''The Kansas Boxed Set'' is the third compilation from the band

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

. It was originally released in 1994, and was the band's first boxed set overview of their career, emphasizing only their progressive rock era which was bracketed by the albums ''

'' in 1974 and ''

Audio-Visions ''Audio-Visions'' is the seventh studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1980. The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 1996 on Legacy/ Epic and again in 2011, as a Japanese import vinyl-replica CD, as well ...

'' in 1980. It also includes the new track "Wheels". The release was supervised by all the original band members, unlike the first release of ''

The Best of Kansas ''The Best of Kansas'' is the first compilation album from the American progressive rock band Kansas. It was originally released in 1984, and featured one new track, "Perfect Lover," written by then-lead vocalist John Elefante and his brother Di ...

'' in 1984.

Track listing

All songs written by

Kerry Livgren Kerry Allen Livgren (born September 18, 1949) is an American musician, best known as one of the founding members and primary songwriters for the American rock band Kansas. Biography Livgren was raised in Topeka, Kansas, by his father Allen ...

, except where noted.

Disc one

# "Can I Tell You" (

Rich Williams Richard John Williams (born February 1, 1950) is an American guitarist, primarily known for being one of the only consistent original members of the rock band Kansas alongside drummer Phil Ehart. Both have appeared on every Kansas album to dat ...

Phil Ehart Phillip W. Ehart (born February 4, 1950) is the drummer in the progressive rock band Kansas. He and Rich Williams are the only two members who have appeared on every Kansas album. Though his songwriting contributions to the group were few, he c ...

Dave Hope Dave Hope (born October 7, 1949) is an American bass guitarist who played with the American progressive rock band Kansas from 1970 (original version) until the band's first split in 1983. When he was in high school, he played defensive center fo ...

, Steve Walsh) – 4:20 (1973

demo Demo, usually short for demonstration, may refer to: Music and film *Demo (music), a song typically recorded for reference rather than release * ''Demo'' (Behind Crimson Eyes), a 2004 recording by the band Behind Crimson Eyes * ''Demo'' (Deafhea ...

) # "Death of Mother Nature Suite" (live) – 9:00 # "Journey from Mariabronn" (Livgren, Walsh) – 7:57 # " Song for America" – 10:02 # "The Devil Game" (Walsh, Hope) – 5:04 # "Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman" (live) – 16:08 # "Child of Innocence" – 4:33 # "Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel" – 6:04 # "Mysteries and Mayhem" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:20 # "The Pinnacle" – 9:36

Disc two

# "

Carry On Wayward Son "Carry On Wayward Son" is a song by American rock band Kansas, released from the band's fourth studio album '' Leftoverture'' (1976). Written by guitarist Kerry Livgren, the song became the band's first Top 40 single, reaching No. 11 on the US ...

" – 5:22 # "The Wall" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:47 # "What's on My Mind" – 3:27 # "Opus Insert" – 4:25 # "Magnum Opus" (Livgren, Walsh, Williams, Hope, Ehart,

Robby Steinhardt Robert Eugene Steinhardt (May 25, 1950 – July 17, 2021) was an American rock violinist and singer best known for his work with the group Kansas, for which he was co-lead singer/"frontman" and MC along with keyboardist Steve Walsh, from 197 ...

) – 8:25 # "

Point of Know Return ''Point of Know Return'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1977. The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 2002. Composition and recording The recording sessions for ''Point of Know Return'' comme ...

" (Walsh, Ehart, Steinhardt) – 3:12 # "

Portrait (He Knew) "Portrait (He Knew)" is a song by the United States, American progressive rock band Kansas (band), Kansas. It was written by Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh (musician), Steve Walsh and was recorded for the band's fifth album, ''Point of Know Return ...

" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:34 # "

Dust in the Wind "Dust in the Wind" is a song recorded by American progressive rock band Kansas and written by band member Kerry Livgren, first released on their 1977 album ''Point of Know Return''. The song peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the wee ...

" – 3:29 # "Closet Chronicles" (Walsh, Livgren) – 6:31 # " People of the South Wind" – 3:39 # "On the Other Side" (live) – 6:43 # "A Glimpse of Home" – 6:36 # "Relentless" – 4:57 # "Loner" (Walsh) – 2:30 # "

Hold On Hold On may refer to: Music Albums and EPs * ''Hold On!'' (album), by Herman's Hermits, 1966 * ''Hold On'' (Trapeze album), or the title song, 1978 * ''Hold On'' (High Inergy album), 1980 * ''Hold On'' (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album), 1987 * ...

" – 3:53 # "Wheels" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:32 (new track)

Personnel

;Kansas * Steve Walsh - keyboards, vocals *

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

s, keyboards *

violin The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regu ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

- guitar *

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

- drums *

David Ragsdale David Lasater Ragsdale (born April 3, 1958) is an American musician. He is best known as the violinist for the rock band Kansas from 1991 to 1997 and from 2006 to the present. He toured for four years with Louise Mandrell before joining Kansas, a ...

- violin on "Wheels" ;Production *

Jeff Glixman Jeff Glixman is an American record producer. He has produced, mixed or remastered artists such as Kansas, Magnum, Gary Moore, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Georgia Satellites and Black Sabbath. Combined sales of his projects exceed 30 million units. Ca ...

, Vic Anesini - remastering *"Wheels" produced by Ehart, Livgren and Walsh, mixed by Jeff Glixman

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kansas Boxed Set, The Kansas (band) compilation albums 1994 compilation albums Legacy Recordings compilation albums Epic Records compilation albums