Works Volume I
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| Studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer | ||
| Released | March 17, 1977 | |
| Recorded | 1976 | |
| Genre | Progressive rock | |
| Length | 87:23 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Emerson, Lake & Palmer chronology | ||
| Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends (1974) |
Works Volume I (1977) |
Works Volume II (1978) |
Works Volume I is a 1977 album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It is a two-disc set divided into four major sections, one each highlighting each band member, and one for combined works.
The album was highly anticipated, as it had been four years since the release of ELP's most successful album, Brain Salad Surgery. However, it was extremely different from the synthesizer-driven music that most fans had expected. Side 1 of the first disc was the Keith Emerson Side, and was a classical music piece on the piano. Side 2 was the Greg Lake side, and consisted of acoustic ballads, most of which were written by Lake & Peter Sinfield. The Carl Palmer Side on the second disc was considered at that time to be the best of the three "solo" sides, as it was the closest to prior ELP compositions. Palmer's side include a remake of "Tank" which was on ELP's first album. Another track on Palmer's side which was the rocker "L.A. Nights" featured Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh on lead and slide guitar and scat vocal. Side 2 on the second disc featured the entire band together, and consisted of two long-form songs: "Pirates" and an updated version of Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man.
Because the sound was so different from their past albums, reaction was mixed. Works Volume I attracted new fans to Emerson, Lake and Palmer, but turned off many others.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Disc one
[edit] Keith Emerson
- "Piano Concerto No. 1"
- First Movement: "Allegro Giojoso" – 9:21
- Second Movement: "Andante Molto Cantabile" – 2:09
- Third Movement: "Toccata Con Fuoco" – 6:48
[edit] Greg Lake
- "Lend Your Love To Me Tonight" – 4:01
- "C'est La Vie" – 4:16
- "Hallowed Be Thy Name" – 4:35
- "Nobody Loves You Like I Do" – 3:56
- "Closer To Believing" – 5:33
[edit] Disc two
[edit] Carl Palmer
- "The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits" – 3:20
- "L.A. Nights" (features Joe Walsh on guitars and scat vocal) – 5:42
- "New Orleans" – 2:45
- "Two Part Invention In D Minor" – 1:54
- "Food For Your Soul" – 3:57
- "Tank" – 5:09
[edit] Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- "Fanfare for the Common Man" – 9:40
- "Pirates" – 13:19
[edit] Singles
- Fanfare For the Common Man / Brain Salad Surgery
- Cest La Vie / Hallowed Be Thy Name
