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'''''Two for the Show''''' is a double-live album by American [[progressive rock]] band [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]], released in 1978. The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 2008. Recorded over the course of the band's three previous tours in 1977 and 1978, it was Kansas' first live album. It was certified Gold and then Platinum shortly after its release.<ref name="platinum">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=kansas#search_section |title=RIAA Gold & Platinum Database: Search for Kansas |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |accessdate=December 26, 2017 }}</ref>
'''''Two for the Show''''' is the first live album by American [[progressive rock]] band [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]], released in 1978. The album was recorded over the course of the band's three previous tours in 1977 and 1978. It was certified Gold and then Platinum shortly after its release.<ref name="platinum">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=kansas#search_section |title=RIAA Gold & Platinum Database: Search for Kansas |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |accessdate=December 26, 2017 }}</ref> In 2008, a remastered and expanded edition was released to commemorate the album's 30th anniversary.


One single, "Lonely Wind," was released from the album. The single version was edited to under 3 minutes, and included a small amount of the piano solo that precedes it on the album. It received a reasonable amount of airplay and rose to No. 60 on the pop charts.<ref name="hot">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/kansas/chart-history/hot-100 |title=Kansas Chart History: Hot 100 |work=Billboard.com |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=December 24, 2017 }}</ref>
One single, "Lonely Wind," was released from the album. The single version was edited to under 3 minutes, and included a small amount of the piano solo that precedes it on the album. It received a reasonable amount of airplay and rose to No. 60 on the pop charts.<ref name="hot">{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kansas/chart-history/hsi/ |title=Kansas Chart History: Hot 100 |work=Billboard.com |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=December 24, 2017 }}</ref> ''[[Record World]]'' called it "a characteristic Kansas ballad with a lush high harmony hook."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=January 13, 1979|accessdate=2023-02-12|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/79/RW-1979-01-13.pdf}}</ref>


In addition, Kirshner Records issued a promotional album of edited selections from the release, entitled ''Kansas Mini Concert'' on the spine and label, and ''Two for the Show Special Limited Edition'' on the cover. It features "Lonely Wind," "[[Dust in the Wind]]," "[[Song for America (song)|Song for America]]," and "The Wall." The same songs appear on both sides, and the first side is unbanded, meaning there is no indication on the vinyl of where each song begins. This promo album was issued with both a black and a white cover. It is one of only two Kansas albums to appear in reel-to-reel format.
In addition, Kirshner Records issued a promotional album of edited selections from the release, entitled ''Kansas Mini Concert'' on the spine and label, and ''Two for the Show Special Limited Edition'' on the cover. It features "Lonely Wind," "[[Dust in the Wind]]," "[[Song for America (song)|Song for America]]," and "The Wall." The same songs appear on both sides, and the first side is unbanded, meaning there is no indication on the vinyl of where each song begins. This promo album was issued with both a black and a white cover.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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| writer4 = Livgren
| writer4 = Livgren
| extra4 = ''Song for America''
| extra4 = ''Song for America''
| title5 = The Wall
| title5 = [[The Wall (Kansas song)|The Wall]]
| length5 = 4:54
| length5 = 4:54
| writer5 = Livgren, Walsh
| writer5 = Livgren, Walsh
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=== 2008 remastered version ===
=== 2008 remastered version ===
The ''Two for the Show'' album was re-released as a 2-CD set to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the album with a second disc of songs that did not appear on the original album (except "Closet Chronicles" which was included on the original vinyl, excluded from the original CD release, and appears here on the second CD along with the bonus material) and a 24-page booklet.
''Two for the Show'' was re-released as a 2-CD set in 2008 to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the album with a second disc of songs that did not appear on the original album (except "Closet Chronicles" which was included on the original vinyl, excluded from the original CD release, and appears here on the second CD along with the bonus material) and a 24-page booklet.


==== Disc One ====
==== Disc One ====
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== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
;Kansas
;Kansas
* [[Steve Walsh (musician)|Steve Walsh]] – keyboards, vocals<ref name="AllMusic credits">https://www.allmusic.com/album/two-for-the-show-mw0000201691/credits</ref>
* [[Steve Walsh (musician)|Steve Walsh]] – keyboards, vocals<ref name="AllMusic credits">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/two-for-the-show-mw0000201691/credits |title = Two for the Show - Kansas {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic}}</ref>
* [[Robby Steinhardt]] – [[violin]]s, vocals
* [[Robby Steinhardt]] – [[violin]]s, vocals
* [[Kerry Livgren]] – [[guitar]]s, [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s
* [[Kerry Livgren]] – [[guitar]]s, [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]]s
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== Charts ==
== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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!align="center"|Chart
!align="center"|Position
|-
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|align="center" rowspan="3"|1978
! scope="col"| Chart (1978)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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|align="center"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=164}}</ref>
|align="center"|95
|-
|-
⚫
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
|align="center"|[[RPM100]] Albums (Canada)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=112& |title = Top Albums/CDs - Volume 30, No. 14, December 30, 1978 | accessdate = January 7, 2018 | date =December 30, 1978 | publisher = [[Library and Archives Canada]]}}</ref>
|align="center"|29
| align="center"| 95
|-
|-
{{album chart|Canada|29|artist=Kansas|album=Two for the Show|chartid=0071a|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2021}}
|align="center"|[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] (US)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/kansas/chart-history/billboard-200/ |title=Kansas Chart History: Billboard 200 |work=Billboard.com |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=December 29, 2017 }}</ref>
|align="center"|32
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|32|artist=Kansas|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2021}}
|}
|}
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==Certifications==
;Singles
{{Certification Table Top}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Kansas|title=Two for the Show|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1978|certyear=1979}}
!align="center"|Year
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
!align="center"|Title
!align="center"|Chart
!align="center"|Position
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1979
|align="center" rowspan="2"|"Lonely Wind"
|align="center"|[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] (US)<ref name="hot"/>
|align="center"|60
|-
|align="center"|[[RPM100]] Singles (Canada)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=40& | title = Top Singles - Volume 30, No. 23, March 03, 1979 | accessdate = January 7, 2018 | date = March 3, 1979 | publisher = [[Library and Archives Canada]]}}</ref>
|align="center"|62
|}
{{col-end}}

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== Certifications ==
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|-
|'''Country'''
|'''Organization'''
|'''Year'''
|'''Sales'''
|-
|USA
|[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]
|1979
|Platinum (+ 1,000,000)<ref name="platinum"/>
|-
|}


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 19:44, 9 June 2024

Two for the Show
Cover photo inspired by Norman Rockwell's painting "The Charwomen"
Live album by
Kansas
ReleasedOctober 1978
Recorded1977, 1978 with Record Plant Mobile Recording Unit
VenueThe Palladium, New York City,
Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkson, Michigan,
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
GenreProgressive rock, hard rock
Length80:12 (original album)
148:22 (2008 expanded and remastered edition)
LabelKirshner/CBS, Epic
ProducerKansas
Kansas chronology
Point of Know Return
(1977) 		Two for the Show
(1978) 		Monolith
(1979)
Singles from Two for the Show
  1. "Lonely Wind"
    Released: January 1979[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Two for the Show is the first live album by American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1978. The album was recorded over the course of the band's three previous tours in 1977 and 1978. It was certified Gold and then Platinum shortly after its release.[4] In 2008, a remastered and expanded edition was released to commemorate the album's 30th anniversary.

One single, "Lonely Wind," was released from the album. The single version was edited to under 3 minutes, and included a small amount of the piano solo that precedes it on the album. It received a reasonable amount of airplay and rose to No. 60 on the pop charts.[5] Record World called it "a characteristic Kansas ballad with a lush high harmony hook."[6]

In addition, Kirshner Records issued a promotional album of edited selections from the release, entitled Kansas Mini Concert on the spine and label, and Two for the Show Special Limited Edition on the cover. It features "Lonely Wind," "Dust in the Wind," "Song for America," and "The Wall." The same songs appear on both sides, and the first side is unbanded, meaning there is no indication on the vinyl of where each song begins. This promo album was issued with both a black and a white cover.

Track listing

[edit]

Original 1978 LP version

[edit]
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Song for America"Kerry LivgrenSong for America (1975)7:31
2."Point of Know Return"Steve Walsh, Phil Ehart, Robby SteinhardtPoint of Know Return (1977)3:07
3."Paradox"Livgren, WalshPoint of Know Return4:09
4."Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel"LivgrenMasque (1975)5:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
5."Portrait (He Knew)"Livgren, WalshPoint of Know Return5:19
6."Carry On Wayward Son"LivgrenLeftoverture (1976)4:38
7."Journey from Mariabronn"Livgren, WalshKansas (1974)8:55
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Dust in the Wind" (featuring Rich Williams acoustic guitar solo)LivgrenPoint of Know Return6:19
2."Lonely Wind" (featuring Kerry Livgren piano solo)WalshKansas4:29
3."Mysteries and Mayhem"Livgren, WalshMasque4:01
4."Excerpt from Lamplight Symphony"LivgrenSong for America2:39
5."The Wall"Livgren, WalshLeftoverture4:54
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
6."Closet Chronicles"Walsh, LivgrenPoint of Know Return6:55
7."Magnum Opus"
  • a. "Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat"
  • b. "Howling at the Moon"
  • c. "Man Overboard"
  • d. "Industry on Parade"
  • e. "Release the Beavers"
  • f. "Gnat Attack"
Livgren, Walsh, Rich Williams, Dave Hope, Ehart, SteinhardtLeftoverture11:18

* "Closet Chronicles" was omitted from the original CD release due to time constraints but appears on the remastered version of The Best of Kansas released in 1999, and appears on the second CD of the remastered version of Two for the Show.

2008 remastered version

[edit]

Two for the Show was re-released as a 2-CD set in 2008 to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the album with a second disc of songs that did not appear on the original album (except "Closet Chronicles" which was included on the original vinyl, excluded from the original CD release, and appears here on the second CD along with the bonus material) and a 24-page booklet.

Disc One

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Song for America"LivgrenSong for America7:29
2."Point of Know Return"Walsh, Ehart, SteinhardtPoint of Know Return3:07
3."Paradox"Livgren, WalshPoint of Know Return4:09
4."Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel"LivgrenMasque5:58
5."Portrait (He Knew)"Livgren, WalshPoint of Know Return5:18
6."Carry On Wayward Son"LivgrenLeftoverture4:38
7."Journey from Mariabronn"Livgren, WalshKansas8:55
8."Dust in the Wind" (featuring Rich Williams acoustic guitar solo)LivgrenPoint of Know Return6:17
9."Lonely Wind" (featuring Kerry Livgren piano solo)WalshKansas4:29
10."Mysteries and Mayhem"Livgren, WalshMasque4:00
11."Excerpt from Lamplight Symphony"LivgrenSong for America2:38
12."The Wall"Livgren, WalshLeftoverture4:58
13."Magnum Opus
  • a. Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat
  • b. Howling at the Moon
  • c. Man Overboard
  • d. Industry on Parade
  • e. Release the Beavers
  • f. Gnat Attack"
Livgren, Walsh, Williams, Hope, Ehart, SteinhardtLeftoverture11:14

Disc Two

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman (Intro)/Hopelessly Human"LivgrenSong for America/Point of Know Return8:42
2."Child of Innocence"LivgrenMasque7:47
3."Belexes"LivgrenKansas4:34
4."Cheyenne Anthem"LivgrenLeftoverture6:55
5."Lonely Street"Walsh, Hope, Williams, EhartSong for America8:20
6."Miracles Out of Nowhere"LivgrenLeftoverture7:59
7."The Spider" (featuring Phil Ehart drum solo)WalshPoint of Know Return7:41
8."Closet Chronicles"Walsh, LivgrenPoint of Know Return6:55
9."Down the Road"Walsh, LivgrenSong for America3:44
10."Sparks of the Tempest"Livgren, WalshPoint of Know Return5:19
11."Bringing It Back"J.J. CaleKansas7:07

All of the bonus tracks were recorded at the time of the recording of the album but omitted from the original album for various reasons including time constraints. Different live versions of "Bringing It Back," "Down the Road," "Cheyenne Anthem," and "Sparks of the Tempest" appeared as bonus tracks on the remastered versions of Kansas, Song for America, Leftoverture, and Point of Know Return respectively. A different, earlier live version of "Lonely Street" appears as a bonus track on the later recorded U.S. version Live at the Whiskey (a different live version of "Belexes" and "Journey from Mariabronn" appear as a single bonus track on the German version of this release, available on iTunes and Apple Music)

In 2010, Legacy released the Kansas entry in Legacy's Boxed Set series known as The Music of Kansas. The 3rd of 3 discs from this Boxed Set is culled entirely from the double CD version of this album, featuring live cuts from both the original and expanded release, marking the first compilation to feature any of the previously unreleased tracks. A 4 disc version of this release was also issued a year later.

Personnel

[edit]
Kansas
Production
  • Kansas - producer, cover concept[7]
  • Davey Moiré - engineer
  • Brad Aaron - associate engineer
  • Dave Hewitt - Record Plant Mobile engineer
  • George Marino - mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
  • Tom Drennon - art direction and design
  • Jim Barrett - illustration
  • Raul Vega, Terry Ehart, Andy Freeberg, Darryl Pitt, Neal Preston - photography
2008 remastering
  • Phil Ehart – producer
  • Jeff Glixman - producer, mixing and mastering of the remastered edition
  • Jeff Magid - remastered edition producer
  • Zak Rizvi, John Andreas - remastered edition mixing
  • Brian Fanning, Frank Tozour - sony PQ editing

Charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] 95
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 29
US Billboard 200[10] 32

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 449. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Two for the Show at AllMusic
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database: Search for Kansas". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kansas Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 13, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Two for the Show - Kansas | Credits | AllMusic".
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0071a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "Kansas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Kansas – Two for the Show". Recording Industry Association of America.
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