Emerson, Lake & Powell (album)

Emerson, Lake & Powell is the only studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Powell, released on 26 May 1986 by Polydor Records.

Emerson, Lake & Powell
Studio album by Emerson, Lake & Powell
Released	26 May 1986
Recorded	1985–1986
Studio	Maison Rouge, London Fleetwood Mobile, Sussex
Genre	Progressive rock hard rock
Length	42:50
Label	Polydor
Producer	Tony Taverner Greg Lake
Emerson, Lake & Powell chronology
In Concert (1979) Emerson, Lake & Powell (1986) To the Power of Three (1988)
Singles from Emerson, Lake & Powell
"Touch and Go" Released: June 1986 "Lay Down Your Guns" Released: 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album's debut single was "Touch and Go" which peaked at number 60 on the Billboard charts on 19 July 1986.[2]

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).[3]

Track listing

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

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Score"	9:10
2.	"Learning to Fly"	3:52
3.	"The Miracle"	7:02

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
4.	"Touch and Go"			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:				42:50

CD bonus tracks on some (but not all) US and Japanese Versions

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; producer
• Cozy Powell – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

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

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	87[4]
UK Albums (OCC)[5]	35
US Billboard 200[6]	23

References

1. Eder, Bruce. Emerson, Lake & Powell: Emerson, Lake & Powell > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
2. "Emerson, Lake & Powell Chart History". Billboard.
3. Duxbury, Janell R (5 February 2001). Rockin' the Classics and Classicizin' the Rock: A Selectively Annotated Discography: Second Supplement. Xlibris. p. 86. ISBN 9781462807369.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 102. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
5. "Emerson, Lake and Powell | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
6. "Emerson Lake Powell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 July 2018.