The Ultimate Kansas

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The Ultimate Kansas

Studio album by Kansas
Released	July 2, 2002
Recorded	1974-1983
Genre	Progressive Rock
Label	Epic/Legacy
Producer(s)	Various
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Kansas chronology
Device, Voice, Drum (2002)	The Ultimate Kansas (2002)	Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection (2004)

The Ultimate Kansas is the fourth compilation from the band Kansas. It was originally released in 2002, and focuses solely on their Kirshner period from their debut album Kansas in 1974 up to and including Drastic Measures in 1983.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Disc one
- 1.2 Disc two
2 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

"Carry On Wayward Son" (Kerry Livgren) – 5:23
"Song for America" (Livgren) – 10:01
"The Wall" (Livgren, Steve Walsh) – 4:49
"Lonely Street" (Phil Ehart, Dave Hope, Walsh, Rich Williams) – 5:43
"Journey from Mariabronn" (Livgren, Walsh) – 7:57
"Child of Innocence" (Livgren) – 4:36
"Mysteries and Mayhem" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:18
"The Pinnacle" (Livgren) – 9:36
"Bringing It Back" (J.J. Cale) – 3:33
"Down the Road" (Livgren, Walsh) – 3:43
"What's On My Mind" (Livgren) – 3:28
"Death of Mother Nature Suite" (Livgren) – 7:43

[edit] Disc two

"Point of Know Return" (Ehart, Robby Steinhardt, Walsh) – 3:13
"Cheyenne Anthem" (Livgren) – 6:54
"Fight Fire With Fire" (Dino Elefante, John Elefante) – 3:41
"Dust in the Wind" (Livgren) – 3:26
"Hold On" (Livgren) – 3:52
"No One Together" (Livgren) – 6:58
"Play the Game Tonight" (Ehart, Danny Flower, Rob Frazier, Livgren, Williams) – 3:26
"Closet Chronicles" (Walsh, Livgren) – 6:59
"Sparks of the Tempest" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:18
"Portrait (He Knew)" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:35
"On the Other Side" (Livgren) – 6:26
"People of the South Wind" (Livgren) – 3:39
"A Glimpse of Home" (Livgren) – 6:37
"Magnum Opus" (Ehart, Hope, Livgren, Phil Steinhardt, Robby Steinhardt, Walsh, Williams) – 8:35

[edit] Personnel

Kansas
Phil Ehart \| Billy Greer \| David Ragsdale \| Steve Walsh \| Richard Williams
Dave Hope \| Kerry Livgren \| Robby Steinhardt \| John Elefante \| Steve Morse \| Greg Robert
Discography
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
Live albums: Two for the Show \| Live at the Whisky \| King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas \| Device, Voice, Drum
Compilations: The Best of Kansas \| Carry On \|The Kansas Boxed Set \| The Best of Kansas (expanded) \| The Ultimate Kansas \| Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection \| On the Other Side \| Works in Progress