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The Ultimate Kansas

Greatest hits album by

Kansas

Released

July 2, 2002

Recorded

1973–83

Various

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. The collection was rereleased in 2008 under the title Essential Kansas 3.0 as part of the Sony/BMG Legacy series of that name, with an additional "bonus disc" with seven additional songs, and featuring "eco-friendly" packaging.

Cover art

The covers of Leftoverture, Kansas, Point of Know Return, and Monolith are depicted on the front cover of The Ultimate Kansas.

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Track listing

Disc one

"Carry On Wayward Son" (Kerry Livgren) – 5:22
"Song for America" (Livgren) – 10:01
"The Wall" (Livgren, Steve Walsh) – 4:48
"Lonely Street" (Phil Ehart, Dave Hope, Walsh, Rich Williams) – 5:42
"Journey from Mariabronn" (Livgren, Walsh) – 7:57
"Child of Innocence" (Livgren) – 4:31
"Mysteries and Mayhem" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:11
"The Pinnacle" (Livgren) – 9:35
"Bringing It Back" (J.J. Cale) – 3:34
"Down the Road" (Livgren, Walsh) – 3:44
"What's on My Mind" (Livgren) – 3:25
"Death of Mother Nature Suite" (Livgren) – 7:52

Disc two

"Point of Know Return" (Ehart, Robby Steinhardt, Walsh) – 3:12
"Cheyenne Anthem" (Livgren) – 6:53
"Fight Fire with Fire" (Dino Elefante, John Elefante) – 3:42
"Dust in the Wind" (Livgren) – 3:27
"Hold On" (Livgren) – 3:51
"No One Together" (Livgren) – 6:58
"Play the Game Tonight" (Ehart, Danny Flower, Rob Frazier, Livgren, Williams) – 3:27
"Closet Chronicles" (Walsh, Livgren) – 6:28
"Sparks of the Tempest" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:12
"Portrait (He Knew)" (Livgren, Walsh) – 4:31
"On the Other Side" (Livgren) – 6:24
"People of the South Wind" (Livgren) – 3:36
"A Glimpse of Home" (Livgren) – 6:34
"Magnum Opus (Live)" (Ehart, Hope, Livgren, Steinhardt, Walsh, Williams) – 8:57

Disc three (The Essential Kansas 3.0 Limited Edition Only)

"Can I Tell You" (Ehart, Hope, Walsh, Williams) - 3:32
"Lamplight Symphony" (Livgren) - 8:15
"Miracles Out of Nowhere" (Livgren) - 6:27
"Questions of My Childhood" (Livgren, Walsh) - 3:37
"Paradox" (Livgren, Walsh) - 3:51
"The Spider" (Walsh) - 2:07
"Got to Rock On" (Walsh) - 3:21

Personnel

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Ultimate Kansas at AllMusic

v t e Kansas
Phil Ehart Rich Williams Billy Greer Tom Brislin Ronnie Platt Joe Deninzon Zak Rizvi Kerry Livgren Dave Hope Robby Steinhardt Steve Walsh John Elefante Steve Morse Greg Robert David Manion David Ragsdale
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 The Absence of Presence
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
Singles	"Song for America" "Carry On Wayward Son" "What's on My Mind" "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"
Other songs	"The Wall"
Related articles	Discography Members Native Window
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