Masque (Kansas album)
Masque | ||||
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![]() Cover art reproduces Water, a painting by Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo | ||||
Studio album by Kansas | ||||
Released | September 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
Studio | Studio in the Country, Bogalusa, Louisiana | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 40:44 | |||
Label | Kirshner (US) Epic (rest of the world) | |||
Producer | Jeff Glixman | |||
Kansas chronology | ||||
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Singles from Masque | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock | 4/5[3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Masque is the third studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas. The album was released in September 1975, remastered for CD in 2001, and again remastered and reissued on vinyl in 2014. The opening track, "It Takes a Woman's Love (To Make a Man)", was remixed for release as a single but was not popular, including additional guest vocals and segments far different from the album version.
Masque peaked at #70 on the Billboard album chart, and approximately 250,000 units were sold within months.[5] Each of Kansas's first three album releases had new commercial interest with certified Gold sales of 500,000 units (Masque in December 1977) due to the platinum success of the fourth and fifth studio albums: Leftoverture (1976) and Point of Know Return (1977).[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "It Takes a Woman's Love (To Make a Man)" | Steve Walsh | Walsh | 3:08 |
2. | "Two Cents Worth" | Kerry Livgren, Walsh | Walsh | 3:08 |
3. | "Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel" | Livgren[7] | Walsh | 6:03 |
4. | "All the World" | Walsh, Robby Steinhardt | Walsh and Steinhardt | 7:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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5. | "Child of Innocence" | Livgren | Walsh and Steinhardt | 4:36 |
6. | "It's You" | Walsh | Walsh | 2:31 |
7. | "Mysteries and Mayhem" | Livgren, Walsh | Walsh and Steinhardt | 4:18 |
8. | "The Pinnacle" | Livgren | Walsh and Steinhardt | 9:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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9. | "Child of Innocence" (Demo from the recording sessions) | 5:04 |
10. | "It's You" (Demo from the recording sessions) | 2:41 |
Personnel
- Kansas
- Steve Walsh – organ, piano, clavinet, Moog synthesizer, congas, lead and backing vocals
- Kerry Livgren – lead and rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar, piano, clavinet, Moog and ARP synthesizers
- Robby Steinhardt – violin, lead and backing vocals
- Rich Williams – lead and rhythm guitars
- Dave Hope – bass guitar
- Phil Ehart – drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Earl Lon Price – saxophone on track 1
- Production
- Jeff Glixman – producer, remastered edition producer
- Lee Peterzell – engineer
- Jimmy Stroud – assistant engineer
- Jeff Magid – remastered edition producer
Charts
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[8] | 70 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 449. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Adams, Bret. Masque at AllMusic
- ^ Graff, Gary (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Canton, Michigan: Visible Ink Press. p. 377. ISBN 978-0787610371. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fort Lauderdale News November 18, 1979 "Cosmic Kansas Still Close to the Corn" by Jon Pareles p.15-G
- ^ Cashbox January 14, 1978 "Success of Kansas Traced to Constant Touring, FM Airplay" by Mark Mehler p.12
- ^ On the original vinyl release, "Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel" is credited to Kerry Livgren on the sleeve notes but to "K. Livgren / S. Walsh" on the label. BMI records (see BMI Work # 699172) confirm that Livgren is the song's sole writer.
- ^ "Kansas Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Kansas – Masque". Recording Industry Association of America.
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