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The Best of Kansas is the first compilation album from the American progressive rock band Kansas. It was originally released in 1984, and featured one new track, "Perfect Lover," written by then-lead vocalist John Elefante and his brother Dino Elefante. The compilation was re-released in 1999 in a version supervised by the original band members. "Perfect Lover" was dropped in favor of three additional tracks from the original lineup. Added were "The Pinnacle" from Masque, "The Devil Game" from Song for America, and a live track deleted because of space limitations from the CD version of Two for the Show called "Closet Chronicles," originally from Point of Know Return. The album has sold over 4 million copies in the United States and was certified quadruple platinum in 2001.[3]

The Best of Kansas
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJuly 31, 1984
Recorded19741984
StudioPakaderm Studios, Long Beach, California ("Perfect Lover")
GenreHard rock, progressive rock
Length48:11
LabelCBS Associated, Epic
ProducerVarious
Kansas chronology
Drastic Measures
(1983)
The Best of Kansas
(1984)
Power
(1986)
Singles from The Best of Kansas
  1. "Perfect Lover"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

The versions of "Carry On Wayward Son" and "The Wall" on the 1984 release of The Best of Kansas are special versions remixed by Kerry Livgren and unique to the first version of this collection. For the 1999 reissue of the collection, the original 1976 mixes from the album Leftoverture are used instead. The removal of "Perfect Lover" which had previously been available only on this album, made the track out of print in the United States. The original track listing and mixes were restored for the 2014 180-gram vinyl release of the album by Friday Music. That version was also released on red vinyl a few years later.


Cover art


The painting of Parson Weems.
The painting of Parson Weems.

The album cover art, by artist Steve Carver, is a parody of Grant Wood's 1939 painting of the author Parson Weems pointing to the famous scene of George Washington and George's father inquiring after young George had just chopped down a cherry tree with his hatchet. The cover contains elements of nearly all previous Kansas album covers:

Surprisingly, the sailboat on the front cover is later used for Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection.


Track listing



1984 original version


Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Carry On Wayward Son" (Remixed version)Kerry LivgrenLeftoverture (1976)5:22
2."Point of Know Return"Steve Walsh, Phil Ehart, Robby SteinhardtPoint of Know Return (1977)3:11
3."Fight Fire with Fire"John Elefante, Dino ElefanteDrastic Measures (1983)3:40
4."Dust in the Wind"LivgrenPoint of Know Return3:27
5."Song for America" (Edited version)LivgrenSong for America (1975)9:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
6."Perfect Lover"J. Elefante, D. Elefantenew song4:19
7."Hold On"LivgrenAudio-Visions (1980)3:52
8."No One Together"LivgrenAudio-Visions6:57
9."Play the Game Tonight"Livgren, Rich Williams, Ehart, Danny Flower, Rob FrazierVinyl Confessions (1982)3:26
10."The Wall" (Remixed version)Livgren, WalshLeftoverture4:49

1999 reissue


No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Carry On Wayward Son"Livgren 5:22
2."Point of Know Return"Walsh, Ehart, Steinhardt 3:11
3."Fight Fire with Fire"J. Elefante, D. Elefante 3:40
4."Dust in the Wind"Livgren 3:27
5."Song for America" (Edited version)Livgren 9:07
6."Hold On"Livgren 3:51
7."No One Together"Livgren 6:57
8."Play the Game Tonight"Livgren, Williams, Ehart, Flower, Frazier 3:26
9."The Wall"Livgren, Walsh 4:47
10."The Pinnacle"LivgrenMasque (1975)9:36
11."The Devil Game"Walsh, Dave HopeSong for America5:04
12."Closet Chronicles" (Live)Walsh, LivgrenTwo for the Show (1978)6:54

Personnel


Additional personnel
Production

Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Kansas - The Best of Kansas review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. 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.
  3. "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database: Search for Kansas". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8515". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  5. "Kansas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  6. "Kansas Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  7. "American album certifications – Kansas – Best of Kansas". Recording Industry Association of America.

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The Best of Kansas è un album di raccolta del gruppo rock statunitense Kansas, pubblicato nel 1984.



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