The Essential Kansas

Tracklist

• Digital Media 1
• 1
  Carry On Wayward Son
  5:22
  3.6 ★
• 2
  Song for America
  10:01
  5.0 ★
• 3
  The Wall
  4:47
  3.4 ★
• 4
  Lonely Street
  5:42
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Journey From Mariabronn
  7:56
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Child of Innocence
  4:31
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Mysteries and Mayhem
  4:11
• 8
  The Pinnacle
  9:34
  5.0 ★
• 9
  Bringing It Back
  3:33
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Down the Road
  3:43
  5.0 ★
• 11
  What’s on My Mind
  3:25
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Death of Mother Nature Suite
  7:52
  4.0 ★
• Digital Media 2
• 1
  Point of Know Return
  3:10
  3.4 ★
• 2
  Cheyenne Anthem
  6:53
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Fight Fire With Fire
  3:39
  2.9 ★
• 4
  Dust in the Wind
  3:25
  4.1 ★
• 5
  Hold On
  3:51
  3.5 ★
• 6
  No One Together
  6:57
  2.5 ★
• 7
  Play the Game Tonight
  3:25
  2.5 ★
• 8
  Closet Chronicles
  6:28
  4.5 ★
• 9
  Sparks of the Tempest
  4:12
• 10
  Portrait (He Knew)
  4:31
  4.4 ★
• 11
  On the Other Side
  6:23
  4.0 ★
• 12
  People of the South Wind
  3:36
• 13
  A Glimpse of Home
  6:33
• 14
  Magnum Opus (live)
  8:57

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Release credits

• Bill Evans
  engineer [2.2, 1.1, 1.3, 1.11]
• Brad Aaron
  co [5-6], engineer [5-6]
• Brian Leshon
  assistant [7]
• Cheryl Norman
  additional [2], other vocals [2]
• Cliff Bonnell
  assistant [3]
• Danny Mundhenk
  assistant [3]
• Danny Turbeville
  engineer [5, 9, 12]
• Dave Hope
  background vocals [5, 9, 12], bass [5, 9, 12], bass guitar [1.1-4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10-11, 2.1-8, 2.10], vocal [5-6]
• David Pack
  background vocals [7], guest [7]
• David Spritz
  assistant [7]
• Davy Moire
  co [5-6], engineer [5-6]
• Donna Williams
  additional [5-6], background vocals [7], guest [7]
• Ed Lee
  art direction [2, 4, 10]
• Greg Webster
  assistant [5-6]
• Guy Charbonneau
  assistant [3]
• James Cary Stroud
  assistant [6, 8]
• Jeff Glixman
  assistant [2.2, 1.1, 1.3, 1.11], engineer [1, 4, 8, 10], producer [1.1-4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10-11, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10]
• Jimmy Iovine
  assistant [5, 9, 12]
• Joey Jelf
  additional [5-6]
• John Elefante
  keyboard [3, 7], lead vocals [3, 7]
• Kansas
  arranger [1.1-4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10-11, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8], producer [3, 5-7]
• Ken Scott
  engineer [7], producer [7]
• Kerry Livgren
  Moog [1.1-5, 1.8-9, 1.11-12, 2.2], acoustic guitar [2.1, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 1.6, 1.8], background vocals [5, 9, 12], clavinet [1.1, 1.3, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10], electric guitar [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1, 1.3-4, 1.10-11], guitar [1.6, 1.8, 2.5-7], guitar family [4-5, 9-10, 12], keyboard [3, 5-7], organ [5, 9, 12], percussion [1, 4-6, 8, 10], piano [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1-6, 1.8-9, 1.11-12], strings [2, 4], synthesizer [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1-4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11], vocal [5-6]
• Kevin Herron
  assistant [5, 9, 12]
• Lee Peterzell
  engineer [6, 8]
• Lisa White
  additional [5-6]
• Neil Kernon
  mix [3], producer [3], recording [3]
• Peter Granet
  engineer [2, 4, 10]
• Peter Lloyd
  design/illustration [2, 4, 10]
• Phil Ehart
  chimes [1, 4, 8, 10], drums (drum set) [2.1-8, 2.10, 1.1-6, 1.8-12], electronic drum set [6, 8], glockenspiel [2], gong [1, 4, 8, 10], percussion [2.1-2, 2.4-6, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1, 1.3, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11], timpani [1, 4, 8, 10], vocal [5-6]
• Phil Jost
  assistant [7]
• Ralph Sutton
  assistant [7]
• Richard Williams
  acoustic guitar [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1-5, 1.9-12], electric guitar [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1-5, 1.9-12], guitar [1.6, 1.8, 2.5-7], guitar family [2, 4, 10], percussion [5-6], vocal [5-6]
• Robby Steinhardt
  background vocals [1.1-5, 1.9-12, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10], cello [1, 4, 8, 10], lead vocals [2.2, 2.5-6, 1.5, 1.9-10, 1.12], viola [1.1, 1.3, 1.11, 2.1-2, 2.4-6, 2.8, 2.10], violin [1.1-6, 1.8-12, 2.1-2, 2.4-8, 2.10], vocal [2.7, 1.2, 1.6, 1.8]
• Roger Taylor
  background vocals [7], guest [7]
• Steve Brooks
  assistant [7]
• Steve Walsh
  Moog [2, 4, 6, 8], background vocals [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1, 1.3-5, 1.9-12], celesta [1, 4, 8, 10], clavinet [6, 8], congas [5-6, 8-9, 12], keyboard [5-6], lead vocals [2.1, 2.4-6, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1-5, 1.9, 1.11-12], organ [1.1-6, 1.8-9, 1.11-12, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10], percussion [1, 4-6, 8, 10], piano [2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.5-6, 1.8-9, 1.9-12, 1.12], synthesizer [1.1, 1.3, 1.11, 2.1-2, 2.4, 2.8, 2.10], vibraphone [1, 4-6, 8, 10], vocal [4, 6, 8]
• Terry Becker
  additional [1, 4, 8, 10]
• Terry Ehart
  additional [5-6]
• The Four Bassmen
  additional [5-6]
• Tom Drennon
  art direction [10]
• Toye La Rocca
  other vocals [2]
• Toye LaRocca
  additional [2]
• Vicci Livgren
  additional [5-6]
• Wally Gold
  producer [2, 4-5, 9-10, 12]
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Issues

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  The Essential Kansas

  3x CD (limited edition 3.0)
  28 August 2008
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  The Essential Kansas

  3x CD
  15 September 2009
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  The Essential Kansas

  2x CD (US release without 3rd disc in Japanese compilation)
  26 October 2010
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  The Essential Kansas

  2x Digital Media
  26 October 2010