Always Never the Same (Kansas album)

Always Never the Same
Studio album by Kansas
Released May 19, 1998
Recorded Sept 1997–Feb 1998, Abbey Road Studios, London (UK)
Genre Progressive rock
Length 71:05
Label River North
Producer Phil Ehart, Trammell Starks, Rich Williams
Kansas chronology

Freaks of Nature
(1995)		 Always Never the Same
(1998)		 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas
(1998)
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Always Never the Same is the 13th studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1998.

This album consists of mostly covers of the band’s previous work, rerecorded with the London Symphony Orchestra. New songs include “In Your Eyes,” “The Sky Is Falling,” “Need to Know,” and the instrumental, “Preamble.” “Prelude & Introduction” is a medley of several Kansas songs. The album also includes a cover of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby,” Kansas’s first cover to appear on an album since J.J. Cale’s “Bringing It Back” on Kansas. “Carry On Wayward Son” was recorded at the time in case strong sales brought forth a second symphonic album, but it remains unreleased.

Track listing

  1. “Eleanor Rigby” (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:22
  2. “Dust in the Wind” (Livgren) – 4:01
  3. “Preamble” (Baird) – 3:25
  4. “Song for America” (Livgren) – 9:15
  5. “In Your Eyes” (Walsh) – 4:30
  6. “Miracles Out of Nowhere” (Livgren) – 6:27
  7. “Hold On” (Livgren) – 4:18
  8. “The Sky Is Falling” (Walsh) – 7:50
  9. “Cheyenne Anthem” (Livgren) – 7:29
  10. “Prelude & Introduction” (Kansas/Baird) – 4:53
  11. “The Wall” (Livgren, Walsh) – 5:29
  12. “Need to Know” (Walsh) – 4:02
  13. “Nobody’s Home” (Livgren, Walsh) – 6:04

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References

  1. ↑ Always Never the Same (Kansas album) at AllMusic