Point of Know Return (song)

"Point of Know Return"
"Point of Know Return"
	German cover
Single by Kansas
from the album Point of Know Return
B-side	"Closet Chronicles"
Released	October 1977
Recorded	June–July 1977
Genre	Progressive rock, progressive pop
Length	3:13
Songwriter(s)	Steve Walsh, Robby Steinhardt, Phil Ehart
Kansas singles chronology
Point of Know Return track listing
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"Point of Know Return" is a song by the progressive rock band Kansas written by Steve Walsh, Robby Steinhardt, and Phil Ehart for their 1977 album Point of Know Return. It is written mostly in combinations of 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures, phrased as 4+4+4+3 in the verses, a 4/4 pre-chorus and the main chorus phrased 7+7+4+4 (7/4 time).

Billboard Magazine described "Point of Know Return" as a "powerful high energy rocker" whose intensity is maintained throughout the song with keyboards and violins the most prominent instruments.^[1]

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.

Personnel

Steve Walsh – lead vocals, keyboards^[2]
Robby Steinhardt – violin, backing vocals
Kerry Livgren - guitar
Rich Williams – guitar
Dave Hope – bass
Phil Ehart – drums

Chart performance

Chart (1977–78)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[3]	28
U.S. Cash Box Hot 100^[4]	17
Canadian RPM Top Singles	13

References

^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. November 5, 1977. p. 104. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
^ Glixman, Jeff (March 17, 2015). "Jeff Glixman – Past the Point of Know Return!" (Interview). Interviewed by Jeb Wright. Classic Rock Revisited.
^ "Hot 100 1978-01-21". Racpro.com. 1978-01-21. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 1/14/78". Tropicalglen.com. 1978-01-14. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

External links

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[1] "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. November 5, 1977. p. 104. Retrieved 2020-07-11.

[2] Glixman, Jeff (March 17, 2015). "Jeff Glixman – Past the Point of Know Return!" (Interview). Interviewed by Jeb Wright. Classic Rock Revisited.

[3] "Hot 100 1978-01-21". Racpro.com. 1978-01-21. Retrieved 2018-04-03.

[4] "Cash Box Top 100 1/14/78". Tropicalglen.com. 1978-01-14. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2016-10-12.

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v t e Kansas
Phil Ehart Rich Williams Billy Greer Tom Brislin Ronnie Platt Joe Deninzon Zak Rizvi Kerry Livgren Dave Hope Robby Steinhardt Steve Walsh John Elefante Steve Morse Greg Robert David Manion David Ragsdale
Studio albums	Kansas Song for America Masque Leftoverture Point of Know Return Monolith Audio-Visions Vinyl Confessions Drastic Measures Power In the Spirit of Things Freaks of Nature Always Never the Same Somewhere to Elsewhere The Prelude Implicit The Absence of Presence
Live albums	Two for the Show Live at the Whisky King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas Dust in the Wind Device – Voice – Drum There's Know Place Like Home
Compilations	The Best of Kansas Carry On The Kansas Boxed Set The Ultimate Kansas Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection On the Other Side Works in Progress
Singles	"Song for America" "Carry On Wayward Son" "What's on My Mind" "Point of Know Return" "Dust in the Wind" "Portrait (He Knew)" "People of the South Wind" "Hold On" "Play the Game Tonight" "Fight Fire with Fire" "All I Wanted"
Other songs	"The Wall"
Related articles	Discography Members Native Window
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