Emerson, Lake & Powell (album)
1986 studio album by Emerson, Lake & Powell
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Emerson, Lake & Powell is the only studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Powell, released on 2 June 1986 by Polydor Records.
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The album's debut single was "Touch and Go" which peaked at number 60 on the Billboard charts on 19 July 1986.[5] Cash Box called it a "thunderous, large scale rock drama."[6] The main synthesizer part of "Touch and Go" is based on the English folk tune "Lovely Joan". Another version of "Touch and Go" was recorded by Emerson, Lake & Palmer and is included in the box set The Return of the Manticore (1993).[7]
The opening track, "The Score", is best known to have been used as the arena, intermission and TV theme song of New Japan Pro-Wrestling from the 1990s to the early 2010s.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Greg Lake, except where noted; all music is composed by Keith Emerson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Score" | 9:10 |
| 2. | "Learning to Fly" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "The Miracle" | 7:02 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Touch and Go" | Traditional English folk song Lovely Joan collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams (adaptation: Emerson) | 3:35 | |
| 5. | "Love Blind" | 3:08 | ||
| 6. | "Step Aside" | 3:42 | ||
| 7. | "Lay Down Your Guns" | Lake, Steve Gould | 4:20 | |
| 8. | "Mars, the Bringer of War" | Gustav Holst (adaptation: Emerson, Lake, Cozy Powell) | 7:53 | |
| Total length: | 42:42 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | "The Loco-Motion" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Vacant Possession" | 4:42 | |
| Total length: | 52:24 | ||
Personnel
Emerson, Lake & Powell
- Keith Emerson – keyboards
- Greg Lake – vocals, guitars, bass, production
- Cozy Powell – drums, percussion
Technical personnel
- Tony Taverner – production, engineer, mixing engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering engineer (at Sterling Sound, New York)
- Debra Bishop – design
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] | 87 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 19 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[10] | 35 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 23 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[12] | Gold | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||