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Power (Kansas album)

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Power
Studio album by
Kansas
ReleasedOctober 28, 1986
Recorded1986
StudioThe Castle, Franklin, Tennessee
Abbey Road Studios, London, England (orchestra recording)
GenreHard rock, arena rock, pop rock
Length39:29
LabelMCA
ProducerAndrew Powell, Phil Ehart
Kansas chronology
The Best of Kansas
(1984) 		Power
(1986) 		In the Spirit of Things
(1988)
Singles from Power
  1. "All I Wanted"
    Released: October 1986 (US)[1]
  2. "Power"
    Released: February 1987[2]
  3. "Can't Cry Anymore"
    Released: April 1987[3]

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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All tracks are written by Steve Morse and Steve Walsh except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Silhouettes in Disguise" 4:26
2."Power"Randy Goodrum, Steve Morse, Steve Walsh4:25
3."All I Wanted" 3:20
4."Secret Service"John Booth Aclin, Ron Miller, Morse, Walsh4:42
5."We're Not Alone Anymore" 4:16
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Musicatto" (instrumental) 3:30
7."Taking In the View" 3:06
8."Three Pretenders"Billy Greer, Morse, Walsh3:50
9."Tomb 19" 3:46
10."Can't Cry Anymore" (The Producers cover)Tim Smith, Van Temple4:01


Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 92
US Billboard 200[8] 35

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas singles".
  2. ^ "Kansas singles".
  3. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 449. ISBN 9780862415419.
  4. ^ a b Adams, Bret. "Kansas Power review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Russell, Xavier (December 11, 1986). "Kansas - 'Power'". Kerrang!. No. 135. p. 18.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0758". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Kansas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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