Two for the Show (Kansas album)

Two for the Show
Two for the Show
	Cover photo inspired by Norman Rockwell's painting "The Charwomen"
Live album by Kansas
Released	October 1978
Recorded	1977, 1978 with Record Plant Mobile Recording Unit
Venue	The Palladium, New York City,; Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkson, Michigan,; Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
Genre	Progressive rock, hard rock
Length	80:12 (original album); 148:22 (2008 expanded and remastered edition)
Label	Kirshner/CBS, Epic
Producer	Kansas
Kansas chronology
Singles from Two for the Show
	"Lonely Wind"; Released: January 1979;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

Original 1978 LP version

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Song for America"	Kerry Livgren	Song for America (1975)	7:31
2.	"Point of Know Return"	Steve Walsh, Phil Ehart, Robby Steinhardt	Point of Know Return (1977)	3:07
3.	"Paradox"	Livgren, Walsh	Point of Know Return	4:09
4.	"Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel"	Livgren	Masque (1975)	5:58

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
5.	"Portrait (He Knew)"	Livgren, Walsh	Point of Know Return	5:19
6.	"Carry On Wayward Son"	Livgren	Leftoverture (1976)	4:38
7.	"Journey from Mariabronn"	Livgren, Walsh	Kansas (1974)	8:55

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Dust in the Wind" (featuring Rich Williams acoustic guitar solo)	Livgren	Point of Know Return	6:19
2.	"Lonely Wind" (featuring Kerry Livgren piano solo)	Walsh	Kansas	4:29
3.	"Mysteries and Mayhem"	Livgren, Walsh	Masque	4:01
4.	"Excerpt from Lamplight Symphony"	Livgren	Song for America	2:39
5.	"The Wall"	Livgren, Walsh	Leftoverture	4:54

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
6.	"Closet Chronicles"	Walsh, Livgren	Point of Know Return	6:55
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, Steinhardt	Leftoverture	11:18

* "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

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Song for America"	Livgren	Song for America	7:29
2.	"Point of Know Return"	Walsh, Ehart, Steinhardt	Point of Know Return	3:07
3.	"Paradox"	Livgren, Walsh	Point of Know Return	4:09
4.	"Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel"	Livgren	Masque	5:58
5.	"Portrait (He Knew)"	Livgren, Walsh	Point of Know Return	5:18
6.	"Carry On Wayward Son"	Livgren	Leftoverture	4:38
7.	"Journey from Mariabronn"	Livgren, Walsh	Kansas	8:55
8.	"Dust in the Wind" (featuring Rich Williams acoustic guitar solo)	Livgren	Point of Know Return	6:17
9.	"Lonely Wind" (featuring Kerry Livgren piano solo)	Walsh	Kansas	4:29
10.	"Mysteries and Mayhem"	Livgren, Walsh	Masque	4:00
11.	"Excerpt from Lamplight Symphony"	Livgren	Song for America	2:38
12.	"The Wall"	Livgren, Walsh	Leftoverture	4:58
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, Steinhardt	Leftoverture	11:14

Disc Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman (Intro)/Hopelessly Human"	Livgren	Song for America/Point of Know Return	8:42
2.	"Child of Innocence"	Livgren	Masque	7:47
3.	"Belexes"	Livgren	Kansas	4:34
4.	"Cheyenne Anthem"	Livgren	Leftoverture	6:55
5.	"Lonely Street"	Walsh, Hope, Williams, Ehart	Song for America	8:20
6.	"Miracles Out of Nowhere"	Livgren	Leftoverture	7:59
7.	"The Spider" (featuring Phil Ehart drum solo)	Walsh	Point of Know Return	7:41
8.	"Closet Chronicles"	Walsh, Livgren	Point of Know Return	6:55
9.	"Down the Road"	Walsh, Livgren	Song for America	3:44
10.	"Sparks of the Tempest"	Livgren, Walsh	Point of Know Return	5:19
11.	"Bringing It Back"	J.J. Cale	Kansas	7:07

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

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

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

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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

[1] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 449. ISBN 9780862415419.

[2] Rivadavia, Eduardo. Two for the Show at AllMusic

[Cross-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.

[platinum-4] "RIAA Gold & Platinum Database: Search for Kansas". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2017.

[hot-5] "Kansas Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

[rw-6] "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 13, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved February 12, 2023.

[AllMusic_credits-7] "Two for the Show - Kansas | Credits | AllMusic".

[aus-8] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-9] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0071a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Kansas-10] "Kansas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

[United_StatesKansasTwo_for_the_ShowalbumCertRef-11] "American album certifications – Kansas – Two for the Show". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Kansas
Phil Ehart Rich Williams Billy Greer Tom Brislin Ronnie Platt Joe Deninzon Zak Rizvi Kerry Livgren Dave Hope Robby Steinhardt Steve Walsh John Elefante Steve Morse Greg Robert David Manion David Ragsdale
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 The Prelude Implicit The Absence of Presence
Live albums	Two for the Show Live at the Whisky King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas Dust in the Wind Device – Voice – Drum There's Know Place Like Home
Compilations	The Best of Kansas Carry On The Kansas Boxed Set The Ultimate Kansas Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection On the Other Side Works in Progress
Singles	"Song for America" "Carry On Wayward Son" "What's on My Mind" "Point of Know Return" "Dust in the Wind" "Portrait (He Knew)" "People of the South Wind" "Hold On" "Play the Game Tonight" "Fight Fire with Fire" "All I Wanted"
Other songs	"The Wall"
Related articles	Discography Members Native Window
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