Emerson, Lake & Powell (album)
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| Studio album by Emerson, Lake & Powell | ||||
| Released | June 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985-1986 at Maison Rouge in London and Fleetwood Mobile in Sussex | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock[1] | |||
| Length | 42:50 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Tony Taverner and Greg Lake | |||
| Emerson, Lake & Powell chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Emerson, Lake & Powell is the only studio album by the band Emerson, Lake & Powell and was released in 1986. Two further albums comprising rehearsals (The Sprocket Sessions) and live material (Live in Concert) were subsequently issued in 2003.
The album's cover graphic is based on the corporate logo used in the 1930s by the German cigarette manufacturer, Haus Bergmann.
"The Score" is used as the company theme music of professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling, played at live events, press conferences and to signify New Japan wrestlers' involvement on other companies' shows (usually to provoke a negative crowd reaction from said promotions' core fans).
"Touch and Go" is based on the traditional English folk song "Lovely Joan", though uncredited.[2]
With the death of Cozy Powell on 5th April 1998 and of Keith Emerson on March 2016, Greg Lake is the last surviving member of the band.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Greg Lake, all music composed by Keith Emerson except as indicated.
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "The Score" | Emerson / Lake | 9:01 |
| 2. | "Learning to Fly" | Emerson / Lake | 3:52 |
| 3. | "The Miracle" | Emerson / Lake | 7:02 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 4. | "Touch and Go" | Traditional, arr. Emerson / Lake | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Love Blind" | Emerson / Lake | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Step Aside" | Emerson / Lake | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Lay Down Your Guns" | Emerson / Lake / Gould (lyrics) | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Mars, the Bringer of War" | Gustav Holst adapted by Emerson, Lake & Powell | 7:53 |
Total length: |
42:50 | ||
| 1990 CD reissue bonus tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 9. | "The Loco-Motion" | Goffin / King | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Vacant Possession" | Emerson / Lake | 4:43 |
Total length: |
52:24 | ||
Credits
Emerson, Lake & Powell
- Keith Emerson – keyboards
- Greg Lake – vocals, bass and guitars
- Cozy Powell – drums and percussion
Technical personnel
- Produced by Tony Taverner and Greg Lake
- Recorded in 1985-1986 at Maison Rouge in London and Fleetwood Mobile in Sussex
- Engineered and mixed by Tony Taverner
- Assisted by Russell Leahy, Andy Rose, Bruce Robbins
- Design-Debra Bishop – Koppel & Scher
- Management – Alex Grobb
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK Albums Chart | 35[3] |
| Billboard 200 | 23[4] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Touch and Go" | Billboard Hot 100 | 60[4] |
| Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2[4] |
References
- 1 2 Eder, Bruce. "Emerson, Lake & Powell review". Allmusic.
- ↑ Duxbury, Janell R. (April 25, 1985). "SS0197". Rockin' the Classics and Classicizin' the Rock: A Selectively Annotated Discography. Westport, CT: Greenwood. p. 86. ISBN 978-0313246050. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Emerson, Lake & Palmer chart positions in the UK". The Official Charts Company.
- 1 2 3 "Emerson, Lake & Powell and "Touch and Go" chart positions in the US". Billboard.