (Track 12)
|recorded=1978–1983 (tracks 1–11, 13)<br>April 28, 2016 at Red Studios, Hollywood (Track 12)
|length=TBA
|length=41:47<br>45:34 (Japanese version)
|label=[[Frontiers Records]]
|label=[[Frontiers Records]]
|producer=Blue Öyster Cult<br>[[George Geranios]]
|producer=Blue Öyster Cult<br>[[George Geranios]]<br>[[Steve Schenck]]<br>[[Richie Castellano]]
|previous-album=''[[50th Anniversary Live - First Night]]''
|previous-album=''[[50th Anniversary Live - First Night]]''
|next-album=TBA}}
|next-album=''[[50th Anniversary Live - Second Night]]''}}
'''''Ghost Stories''''' is the upcoming sixteenth and final studio album by [[Blue Öyster Cult]]. It will be released on April 12, 2024 by [[Frontiers Records]].
'''''Ghost Stories''''' is the sixteenth studio album by [[Blue Öyster Cult]]. It was released on April 12, 2024 by [[Frontiers Records]].


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
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* [[Allen Lanier]] – guitar, keyboards
* [[Allen Lanier]] – guitar, keyboards
* [[Buck Dharma|Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser]] – guitar, vocals
* [[Buck Dharma|Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser]] – guitar, vocals
* [[Rick Downey]] – drums ("So Supernatural", "Don't Come Running")
* [[Rick Downey]] – drums ("So Supernatural", "Don't Come Running to Me")
* [[Richie Castellano]] – additional guitar, keyboards, vocals
* [[Richie Castellano]] – additional guitar, keyboards, vocals
* [[Kasim Sulton]] – vocals ("If I Fell")
* [[Kasim Sulton]] – vocals ("If I Fell")
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* Blue Öyster Cult – producer (except "If I Fell")
* Blue Öyster Cult – producer (except "If I Fell")
* [[George Geranios]] – producer (except "If I Fell"), digital transfers
* [[George Geranios]] – producer (except "If I Fell"), digital transfers
* [[Steve Schenck]] – producer, mixer
* [[Steve Schenck]] – producer, de-mixing, re-mixing
* Richie Castellano – producer ("If I Fell"), engineer
* Richie Castellano – producer ("If I Fell"), engineer, de-mixing, re-mixing
* Joe Bouchard – overdubs ("Gun", "Money Machine")
* Sam Stauff – mastering
* Sam Stauff – mastering
* Stan-W Decker – artwork, layout


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
{| class="article-table"
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!#
!Title
!Title
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!Lead vocals
!Lead vocals
!Length
!Length
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Side A'''
|-
|-
|1
|1
|[[Late Night Street Fight]]
|[[Late Night Street Fight]]
|TBA
|J. Bouchard, Bloom
|TBA
|Bloom
|3:26
|3:26
|-
|-
|2
|2
|[[Cherry]]
|[[Cherry]]
|TBA
|Bruce Abbot, Roeser
|TBA
|Roeser
|2:39
|2:39
|-
|-
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|5
|5
|[[Soul Jive]]
|[[Soul Jive]]
|TBA
|Patti Smith, A. Bouchard
|TBA
|A. Bouchard
|2:58
|2:58
|-
|-
|6
|6
|[[Gun]]
|[[Gun]]
|TBA
|J. Bouchard, Helen Robbins
|Bloom
|J. Bouchard
|4:27
|4:27
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Side B'''
|-
|-
|7
|7
|[[Shot in the Dark]]
|[[Shot in the Dark]]
|TBA
|A. Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard
|Bloom
|Bloom
|3:27
|3:27
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|8
|8
|[[The Only Thing]]
|[[The Only Thing]]
|TBA
|A. Bouchard
|TBA
|Roeser
|4:05
|4:05
|-
|-
|9
|9
|[[Kick Out the Jams]]
|[[Kick Out the Jams]]
|Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer, Fred Smith, Michael Davis, Dennis Thompson
|Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner
|Bloom
|Bloom
|2:23
|2:23
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|10
|10
|[[Money Machine]]
|[[Money Machine]]
|TBA
|J. Bouchard
|TBA
|J. Bouchard
|2:43
|2:43
|-
|-
|11
|11
|[[Don't Come Running to Me]]
|[[Don't Come Running to Me]]
|TBA
|Greg Winter, Bloom
|TBA
|Bloom
|3:28
|3:28
|-
|-
|12
|12
|[[If I Fell]]
|[[If I Fell]]
|TBA
|John Lennon, Paul McCartney
|TBA
|Roeser
|2:16
|2:16
|-
| colspan="5" |'''Japan-exclusive CD bonus track'''
|-
|-
|13
|13
|[[Roadhouse Blues]] <sup>(Japan-exclusive bonus track)</sup>
|[[Roadhouse Blues]]
|Jim Morrison
|Jim Morrison
|Bloom
|Bloom
|TBA
|3:47
|}
|}


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** Since ''[[Curse of the Hidden Mirror]]'' to feature Allen Lanier credited as a member of Blue Öyster Cult.
** Since ''[[Curse of the Hidden Mirror]]'' to feature Allen Lanier credited as a member of Blue Öyster Cult.
** Since ''[[Imaginos (album)|Imaginos]]'' to feature Albert and Joe Bouchard credited as members of Blue Öyster Cult.
** Since ''[[Imaginos (album)|Imaginos]]'' to feature Albert and Joe Bouchard credited as members of Blue Öyster Cult.
** Since ''[[The Revölution by Night]]'' to feature Rick Downey credited as a member of Blue Öyster Cult.
** Since ''[[Cult Classic]]'' to not feature Danny Miranda.
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 4 July 2024

Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories cover.jpg
Artist Blue Öyster Cult
Released April 12, 2024
Recorded 1978–1983 (tracks 1–11, 13)
April 28, 2016 at Red Studios, Hollywood (Track 12)
Length 41:47
45:34 (Japanese version)
Label Frontiers Records
Producer Blue Öyster Cult
George Geranios
Steve Schenck
Richie Castellano

Ghost Stories is the sixteenth studio album by Blue Öyster Cult. It was released on April 12, 2024 by Frontiers Records.

Personnel[edit | edit source]

Blue Öyster Cult[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

  • Blue Öyster Cult – producer (except "If I Fell")
  • George Geranios – producer (except "If I Fell"), digital transfers
  • Steve Schenck – producer, de-mixing, re-mixing
  • Richie Castellano – producer ("If I Fell"), engineer, de-mixing, re-mixing
  • Joe Bouchard – overdubs ("Gun", "Money Machine")
  • Sam Stauff – mastering
  • Stan-W Decker – artwork, layout

Track listing[edit | edit source]

# Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length
Side A
1 Late Night Street Fight J. Bouchard, Bloom Bloom 3:26
2 Cherry Bruce Abbot, Roeser Roeser 2:39
3 So Supernatural J. Bouchard J. Bouchard 5:56
4 We Gotta Get Out of This Place Barry Mann, Cynthia Well Bloom 3:59
5 Soul Jive Patti Smith, A. Bouchard A. Bouchard 2:58
6 Gun J. Bouchard, Helen Robbins J. Bouchard 4:27
Side B
7 Shot in the Dark A. Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard Bloom 3:27
8 The Only Thing A. Bouchard Roeser 4:05
9 Kick Out the Jams Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner Bloom 2:23
10 Money Machine J. Bouchard J. Bouchard 2:43
11 Don't Come Running to Me Greg Winter, Bloom Bloom 3:28
12 If I Fell John Lennon, Paul McCartney Roeser 2:16
Japan-exclusive CD bonus track
13 Roadhouse Blues Jim Morrison Bloom 3:47

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • This is the first studio album:
    • To feature Kasim Sulton credited as a member of Blue Öyster Cult. He was previously credited as an additional musician on The Symbol Remains.
    • Since Curse of the Hidden Mirror to feature Allen Lanier credited as a member of Blue Öyster Cult.
    • Since Imaginos to feature Albert and Joe Bouchard credited as members of Blue Öyster Cult.
    • Since The Revölution by Night to feature Rick Downey credited as a member of Blue Öyster Cult.
    • Since Cult Classic to not feature Danny Miranda.

Discography

Blue Öyster Cult

Studio albums

Blue Öyster CultTyranny and MutationSecret TreatiesAgents of FortuneSpectresMirrorsCultösaurus ErectusFire of Unknown OriginThe Revölution by NightClub NinjaImaginosCult ClassicHeaven ForbidCurse of the Hidden MirrorThe Symbol RemainsGhost Stories

Live albums

On Your Feet or on Your KneesSome Enchanted EveningExtraterrestrial LiveA Long Day's NightHard Rock Live Cleveland 201440th Anniversary - Agents of Fortune - Live 2016iHeart Radio Theater N.Y.C. 201245th Anniversary Live in LondonLive at Rock of Ages Festival 201650th Anniversary Live - First Night50th Anniversary Live - Second Night50th Anniversary Live - Third Night

Compilations

Bad ChannelsSt. Cecilia: The Elektra RecordingsThe Columbia Albums Collectiön (SamplerRaritiesRadios Appear: The Best of the BroadcastsHarvester of Lives)

Live videos

Black and BlueLive 1976Some OTHER Enchanted EveningOn Tape Forever (Vol. 1Vol. 2Vol. 3Vol. 4Vol. 5Vol. 6Vol. 7Vol. 8Vol. 9Vol. 10)

Solo albums

Buck Dharma

Flat OutBuck Dharma Archive Series (Volume IVolume IIVolume III)

Joe Bouchard

Jukebox in My HeadTales from the IslandNew Solid BlackThe Power of MusicPlayin' HistoryStrange LegendsAmerican Rocker

Albert Bouchard

IncantationSurrealistRe ImaginosImaginos II: Bombs Over Germany (minus zero and counting)Imaginos III: Mutant Reformation