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Released
  
February 1975

Song for America (1975)
  
Masque (1975)

Release date
  
February 1975

Genre
  
Progressive rock

Length
  
45:01

Artist
  
Kansas

Label
  
Kirshner

Producers
  
Jeff Glixman, Wally Gold

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Recorded
  
1974, Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, California

Similar
  
Kansas albums, Progressive rock albums

Song for America is the second studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1975. The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 2004. The 10-minute title track was edited down to three minutes for release as a single. The 45 R.P.M. edit resurfaced 29 years later as a bonus track on the remastered release, which provided improved sound as well as expanded liner notes, rare photos, and a live version of "Down the Road".

Contents

A new version of the album, Playlist: Song for America, was released with "Magnum Opus" from Leftoverture (1976) instead of "The Devil Game" on the new album.

Kansas down the road


Reception

AllMusic, in a retrospective review, praised the "intense energy" of the album's shorter songs, but contended that the longer songs require too much active listening to appreciate. They concluded that the album is "a good (if not adolescent) recording for a group of this genre."

Track listing

All tracks written by Kerry Livgren except where noted.

Personnel

  • Steve Walsh – organ, ARP and Moog synthesizers, lead vocals (except on "Down the Road"), backing vocals on "Down the Road" and "Lonely Street", piano on "Down the Road"
  • Robby Steinhardt – violin, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Down the Road"
  • Kerry Livgren – electric and rhythm guitars (except on "Song for America" and "Lamplight Symphony"), Moog and ARP synthesizers, ARP strings, piano (except on "Down the Road")
  • Rich Williams – electric, acoustic, and rhythm guitars
  • Dave Hope – bass guitar
  • Phil Ehart – drums, glockenspiel on "Song for America", Moog drum and gong on "Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman"

    • Production

  • Producers: Jeff Glixman, Wally Gold
  • Engineer: Peter Granet
  • Mastering: Tom Rabstenek
  • Preparation: Don Meehan
  • Arranger: Kansas
  • Art direction: Ed Lee
  • Paintings: Peter Lloyd

    • Charts

    Album - Billboard (North America)

    Songs

    1Down the Road3:44
    2Song for America10:03
    3Lamplight Symphony8:17

    References

    Song for America Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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