Always Never the Same (Kansas album)
Always Never the Same is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1998. This album consists of mostly covers of the band’s previous work, re-recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra. New songs include "In Your Eyes", "The Sky Is Falling", "Need to Know" and the instrumental "Preamble". "Prelude & Introduction" is a medley of the Kansas songs "Carry On Wayward Son", " Point of Know Return", "Opus Insert", and "Lamplight Symphony". The album also includes a cover of The Beatles’ "Eleanor Rigby". "Carry On Wayward Son" was recorded at the time in case strong sales brought forth a second symphonic album, but it remains unreleased.
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| Released | May 19, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | Sept 1997–Feb 1998, | |||
| Studio | Southern Tracks, Electric Landlady and Tree Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, Abbey Road Studios, London, UK (Orchestra recordings) | |||
| Genre | Symphonic rock | |||
| Length | 71:05 | |||
| Label | River North (US) Edsel (Europe) Victor (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Phil Ehart, Rich Williams, Trammell Starks | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from the album | Length |
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| 1. | "Eleanor Rigby" (The Beatles cover) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:22 | |
| 2. | "Dust in the Wind" | Kerry Livgren | Point of Know Return (1977) | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Preamble" (orchestral) | Larry Baird | 3:25 | |
| 4. | "Song for America" | Livgren | Song for America (1975) | 9:15 |
| 5. | "In Your Eyes" (new song) | Steve Walsh | 4:30 | |
| 6. | "Miracles Out of Nowhere" | Livgren | Leftoverture (1976) | 6:27 |
| 7. | "Hold On" | Livgren | Audio-Visions (1980) | 4:18 |
| 8. | "The Sky Is Falling" (new song) | Walsh | 7:50 | |
| 9. | "Cheyenne Anthem" | Livgren | Leftoverture | 7:29 |
| 10. | "Prelude & Introduction" (medley) | Phil Ehart, Billy Greer, Robby Steinhardt, Walsh, Rich Williams, Baird | 4:53 | |
| 11. | "The Wall" | Livgren, Walsh | Leftoverture | 5:29 |
| 12. | "Need to Know" (new song) | Walsh | 4:02 | |
| 13. | "Nobody’s Home" | Livgren, Walsh | Point of Know Return | 6:04 |
Personnel
- Kansas
- Steve Walsh – keyboards, lead vocals
- Robby Steinhardt – violin, lead and backing vocals
- Rich Williams – guitars, producer
- Billy Greer – bass, vocals
- Phil Ehart – drums, producer
- Additional musicians
- The London Symphony Orchestra, arranged and conducted by Larry Baird
- Production
- Trammell Starks - producer, digital editing
- Russ Fowler, James Majors, Jim "Z" Zumpano - engineers
- Peter Cobbin - orchestra recordings engineer
- Jeff Glixman - mixing at Tree Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
- Greg Calbi - mastering at Masterdisk, New York
- Brian Jobson, James Majors - digital editing
- Michael Allen - copyist
- Pennie Moore, Conni Treantafeles - art direction and design
- Marti Griffin - photography
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References
- Jehnzen, Daevid. "Kansas - Always Never the Same review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
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