Point of Know Return (song)

"Point of Know Return"
German cover
Single by Kansas
from the album Point of Know Return
B-side"Closet Chronicles"
ReleasedOctober 1977
RecordedJune–July 1977
GenreProgressive rock, progressive pop
Length3:13
Songwriter(s)Steve Walsh, Robby Steinhardt, Phil Ehart
Producer(s)Jeff Glixman
Kansas singles chronology
"What's on My Mind"
(1977)
"Point of Know Return"
(1977)
"Dust in the Wind"
(1978)

"Point of Know Return" is a song by the progressive rock band Kansas written by Steve Walsh (lyrics[1]), Robby Steinhardt, and Phil Ehart (who suggested the album's title, which inspired the lyrics to the song[1]) for their 1977 album Point of Know Return.

It has been re-released on many compilation and live albums, including The Best of Kansas, The Kansas Boxed Set, The Ultimate Kansas, Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection, Two for the Show, Live at the Whisky, King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas, Dust in the Wind, Device, Voice, Drum, and There's Know Place Like Home. Live video performances were also released on Device, Voice, Drum and There's Know Place Like Home. The musical publishing organization BMI presented certifications to the songwriters for over 2 million plays of the song in 2013, as part of the band's 40th anniversary celebration at a concert in Pittsburgh.

  1. ^ a b Romano, Will (16 November 2017). "Phil Ehart of Kansas on the Roots of Leftoverture and Point of Know Return, and the New Prelude Implicit Album". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 8 May 2021.