By the time of their eighth album, Audio-Visions, Kansas had entered the post-platinum solo-album phase of the typical successful rock group's career.
Leaders Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh were devoting time to making their own records, and Kansas was becoming a part-time occupation.
The two divided up the songwriting chores on Audio-Visions, alternating Livgren's always spiritual and by now explicitly religious lyrical sentiments and ornate musical structures with Walsh's earthier and harder-rocking concerns.
Livgren's Christian-themed "Hold On" ("Outside the door He is waiting") made the Top 40, and Walsh's "Got to Rock" was a singles-chart entry, but nothing here matched the music from the group's late-'70s heyday.
Audio-Visions was the last of seven straight Kansas albums to go gold or platinum and the last album made by the group's most successful lineup.
In 1981, Walsh quit.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RelentlessKerry Livgren | Kansas | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | Anything for YouAlex Hill, Claude Hopkins, Steve Walsh, Bobby Williams | Kansas | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Hold OnKerry Livgren | Kansas | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | LonerSteve Walsh | Kansas | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | Curtain of IronKerry Livgren | Kansas | Play | 06:12 | 14 MB | 35 MB |
| 6 | Got to Rock OnSteve Walsh | Kansas | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Don't Open Your EyesPhil Ehart, Dave Hope, Kerry Livgren, Steve Walsh, Richard Williams | Kansas | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | No One TogetherKerry Livgren | Kansas | Play | 06:58 | 15 MB | 43 MB |
| 9 | No Room for a StrangerSteve Walsh, Richard Williams | Kansas | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | Back DoorSteve Walsh | Kansas | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 266 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Aaron | Engineer, Producer |
| 2 | Vic Anesini | Digital Remastering |
| 3 | Phil Ehart | Composer, Drums, Percussion, Vocals |
| 4 | Terry Ehart | Vocals |
| 5 | Four Bassmen | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Alex Hill | Composer |
| 7 | Dave Hope | Bass, Composer, Vocals |
| 8 | Claude Hopkins | Composer |
| 9 | Bob Irwin | Reissue Producer |
| 10 | Joey Jelf | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Kansas | Band, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 12 | Kerry Livgren | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals |
| 13 | Victoria Livgren | Vocals |
| 14 | Davey Moire | Engineer, Producer |
| 15 | Joey Self | Vocals |
| 16 | Anne Steinhardt | Viola, Violin, Vocals |
| 17 | Robby Steinhardt | Viola, Violin, Vocals |
| 18 | Steve Walsh | Composer, Keyboards, Percussion, Vibraphone, Vocals |
| 19 | Greg Webster | Engineer |
| 20 | Lisa White | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Bobby Williams | Composer |
| 22 | Donna Williams | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Rich Williams | Guitar, Percussion, Vocals |
| 24 | Richard Williams | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |