Audio-Visions

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Audio-Visions
Audio-Visions cover
Studio album by Kansas
Released September 1980
Recorded 1979-1980
Genre Progressive Rock
Length 43:16
Label Kirshner
Producer Kansas,
Brad Aaron,
Davey Moire
Professional reviews
Kansas chronology
Monolith
(1979)
Audio-Visions
(1980)
Vinyl Confessions
(1982)

Audio-Visions is the seventh studio album, and eighth album overall, by American rock band Kansas, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music).

Kerry Livgren's recent conversion to Christianity is first heard on this album, primarily in the lyrics to "Hold On" (which was written as an evangelistic plea to his wife) and "No One Together."

The album was to be the last album with the band's original lineup until 2000's Somewhere to Elsewhere and coincidentally the band's last studio album to be certified Gold by the RIAA (which it did in December of 1980).

Contents

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[edit] Track listing

  1. "Relentless" (Livgren) – 4:56
  2. "Anything for You" (Walsh) – 3:58
  3. "Hold On" (Livgren) – 3:53
  4. "Loner" (Walsh) – 2:30
  5. "Curtain of Iron" (Livgren) – 6:12
  6. "Got to Rock On" (Walsh) – 3:21
  7. "Don't Open Your Eyes" (Ehart, Hope, Livgren, Walsh ...) – 4:05
  8. "No One Together" (Livgren) – 6:58
  9. "No Room for a Stranger" (Walsh, Williams) – 3:00
  10. "Back Door" (Walsh) – 4:23

[edit] Credits

Additional personnel

  • Terry Ehart - vocals
  • Four Bassmen - vocals, background vocals
  • Joey Jelf - vocals, background vocals
  • Victoria Livgren - vocals
  • Joey Self - vocals
  • Anne Steinhardt - violin, viola, vocals
  • Lisa White - vocals, background vocals
  • Donna Williams - vocals, background vocals

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Kansas, Brad Aaron, Davey Moire
  • Engineers: Brad Aaron, Davey Moire, Greg Webster
  • Reissue producer: Bob Irwin
  • Digital remastering: Vic Anesini

[edit] Album notes

The eighth song on this album, "No One Together," was originally intended for release on the previous album, Monolith, released in 1979. It was dropped from that album due to time reasons and wound up on this release, Audio-Visions, instead.

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1980 Pop Albums 26

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "Hold On" Pop Singles 40
1981 "Got To Rock On" Pop Singles 76