STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - KANSAS - MONOLITH

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Good Monday morning gang and welcome to February and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 71st Birthday of guitarist Rich Williams, best known for his longtime work with Kansas based progressive rock band, Kansas. Happy Birthday Rich ! Monolith, their 6th studio album, was released May 1979 on the CBS label and produced the band. It peaked at #69 in Australia, #17 in Canada, and #10 in America, where it has been certified Platinum.  "People Of The South Wind" (#59 Canada, #23 Hot 100) and "Reason To Be" (#52 Hot 100) were released as singles. The cover art featuring an Indian with a space helmet for a headdress was done by Bruce Wolfe.

1. "On the Other Side" Kerry Livgren 6:26

2. "People of the South Wind" Livgren 3:41

3. "Angels Have Fallen" Steve Walsh 6:39

4. "How My Soul Cries Out for You" Walsh 5:49

Side two

5. "A Glimpse of Home" Livgren 6:37

6. "Away from You" Walsh 4:26

7. "Stay Out of Trouble" Walsh, Rich Williams, Robby Steinhardt 4:15

8. "Reason to Be" Livgren 3:51

Kansas :

Steve Walsh – keyboards, lead and backing vocals

Kerry Livgren – guitars, keyboards

Rich Williams – guitars

Robby Steinhardt – violin, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Angels Have Fallen," "How My Soul Cries Out for You," and "Stay Out of Trouble," anvil

Dave Hope – bass

Phil Ehart – drums

With :

The O. K. Chorale – background vocals on "Angels Have Fallen"

Kansas – producer, cover concept
Brad Aaron, Davey Moiré – engineers, mixing at Capricorn Studios, Macon, Georgia
Les Horn, Steve Tillisch, David Pinkston – assistant engineers
Tom Drennon – art direction and design
Bruce Wolfe – illustration
Neal Preston – photography