Power (Kansas album)
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Released | October 28, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Studio | The Castle, Franklin, Tennessee Abbey Road Studios, London, England (orchestra recording) | |||
Genre | Hard rock, arena rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 39:29 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Andrew Powell, Phil Ehart | |||
Kansas chronology | ||||
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Singles from Power | ||||
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Power is the tenth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1986. It was the band's first studio album for MCA Records. The album featured a new lineup, as the band reformed after a period of hiatus.
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Kerrang! | [5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
In a contemporary review, Xavier Russel of the British magazine Kerrang! called the pompous sound of Kansas "very dated" and, despite a few pleasant rockers like "Musicatto", found other songs "embarrassing beyond belief".[5] In his retrospective review, AllMusic reviewer Bret Adams remarked that Kansas took a dramatic change in musical viewpoints, becoming "more hard rock and pop than prog rock", which "probably surprised longtime Kansas fans" but gave the band "an interesting, if ultimately short-lived, new direction."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steve Morse and Steve Walsh except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Silhouettes in Disguise" | 4:26 | |
2. | "Power" | Randy Goodrum, Steve Morse, Steve Walsh | 4:25 |
3. | "All I Wanted" | 3:20 | |
4. | "Secret Service" | John Booth Aclin, Ron Miller, Morse, Walsh | 4:42 |
5. | "We're Not Alone Anymore" | 4:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Musicatto" (instrumental) | 3:30 | |
7. | "Taking In the View" | 3:06 | |
8. | "Three Pretenders" | Billy Greer, Morse, Walsh | 3:50 |
9. | "Tomb 19" | 3:46 | |
10. | "Can't Cry Anymore" (The Producers cover) | Tim Smith, Van Temple | 4:01 |
Personnel
- Phil Ehart – drums, percussion
- Rich Williams – guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Walsh – lead vocals, keyboards
- Steve Morse – guitar, backing vocals
- Billy Greer – bass, guitar, backing vocals
Charts
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 92 |
US Billboard 200[8] | 35 |
References
- ^ "Kansas singles".
- ^ "Kansas singles".
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 449. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ a b Adams, Bret. "Kansas Power review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ a b Russell, Xavier (December 11, 1986). "Kansas - 'Power'". Kerrang!. No. 135. p. 18.
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Kansas". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 446. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0758". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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