Always Never the Same (Kansas album)

Always Never the Same is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1998. This album consists of mostly covers of the band’s previous work, re-recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra. New songs include "In Your Eyes", "The Sky Is Falling", "Need to Know" and the instrumental "Preamble". "Prelude & Introduction" is a medley of the Kansas songs "Carry On Wayward Son", "Point of Know Return", "Opus Insert", and "Lamplight Symphony". The album also includes a cover of The Beatles’ "Eleanor Rigby". "Carry On Wayward Son" was also recorded during this time, in case strong sales would bring forth a second symphonic album, but was never released. This is the final Kansas album to include new songs from lead singer/keyboardist Steve Walsh.

Track listing

Personnel

Kansas

Steve Walsh – keyboards, lead vocals

Robby Steinhardt – violin, lead and backing vocals

Rich Williams – guitars, producer

Billy Greer – bass, vocals

Phil Ehart – drums, producer

Additional musicians

The London Symphony Orchestra, arranged and conducted by Larry Baird

Production

Trammell Starks - producer, digital editing

Russ Fowler, James Majors, Jim "Z" Zumpano - engineers

Peter Cobbin - orchestra recordings engineer

Jeff Glixman - mixing at Tree Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia

Greg Calbi - mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Brian Jobson, James Majors - digital editing

Michael Allen - copyist

Pennie Moore, Conni Treantafeles - art direction and design

Marti Griffin - photography

References

Kansas (band) albums

1998 albums

River North Records albums