Power (Kansas album)

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

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

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

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.