Audio-Visions

Infobox Album |
Name = Audio-Visions
Type = Album
Artist = Kansas


Released = September 1980
Recorded = 1979-1980
Genre = Progressive Rock
Length = 43:16
Label = Kirshner
Producer = Kansas,
Brad Aaron,
Davey Moire
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gmdkylkjxppb~T1 link]
*"Rolling Stone" (unfavorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kansas/albums/album/304991/review/5945068/audio_visions link]
Last album = "Monolith"
(1979)
This album = "Audio-Visions"
(1980)
Next album = "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).

Track listing

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

Credits

*Phil Ehart - percussion, drums, vocals
*Dave Hope - bass, vocals
*Kerry Livgren - guitar, percussion, keyboard, vocals
*Robby Steinhardt - violin, viola, vocals
*Steve Walsh - percussion, keyboard, vocals, vibraphone
*Rich Williams - guitar, percussion, vocals

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

Production

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

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.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)