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Masque is the third studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas. The album was released on September 20, 1975, remastered for CD in 2001, and again remastered and reissued on vinyl in 2014. The opening track, "It Takes a Woman's Love (To Make a Man)", was remixed for release as a single but was not popular, including additional guest vocals and segments far different from the album version.

Masque
Cover art reproduces Water, a painting by the Italian Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Studio album by
Kansas
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1975; 47 years ago (September 20, 1975)
Recorded1975
StudioStudio in the Country, Bogalusa, Louisiana
GenreProgressive rock
Length40:44
LabelKirshner (US)
Epic (rest of the world)
ProducerJeff Glixman
Kansas chronology
Song for America
(1975)		 Masque
(1975)		 Leftoverture
(1976)
Singles from Masque
  1. "It Takes a Woman's Love (To Make a Man)"
    Released: January 1976[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
MusicHound Rock4/5[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Masque peaked at #70 on the Billboard album chart, and approximately 250,000 units were sold within months.[5] Each of Kansas's first three album releases had new commercial interest with certified Gold sales of 500,000 units (Masque in December 1977) due to the platinum success of the fourth and fifth studio albums: Leftoverture (1976) and Point of Know Return (1977).[6]


Track listing


Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."It Takes a Woman's Love (To Make a Man)"Steve WalshWalsh3:08
2."Two Cents Worth"Kerry Livgren, WalshWalsh3:08
3."Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel"Livgren[7]Walsh6:03
4."All the World"Walsh, Robby SteinhardtWalsh and Steinhardt7:11
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
5."Child of Innocence"LivgrenWalsh and Steinhardt4:36
6."It's You"WalshWalsh2:31
7."Mysteries and Mayhem"Livgren, WalshWalsh and Steinhardt4:18
8."The Pinnacle"LivgrenWalsh and Steinhardt9:44
Bonus tracks on 2001 CD reissue
No.TitleLength
9."Child of Innocence" (Demo from the recording sessions)5:04
10."It's You" (Demo from the recording sessions)2:41

Personnel



Charts


Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 70

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "Kansas singles".
  2. Adams, Bret. Masque at AllMusic
  3. Graff, Gary (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Canton, Michigan: Visible Ink Press. p. 377. ISBN 978-0787610371. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. Fort Lauderdale News November 18, 1979 "Cosmic Kansas Still Close to the Corn" by Jon Pareles p.15-G
  6. Cashbox January 14, 1978 "Success of Kansas Traced to Constant Touring, FM Airplay" by Mark Mehler p.12
  7. On the original vinyl release, "Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel" is credited to Kerry Livgren on the sleeve notes but to "K. Livgren / S. Walsh" on the label. BMI records (see BMI Work # 699172) confirm that Livgren is the song's sole writer.
  8. "Kansas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  9. "American album certifications – Kansas – Masque". Recording Industry Association of America.

На других языках

[de] Masque (Album)

Masque (deutsch: Maske) ist das dritte Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Progressive-Rockband Kansas. Es wurde im September 1975 veröffentlicht und 2001 remastert auf CD neu aufgelegt und 2014 erschien eine erneut remasterte Vinylversion.
- [en] Masque (Kansas album)

[es] Masque (álbum de Kansas)

Masque es el tercer álbum de estudio de la banda estadounidense de rock progresivo Kansas y fue publicado por Kirshner Records en los EE. UU. y en Canadá por la discográfica Columbia Records, ambos en 1975.[1][2] Fue relanzado por Legacy/Epic Records en 2001.[3]

[ru] Masque (альбом)

Masque — третий студийный альбом американской прогрессив-рок- группы Kansas, выпущенный в 1976 году Kirshner Records в США и Epic Records в других странах. Альбом был выпущен в сентябре 1975 года и был переиздан в формате ремастера на CD в 2001 году.


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