To the Power of Three

To the Power of Three (stylised as ...To the Power of Three) is the first album by the British-American progressive rock band 3, a spin-off from Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Produced by Carl Palmer and Robert Berry, it was released in early 1988 by Geffen Records.

To the Power of Three
Studio album by 3
Released	25 March 1988[nb 1]
Recorded	E-Zee Studios (London, England) West Side Studios (London, England)
Genre	Progressive rock pop rock
Length	37:57[nb 2]
Label	Geffen
Producer	Carl Palmer Robert Berry
3 chronology
Emerson, Lake & Powell (1986) To the Power of Three (1988) Black Moon (1992)
Singles from To the Power of Three
"Talkin' Bout" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album contains a version of the Byrds' classic song "Eight Miles High" with altered lyrics. The closing track, "On My Way Home", was dedicated to Tony Stratton-Smith.

To the Power of Three was met with negative reviews and was a commercial failure, having reached just number 97 in the U.S. Billboard 200.[2] Jason Ankeny wrote to AllMusic a one-sentence review in which he admitted that "...To the Power of Three fails to recapture the magic of Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer's past collaborations" and gave the album a 2-out-of-5 star rating.[1]

"Talkin' Bout", the only single released from the album, peaked at number 9 in the Mainstream Rock chart.[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Talkin' Bout"	Robert Berry	4:00
2.	"Lover to Lover"	Keith Emerson, Berry, Carl Palmer	4:12
3.	"Chains"	Sue Shifrin, Bob Marlette	3:42
4.	"Desde la Vida" (I) "La Vista" (II) "Frontera" (III) "Sangre de Toro"	Emerson, Berry, Palmer Emerson Emerson, Palmer	7:06

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Eight Miles High"	Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby^[a]	4:08
6.	"Runaway"	Berry	4:42
7.	"You Do or You Don't"	Berry	5:02
8.	"On My Way Home"	Emerson	4:46
Total length:			37:57

Notes

• ^a Lyrics were revised by Emerson, Berry, and Palmer.

Personnel

3 Keith Emerson – keyboards Robert Berry – vocals, guitars, bass; production Carl Palmer – drums; production Additional musicians Suzie O'List – backing vocals Kim Liatt J. Edwards – backing vocals Lana Williams – backing vocals

Technical personnel David Thoener – mixing (The Record Plant, New York City) (on "Talkin' Bout", "Lover to Lover", and "You Do or You Don't") Steve McNeill – engineering (E-Zee Studios, London) Ian Remmer – engineering (E-Zee Studios, London) Peter Jones – engineering (West Side Studios, London) Nick Davis – engineering (West Side Studios, London) Greg Fulginiti – mastering (Artisan Sound Recorders) John Kalodner – John Kalodner The Cream Group, London – art direction Mike Smallcombe – photography

Charts

Album Chart (1988) Peak position US Billboard 200[2] 97

"Talkin' Bout" Chart (1988) Peak position US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[2] 9

References

Notes

1. Geffen: 32XD-937
2. Geffen: 9 24181-2

Citations

1. Ankeny, Jason. 3: "To the Power of Three" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
2. "3: "To the Power of Three" > Awards". AllMusic.