Power (album) 1240383 224827091 2008-07-10T16:22:11Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Power | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] | Cover = Kansas - Power.jpg | Released = 1986 | Recorded = 1986 | Genre = [[Progressive rock|Progressive Rock]] | Length = 39:06 | Label = MCA Records | Producer = [[Andrew Powell]] | Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0hzsa9ugb23s~T1 link] | Last album = ''[[The Best of Kansas]]'' <br /> (1984) | This album = '''''Power''''' <br /> (1986) | Next album = ''[[In the Spirit of Things]]'' <br /> (1988) }} ''This article is about the [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] album. For the [[Q and Not U]] album, see [[Power (Q and Not U album)]]'' {{Unreferenced|date=June 2008}}'''''Power''''' is the tenth studio [[album]], and 12th overall, by [[United States|American]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]], released in 1986 (see [[1986 in music]]). A year and a half after Kansas disbanded at the end of the ''[[Drastic Measures]]'' tour, former lead singer [[Steve Walsh (musician)|Steve Walsh]] returned to revive Kansas along with original band members [[Phil Ehart]] and [[Rich Williams]]. Virtuoso guitarist [[Steve Morse]], who joined at Phil Ehart's invitation after the two met at a concert in Atlanta, became a significant musical force in the new lineup. Bass guitarist and vocalist [[Billy Greer]] (who had worked with Walsh in the short-lived band [[Streets (band)|Streets]] after he left Kansas in 1982) completed the lineup, which began rehearsing in July 1985 while Walsh was finishing up a tour as sideman for [[Cheap Trick]]. They released '''''Power''''' the following year. The bouncy single "All I Wanted," although out of character for Kansas, fit in well with the mid-'80s pop music scene and sparked a big comeback for the band fueled by the song's promotional video receiving heavy rotation on cable music video channels. The video featured clips of a variety of women walking and smiling but only Walsh and Morse from the band. Specially mixed by famed producer Humberto Gatica, the song was a major top 40 and adult contemporary hit that can still be heard on soft rock radio stations, although the band has not played the song in concert for many years. The follow-up singles "Power" and "Can't Cry Anymore" failed to receive significant airplay. A video featuring comedian Richard Belzer was produced for "Can't Cry Anymore" but was never widely released. ==Track listing== #"Silhouettes in Disguise" (Morse, Walsh) – 4:26 #"Power" (R. Goodrum, Morse, Walsh) – 4:25 #"All I Wanted" (Morse, Walsh) – 3:20 #"Secret Service" (J. Aclin, R. Miller, Morse, Walsh) – 4:42 #"We're Not Alone Anymore" (Morse, Walsh) – 4:16 #"Musicatto" – (Morse, Walsh) – 3:30 #"Taking in the View" (Morse, Walsh) – 3:06 #"Three Pretenders" (Greer, Morse, Walsh) – 3:50 #"Tomb 19" (Morse, Walsh) – 3:46 #"Can't Cry Anymore" (Morse, T. Smith, V. Temple) – 4:01 ==Personnel== *[[Phil Ehart]] - [[drums]] *[[Billy Greer]] - [[bass guitar|bass]], [[vocals]] *[[Steve Morse]] - [[guitar]], vocals *[[Steve Walsh (musician)|Steve Walsh]] - [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], vocals *[[Rich Williams]] - guitar ==Production== *Producer: [[Andrew Powell]] *Executive Producer: [[Phil Ehart]] ==Charts== '''Album''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America) {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1987 |align="left"|The Billboard 200 |align="left"|35 |- |} '''Singles''' - Billboard (North America) {| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Position |- |align="left"|1986 |align="left"|"All I Wanted" |align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|19 |- |align="left"|1986 |align="left"|"All I Wanted" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|10 |- |align="left"|1986 |align="left"|"All I Wanted" |align="left"|Adult Contemporary |align="left"|14 |- |align="left"|1987 |align="left"|"Power" |align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100 |align="left"|84 |- |align="left"|1987 |align="left"|"Power" |align="left"|Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="left"|38 |- |align="left"|1987 |align="left"|"Can't Cry Anymore" |align="left"|- |align="left"|- |- |} {{kansasband}} [[Category:Kansas albums]] [[Category:1986 albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Andrew Powell]] [[pl:Power (album Kansas)]]