Many Top 40 stations aired the full album cut rather than the single edit. Subsequent to the October 21, 1976, release of the Leftoverture album, the track "Carry On Wayward Son" became an FM radio favorite, causing the November 23 single release of a 3:26 edit of the 5:26 album track (itself trimmed from 7:30 minutes). It was very easy to listen to but still very different." Release and impact But we knew there was something special about. Kansas' other guitarist Rich Williams indicated in 2004 that the success of "Carry On Wayward Son" was not a total surprise to the band: "As far as knowing what a hit was, we didn't have any idea. "Carry On Wayward Son" is shooting up the charts.' And it barely made it on the album!" said: 'Well, you're not gonna believe this, but we actually have a hit song.' We said, 'What?' He said, 'Yeah. we recorded it, we didn't really think it would be a hit it was about six minutes long. I can't even remember if we dropped something else to get on there. The guys looked at each other and said, ‘We gotta do this’." In 2004, Ehart recalled, "It was the last, last to be submitted for.
I came into the studio on the last day and said, ‘I think you better hear this one’. According to Livgren "It was the last night we were in Topeka. Kansas guitarist Rich Williams on the song's impact and enduring appealĭrummer Phil Ehart recalled that Livgren mentioned a new song as Kansas was packing up to leave Topeka for Studio in the Country, the Louisiana facility where Leftoverture was recorded from December 1975, with Livgren presenting "Carry On Wayward Son" to his bandmates only after they had reached the studio. we didn't realize what it would turn into. When we recorded it, we knew we had a great song. It wasn't rubber-stamped it was unique to itself. When it came out, there was nothing like it. I was telling myself to keep on looking and I would find what I sought." Livgren was born again on July 25, 1979, and since 1980 recorded primarily as a Christian rock artist. Parallel to my musical career I've always been on a spiritual sojourn, looking for truth and meaning. Livgren, who perceived the song as being "beamed down" to him in full, in 2004 stated: "It's an autobiographical song. "Carry On Wayward Son" was written after the band had completed rehearsals. I don't relish that kind of pressure, but with hindsight it really brought out the best in me." Although based in Atlanta, Kansas had returned to their Topeka, Kansas hometown to work up material for what would be the Leftoverture album, the band rehearsing in a vacant store in a strip mall the material Livgren was working up on a Lowrey organ at the parental home where he was staying.
said that he had nothing – not a single song. According to Livgren, "On the very first day of rehearsals, Steve. While Kansas' previous three albums had split songwriting duties between lead vocalist Steve Walsh and band member Kerry Livgren, the latter essentially provided all the material for the band's fourth album release, Leftoverture. The song has since remained a classic rock radio staple and a signature song for the band. 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1977. Written by guitarist Kerry Livgren, the song became the band's first Top 40 single, reaching No. " Carry On Wayward Son" is a song by American rock band Kansas, released from the band's fourth studio album Leftoverture (1976). "It Takes a Woman's Love (To Make a Man)"
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