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"Carry On Wayward Son" is a song by American rock band Kansas, released on their 1976 studio album, Leftoverture. Written by guitarist Kerry Livgren , the song became the band's first Top 40 hit, reaching No. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977.
Ronnie Platt, who became Kansas' lead singer in 2014, rated "The Wall" as one of his 10 favorite Kansas songs. [10] Platt said "The guitar lead coming in immediately and then concluding the intro with harmony guitars, heartfelt lyrics, and a passionate, dramatic conclusion, has always been near the top of my list." [10]
Kansas appeared on the US Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the 1970s and 1980s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. "Carry On Wayward Son" was the second-most-played track on US classic rock radio in 1995 and No. 1 in 1997.
"Point of Know Return" is a song by the progressive rock band Kansas written by Steve Walsh (lyrics [1]), Robby Steinhardt, and Phil Ehart (who suggested the album's title, which inspired the lyrics to the song [1]) for their 1977 album Point of Know Return.
The song, "Carry On Wayward Son", became Kansas' first hit, reaching No. 11. Riding the success of Leftoverture, Livgren wrote "Dust in the Wind" for the Point of Know Return album. Like "Carry On Wayward Son", "Dust in the Wind" was added to the album at the last minute. Livgren said the song was an acoustic guitar warmup.
The Best of Kansas. Release date: July 31, 1984; Label: CBS Records; 154 86 US: 4× Platinum [8] 1992 Carry On. Release date: 1992; Label: Sony BMG — — 1994 The Kansas Boxed Set. Release date: July 12, 1994; Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings — — 2002 The Ultimate Kansas. Release date: July 2, 2002; Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings — — 2004 ...
The versions of "Carry On Wayward Son" and "The Wall" on the 1984 release of The Best of Kansas are 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.
Kansas is the debut studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1974 by Kirshner in the United States and Epic Records in other countries. Kansas's debut album followed the merging of two Topeka musical camps: Kerry Livgren , from a previous Kansas line-up, and White Clover, which played mainstream rock and blues.