Masque (Kansas album)

Masque is the third studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas. The album was released in October of 1975 and was reissued in remastered format on CD in 2001. The album was 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 failed to gain attention. The remix included additional guest vocals and contains segments far different from the album version.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Takes a Woman's Love (To Make a Man)"	Steve Walsh	3:08
2.	"Two Cents Worth"	Kerry Livgren, Walsh	3:08
3.	"Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel"	Livgren^[2]	6:03
4.	"All the World"	Walsh, Robby Steinhardt	7:11

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Child of Innocence"	Livgren	4:36
2.	"It's You"	Walsh	2:31
3.	"Mysteries and Mayhem"	Livgren, Walsh	4:18
4.	"The Pinnacle"	Livgren	9:44

Bonus tracks on 2001 CD reissue
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Child of Innocence" (Demo from the recording sessions)	5:04
10.	"It's You" (Demo from the recording sessions)	2:41

Personnel

Steve Walsh – keyboards, lead vocals (all tracks)
Robby Steinhardt – violin, lead vocals (tracks 4, 5, 7, and 8)
Kerry Livgren – guitars, keyboards, vocals
Rich Williams – guitars
Dave Hope – bass guitar
Phil Ehart – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Earl Lon Price – saxophone on track 1

Production

Producers: Jeff Glixman, Jeff Magid
Engineer: Lee Peterzell
Arranger: Kansas
Cover art: Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Pop Albums	70

Trivia

The album cover is The Water, a painting from the italian Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

References

↑ Adams, Bret. Masque at AllMusic
↑ On the album's 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
Phil Ehart Rich Williams Billy Greer David Ragsdale David Manion Ronnie Platt Zak Rizvi Kerry Livgren Dave Hope Robby Steinhardt Steve Walsh John Elefante Steve Morse Greg Robert
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
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 Playlist: The Very Best of Kansas
Singles	"Song for America" "Carry On Wayward Son" "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"
Tours	2011 Collegiate Symphony Tour Fall 2012 Tour
Related topics	Discography Native Window

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