Editing Man of Miracles (section)

==Background==

The album had a diverse sound, it showcased the style of two band members and a pre-commercial sound: [[James Young (American musician)|James "JY" Young]] songs were more straight ahead hard rockers, while [[Dennis DeYoung]] songs were more mellow ballads, classical, and prog rock songs.

The original issue contained the catchy upbeat cover of "[[Lies (The Knickerbockers song)|Lies]]" by [[The Knickerbockers]] in 1965. A second release of ''Man of Miracles'' substituted this with "[[Best Thing]]", a song also contained on [[Styx (album)|the first Styx album from 1972]], as the opening track on side two.   The album was again reissued in 1980 with new artwork and a newly abbreviated title, '''''Miracles'''''. This version started the second side with the ballad "Unfinished Song", which is sung by Dennis DeYoung.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://styxworld.com/news/news/435735/man-of-miracles-turns-42-today |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408154503/http://styxworld.com/news/news/435735/man-of-miracles-turns-42-today |archive-date=2019-04-08 |title=Man of Miracles Turns 42 Today! - Styx}}</ref>