Kansas - Arranger, Producer
Kerry Livgren - Guitar, Keyboards
Steve Walsh - Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Vibraphone
Phil Ehart - Percussion, Drums
Jeff Glixman - Producer, Assistant Engineer
Dave Hope - Bass, Guitar (Bass)
Toye LaRocca - Vocals
George Marino - Mastering
Cheryl Norman - Vocals
Robbie Steinhardt - Violin, Viola, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
David Wild - Liner Notes
Rich Williams - Guitar
Suha Gur - Mastering
Howard Fritzson - Art Direction
Darcy Proper - Engineer
Tom Drennon - Art Direction
David McMacken - Illustrations

The cover of 1976's Leftoverture pictures a bearded Da Vinci character composing reams of music score with a quill. Appropriate imagery for a band who combined the compositionally complex approach of British bands such as Genesis and Yes with solid Southern-rock jamming. Kansas wasn't new in '76--the group had escaped Topeka, Kansas, to record three prior albums, including the exciting Masque and Song for America. They joined the arena circuit via Leftoverture's "Carry On Wayward Son," an instant hit with its explosive vocal arrangement and indelible guitar riff. For straight-ahead rockers ("What's on Your Mind?") and ornate epics (the five-part suite "Magnum Opus"), guitarist Kerry Livgren and keyboardist Steve Walsh dramatically pair vocal harmonies over classical- and jazz-inspired structures. The 2001 expanded and remixed edition includes live versions of "Carry on Wayward Son" and "Cheyenne Anthem," as well as new liner notes by David Wild. --James Rotondi

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