Emerson, Lake & Powell (album)

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Released2 June 1986[1]
Recorded1985–1986
Studio
  • Maison Rouge, London
  • Fleetwood Mobile, Sussex
Genre
Emerson, Lake & Powell
Studio album by
Emerson, Lake & Powell
Released2 June 1986[1]
Recorded1985–1986
Studio
  • Maison Rouge, London
  • Fleetwood Mobile, Sussex
Genre
Length42:42
LabelPolydor
Producer
Singles from Emerson, Lake & Powell
  1. "Touch and Go"
    Released: 9 June 1986[2]
  2. "Lay Down Your Guns"
    Released: 25 August 1986 (US)[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Emerson, Lake & Powell is the only studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Powell, released on 2 June 1986 by Polydor Records.

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.

All lyrics are written by Greg Lake, except where noted; all music is composed by Keith Emerson, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Score"9:10
2."Learning to Fly"3:52
3."The Miracle"7:02
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
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
CD bonus tracks on some (but not all) US and Japanese Versions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."The Loco-Motion"Gerry Goffin, Carole King4:40
10."Vacant Possession" 4:42
Total length:52:24

Personnel

Emerson, Lake & Powell

Technical personnel

  • Tony Taverner – production, engineer, mixing engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering engineer (at Sterling Sound, New York)
  • Debra Bishop – design

Charts

Certifications

References

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