In the Spirit of Things

In the Spirit of Things
Art direction by Storm Thorgerson
Studio album by
Kansas
ReleasedOctober 25, 1988
Recorded1988
Studio
  • Soundscape (Atlanta)
  • Can-Am (Los Angeles)
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood)
GenreArt rock, hard rock
Length52:54
LabelMCA
ProducerBob Ezrin, Greg Ladanyi, Phil Ehart
Kansas chronology
Power
(1986) 		In the Spirit of Things
(1988) 		Carry On
(1992)
Singles from In the Spirit of Things
  1. "Stand Beside Me"
    Released: October 31, 1988 (US) [1]

In the Spirit of Things is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). It is a very loosely organized concept album, telling the story of a flood hitting the real Kansas city of Neosho Falls in 1951.[2][3] It was the first Kansas album since 1975's Masque to lack a hit single.

  1. ^ "Kansas singles".
  2. ^ Devault, Russ (February 17, 1989). "Haunted By a Hit, Kansas Would Like Fans to Get Into 'Spirit of Things'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Popson, Tom (January 27, 1989). "Band Hears Music In Deserted Kansas Town". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 1, 2016.