Two for the Show

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Two for the Show
Live album by Kansas
Released	October 1978
Recorded	1977, 1978
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	73:17
Label	Kirshner
Producer	Kansas
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2/5) link
Kansas chronology
Point of Know Return (1977) Two for the Show (1978) Monolith (1979)

Two for the Show is a double-live album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). It was certified gold and then platinum shortly after its release.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

1. "Song for America" (Livgren) – 7:31
2. "Point of Know Return" (Ehart, Steinhardt, Walsh) – 3:07
3. "Paradox" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:09
4. "Icarus--Borne on the Wings of Steel" (Livgren, Walsh) – 5:58
5. "Portrait (He Knew)" (Livgren, Walsh) – 5:19
6. "Carry On Wayward Son" (Livgren) – 4:38
7. "Journey From Mariabronn" (Livgren) – 8:55
8. "Dust in the Wind" (featuring Richard Williams acoustic guitar solo) (Livgren) – 6:19
9. "Lonely Wind" (featuring Kerry Livgren piano solo) (Walsh) – 4:29
10. "Mysteries and Mayhem" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:01
11. "Excerpt from Lamplight Symphony" (Livgren) – 2:39
12. "The Wall" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:54
13. "Closet Chronicles" (Livgren) - 6:45*
14. "Magnum Opus" (Ehart, Hope, Livgren, Steinhardt, Walsh, Williams) – 11:18

* "Closet Chronicles" was omitted from the original CD release due to time restraints but appears on the remastered version of "Best of Kansas" released in 1999, and also is scheduled to appear on the remastered version to be released in July, 2008 according to kansasband.com.

Tracks also recorded for the album but omitted from the original album include "Sparks Of The Tempest", "Cheyenne Anthem", "Miracles Out of Nowhere", "Down the Road", "Lonely Street" and "Hopelessly Human". These tracks are rumored to appear on the remastered version due out in July, 2008 (Cheyenne Anthem and Sparks of the Tempest appeared as bonus tracks on the remastered versions of Leftoverture and Point of Know Return respectively).

[edit] Personnel

• Phil Ehart - percussion, drums
• Dave Hope - bass
• Kerry Livgren - guitars, keyboards
• Robby Steinhardt - violins, vocals
• Steve Walsh - keyboards, vocals
• Rich Williams - guitars

[edit] Production

• Producer: Kansas
• Engineers: Brad Aaron, David Hewitt, Davey Moire
• Associate engineer: Brad Aaron
• Mastering: David Hewitt, George Marino
• Art direction: Tom Drennon
• Cover art concept: Kansas
• Design: Tom Drennon
• Artwork: Jim Barrett
• Illustrations: Jim Barrett
• Photography: Terry Ehart, Andy Freeberg, Darryl Pitt, Neal Preston, Raul Vega

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	32

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1979	"Lonely Wind"	Pop Singles	60

v • d • e Kansas Phil Ehart | Billy Greer | David Ragsdale | Steve Walsh | Richard Williams Former members Dave Hope | Kerry Livgren | Robby Steinhardt | John Elefante | Steve Morse | Greg Robert Studio albums Kansas | Song for America | Masque | Leftoverture | Point of Know Return | Monolith | Audio-Visions | Vinyl Confessions | Drastic Measures | Power | In the Spirit of Things | Freaks of Nature | Always Never the Same | Somewhere to Elsewhere Live albums Two for the Show | Live at the Whisky | King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas | Device, Voice, Drum Compilations The Best of Kansas | Carry On | The Kansas Boxed Set | The Best of Kansas (expanded) | The Ultimate Kansas | Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection | On the Other Side | Works in Progress