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Kansas
Kansas cover
Studio album by Kansas
ReleasedMarch 1974
RecordedAutumn, 1973
GenreProgressive Rock
Length45:01 (original release) / 54:42 (remastered edition)
LabelEpic/Legacy
ProducerWally Gold
Professional reviews
Kansas chronology
Kansas
(1974)		Song for America
(1975)

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Kansas's debut album is the result of a merger between two Topeka musical camps: Kerry Livgren, from a previous Kansas line-up, and White Clover, a more traditional southern-style rock band in the vein of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Kerry Livgren (born September 18, 1949) is an American Musician and Songwriter, best known as one of the founding members and Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band The newly formed group signed with Kirshner Records in 1973 and traveled to New York to record their first release. The material on Kansas, written mostly by Livgren and White Clover vocalist Steve Walsh, had been culled from the repertoire of both groups. Steve Walsh (born June 15, 1951 in St Louis Missouri) is the singer and song-writer of the 1970s to present Progressive rock band Kansas Livgren's songs were generally longer and more elaborate than Walsh's, featuring mystical lyrics which reflected his intense interest in Eastern religions. Some of these classically-inspired compositions remain favorites of the band's faithful (aka Wheatheads), especially "Journey from Mariabronn", "Belexes", and "Aperçu".

The album cover is notable for its use of a (cropped) painting by Kansas native John Steuart Curry of abolitionist John Brown, Tragic Prelude. John Steuart Curry ( November 14, 1897 - August 29, 1946) was an American painter whose career spanned from 1924 John Brown (May 9 1800 December 2 1859 was an American Abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed Insurrection as a means to end all Slavery


Track listing

  1. "Can I Tell You" (Williams, Walsh, Ehart, Hope) – 3:32
  2. "Bringing It Back" (J. J. Cale) – 3:33
  3. "Lonely Wind" (Walsh) – 4:16
  4. "Belexes" (Livgren) – 4:23
  5. "Journey from Mariabronn" (Livgren, Walsh) – 7:55
  6. "The Pilgrimage" (Livgren, Walsh) – 3:42
  7. "Aperçu" (Livgren, Walsh) – 9:43
  8. "Death of Mother Nature Suite" (Livgren) – 7:43

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

YearChartPosition
1974Pop Albums174
J J Cale (born John W Cale on December 5, 1938, in Tulsa Oklahoma) is a Grammy Award -winning American songwriter and musician Phil Ehart is the drummer in the rock band Kansas, who along with Rich Williams, has appeared on every Kansas album A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Dave Hope ( October 7, 1949) played bass guitar for the American rock band Kansas from 1973 until the band split in 1983 The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Kerry Livgren (born September 18, 1949) is an American Musician and Songwriter, best known as one of the founding members and The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The term Moog (ˈmoʊg as in 'vogue' Synthesizer can refer to any number of Analog synthesizers designed by Dr Robby Steinhardt (born May 25, 1950) is a rock Violinist, and Singer best known for his work with the group Kansas, for The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member Steve Walsh (born June 15, 1951 in St Louis Missouri) is the singer and song-writer of the 1970s to present Progressive rock band Kansas The conga is tall narrow single-headed Cuban Drum of African origin probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu Rich Williams (born February 1, 1951 in Topeka Kansas, US) is the Guitarist for the Rock band Kansas, The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry
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