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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Kansas
| What was the original song written specifically for the original release of the "Best Of Kansas" album? | Kansas: The Band
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Perfect Lover. The song was deleted from the remastered edition of the album.
| Kansas recorded a version of what song in 1999 on the album "Always Never The Same"? | Kansas: The Band
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Eleanor Rigby. The album contained versions of several songs that were done entirely by an orchestra.
| Which song reached the highest point on any chart for this band? | Kansas: The Band
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Dust In the Wind. The song was an afterthought for the album and was originally written as a guitar finger-picking exercise.
| Kansas opened for which major act of the 1960s as one of their first big shows? | Kansas: The Band
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The Doors. It was the final performance of the Doors, in New Orleans.
John Elefante. He later recorded several solo albums as a Christian artist.
| The song "Portrait (He Knew)" on the album "Point of Know Return" was written about which historical figure? | Kansas: The Band
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Albert Einstein. Kerry Livgren, later as a emmber of the band "AD", recorded a Christian version of this song, titled "Portrait II".
Magnum Opus. They decided to change the title at the last minute, giving the title "Magnum Opus" to one of the songs and the song title "Leftoverture" to the album.
Two For The Show. This album was dedicated to a fan who was involved in a car accident after the show and lost his sight.
| What was the title of the first Kansas song that was completely instrumental? | Kansas: The Band
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The Spider. Apercu was not purely instrumental, nor was Magnum Opus. Musicatto came later, in 1986. The Spider was released in 1977.
| Kansas' highest position on the US Billboard album charts was #4. Which album reached that position? | Kansas is a Band
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Point of Know Return. Kansas reached #4 with the "Point of Know Return" album, which included their highest rated single ever, "Dust in the Wind".
| At which Kansas landmark can the cover art for the band's first album, "Kansas" be seen? | Kansas is a Band
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The Capitol rotunda in Topeka. The mural, "Tragic Prelude" by John Steuart Curry, adorns the rotunda of the State Capitol in Topeka. The painting allegorically depicts famed abolitionist John Brown during the "Bleeding Kansas" decade of the 1850s.
| Kansas' highest position on the US Billboard singles charts was #6. Which song reached that position? | Kansas is a Band
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Dust in the Wind. "Dust in the Wind", a haunting ballad sung by Steve Walsh and, according to the credits, written by "Kansas", reached #6 on the US Billboard charts. While it was the band's highest charting single, in 1995 their single "Carry On, Wayward Son" was the most requested song on classic rock stations in the US, according to Billboard.
| "Here all life abounds" is a recurring lyric in the first two verses of which song? | Kansas is a Band
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Song for America. "Virgin land of forest green, dark and stormy plains, here all life abounds
Sunlit valley, mountain fields, unseen in the rain, here all life abounds
No man rules this land, no human hand has soiled this paradise
Waiting patiently, so much to see, so rich in Earth's delights"
(Written by Kerry Livgren)
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