POWER (KANSAS ALBUM)

Power
Power
Studio album by Kansas
Released	November 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
Singles from Power
	" All I Wanted"; Released: October 1986 (US); "Power"; Released: February 1987; "Can't Cry Anymore"; Released: April 1987;

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Kerrang!	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]

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".^[6] 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."^[5]

Track listing

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

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Album

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM)^[8]	92
US Billboard 200^[9]	35

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1986	"All I Wanted"	Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)^[10]	10
1987		Adult Contemporary (US)^[11]	14
		Billboard Hot 100 (US)^[12]	19
		RPM100 Singles (Canada)^[13]	75
	"Power"	Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)^[10]	38
	"Power"	Billboard Hot 100 (US)^[12]	84

References

^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 449.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Kansas Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
^ "Kansas Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Kansas Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
^ "Top Singles - Volume 45, No. 16, January 24, 1987". Library and Archives Canada. January 24, 1987. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

[1] "Great Rock Discography". p. 449.

[2] "Kansas singles".

[3] "Kansas singles".

[4] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 449. ISBN 9780862415419.

[allmusic-5] Adams, Bret. "Kansas Power review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2011.

[kerrang-6] Russell, Xavier (December 11, 1986). "Kansas - 'Power'". Kerrang!. No. 135. p. 18.

[Cross-7] 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.

[group=-8] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0758". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Kansas-9] "Kansas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[main-10] "Kansas Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.

[11] "Kansas Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

[hot-12] "Kansas Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

[13] "Top Singles - Volume 45, No. 16, January 24, 1987". Library and Archives Canada. January 24, 1987. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

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v t e Kansas
Phil Ehart Rich Williams Billy Greer Tom Brislin Ronnie Platt Joe Deninzon Zak Rizvi Kerry Livgren Dave Hope Robby Steinhardt Steve Walsh John Elefante Steve Morse Greg Robert David Manion David Ragsdale
Studio albums	Kansas Song for America Masque Leftoverture Point of Know Return Monolith Audio-Visions Vinyl Confessions Drastic Measures Power In the Spirit of Things Freaks of Nature Always Never the Same Somewhere to Elsewhere The Prelude Implicit The Absence of Presence
Live albums	Two for the Show Live at the Whisky King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas Dust in the Wind Device – Voice – Drum There's Know Place Like Home
Compilations	The Best of Kansas Carry On The Kansas Boxed Set The Ultimate Kansas Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection On the Other Side Works in Progress
Singles	" Song for America" " Carry On Wayward Son" " What's on My Mind" " Point of Know Return" " Dust in the Wind" " Portrait (He Knew)" " People of the South Wind" " Hold On" " Play the Game Tonight" " Fight Fire with Fire" " All I Wanted"
Other songs	" The Wall"
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v t e Kansas
Phil Ehart Rich Williams Billy Greer Tom Brislin Ronnie Platt Joe Deninzon Zak Rizvi Kerry Livgren Dave Hope Robby Steinhardt Steve Walsh John Elefante Steve Morse Greg Robert David Manion David Ragsdale
Studio albums	Kansas Song for America Masque Leftoverture Point of Know Return Monolith Audio-Visions Vinyl Confessions Drastic Measures Power In the Spirit of Things Freaks of Nature Always Never the Same Somewhere to Elsewhere The Prelude Implicit The Absence of Presence
Live albums	Two for the Show Live at the Whisky King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas Dust in the Wind Device – Voice – Drum There's Know Place Like Home
Compilations	The Best of Kansas Carry On The Kansas Boxed Set The Ultimate Kansas Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection On the Other Side Works in Progress
Singles	" Song for America" " Carry On Wayward Son" " What's on My Mind" " Point of Know Return" " Dust in the Wind" " Portrait (He Knew)" " People of the South Wind" " Hold On" " Play the Game Tonight" " Fight Fire with Fire" " All I Wanted"
Other songs	" The Wall"
Related articles	Discography Members Native Window
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