Released February 1975 Release date February 1975 | Length 45:01 Label Kirshner | |
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
Production
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Songs
1Down the Road3:44
2Song for America10:03
3Lamplight Symphony8:17