More Than Words: The Best of Kevin Kern
More Than Words: The Best of Kevin Kern, or simply More Than Words, is the first compilation album from American new-age pianist Kevin Kern. As with his preceding and succeeding albums, it is an album of instrumental songs. The compilation contains two new compositions, plus songs from all five of Kern's previous studio albums. It was released on September 3, 2002.[2]
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| Released | 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-2002 | |||
| Genre | New-age, instrumental | |||
| Length | 64:02 | |||
| Label | Real Music | |||
| Producer | Terence Yallop, Kevin Kern | |||
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"Out of the Darkness into the Light" is not actually a new composition for the album per se; the liner notes indicate that it was composed for a Real Music compilation album called Freedom to Love,[3] and that it was only re-arranged for More Than Words. "Children at Play", however, was specifically made for this album.
The track listing printed is incorrect; track 14 is actually "A Gentle Whisper", taken from the same album as "Blossom on the Wind" was from. However, Kevin Kern's official website still lists the song as "Blossom on the Wind" and plays a snippet of that song when selected; on the other hand, Allmusic correctly depicts the snippet and duration, but still incorrectly labels the song title. In addition to this, the liner notes incorrectly print the durations of "Out of the Darkness Into the Light" and "Children at Play".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
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| 1. | "Above the Clouds" | Kevin Kern | Embracing the Wind | 5:25 |
| 2. | "Sundial Dreams" | Kevin Kern | In the Enchanted Garden | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Out of the Darkness Into the Light" | Kevin Kern | previously unreleased | 4:16 |
| 4. | "In My Life" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | In My Life | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Through the Arbor" | Kevin Kern | In the Enchanted Garden | 3:46 |
| 6. | "From This Day Forward" | Kevin Kern | Embracing the Wind | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Threads of Light" | Kevin Kern | Beyond the Sundial | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Pastel Reflections" | Kevin Kern | Summer Daydreams | 4:32 |
| 9. | "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | In My Life | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Where Paths Meet" | Kevin Kern | Beyond the Sundial | 5:15 |
| 11. | "After the Rain" | Kevin Kern | In the Enchanted Garden | 4:06 |
| 12. | "Children at Play" | Kevin Kern | previously unreleased | 5:07 |
| 13. | "Twilight's Embrace" | Kevin Kern | Summer Daydreams | 7:00 |
| 14. | "A Gentle Whisper" | Kevin Kern | Embracing the Wind | 4:00 |
Liner Notes
From five highly successful and internationally acclaimed albums comes a wondrous collection of favorite Kevin Kern classics.
Fourteen songs, including exquisite new compositions especially for this collection, to heal, uplift or simply bring a smile of tranquility to the listener. As reviewers have said,
A beautiful and uplifting event you will savor as it is experienced and carry with you long after the final note has played.
Kevin [Kern]'s dreamy, romantic music sort of sneaks in between the openings in our armor and works a loving melody right into the heart.
Personnel
- Kevin Kern - Piano, Keyboards, Producer
- Jeff Linsky - Guitar
- Terence Yallop - Executive Producer
References
- Allmusic review
- More Than Words: The Best of Kevin Kern at AllMusic
- "Freedom to Love at Amazon.com". Retrieved 8 August 2012.