There's Know Place Like Home is Kansas' fifth live album. It was released as a double CD and also on DVD on October 13, 2009 and Blu-ray on November 23, 2009. The DVD charted at No. 5 on the Billboard Music DVD chart the week of its release, Kansas's only appearance on that chart.
There's Know Place Like Home is a recording of a concert that took place on February 7, 2009 in Topeka, Kansas at Washburn University (which several members of Kansas attended) along with the Washburn University Symphony Orchestra. The concert featured several orchestral arrangements by Larry Baird of Kansas songs (Baird also served as conductor for this concert) - arrangements the band has been playing with symphony orchestras around the US since the release of 1998's Always Never the Same which featured the London Symphony Orchestra accompanying the band.
The cover features the old man depicted on the cover of Leftoverture and the papers around him with a black background.
A special edition bundle has been released, containing the DVD and two CDs of the concert.
Track listings DVD, Blu-ray and European double CD edition
US CD track listing
Personnel Kansas Steve Walsh - keyboards, lead vocals Rich Williams - lead guitar, acoustic guitar David Ragsdale - violin, electric guitar, backing vocals Billy Greer - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals Phil Ehart - drums, director
Guest musicians Larry Baird - conductor, orchestral arrangements Kerry Livgren - guitar Steve Morse - guitar
Production Jeff Glixman - director, producer, mixing Jim Gentile - producer Zak Rizvi - director, video editor Steve Angus - audio/video director and producer Tom Gregory - audio/video producer Curt Casassa - associate director Steve Rawls, Jonathan Beckner - additional post-production Darcy Proper - audio mastering Christine Boyd - graphic design
Washburn University Symphony Orchestra
Washburn University Staff Lori Meador - White Concert Hall Director of Operations Norman Gamoa - Conductor of the Washburn University Symphony Orchestra Alex Wise - Assistant conductor AnnMarie Snook - Chair of the WU Music Department Lyle Waring - White Concert Hall tech Mark Noble - Electrician Lynn Wilson - Theater tech Elisa Bicker - Pipe organ instructor
Violin Carlos Cabezas, Principal Román Carranza Emilio Castro Manda Chui Diana Crain William Darst, Concertmaster Amanda Huguenin Eun Hye Kim Robert Johnson Valeriya Kanaeva Michelle Lassiter Michael Putnam Manuel Tábora Mario Zelaya
Viola Solmer Alvarez Lucia Darst Marcela Fernández Caitlin Givens Roberto Henríquez, Principal Lindsay Paul
Cello Austin Abernathy Samuel Cho, Principal Taryn Doty Milovan Paz Esther Valladares Phillip Watson
Bass Courtney Doole Carrie Drexler, Principal Jeff Torrez Aaron Roeckers Joel Stratton
Flute Erica Nightengale, Principal Christopher Roth Jessica Vogel, Piccolo
Oboe Robyn Bolton, English Horn Chelsea Loder José Salazar, Principal
Clarinet Amanda Mayo, Principal Anthony Roth Bailey Altman, Bass Clarinet
Bassoon Natalie Moreland, Principal Genni Newsham
Horn James Gutiérrez Anna Lischke, Associate Principal Raúl Rodríguez, Principal Jacob Trabert Yiyang Zhang
Trumpet James Kirkwood Travis Mott Juan Pablo Rodríguez, Principal Jakub Roštík
Trombone Neil McKay Tyson Sterling Paul Kirkwood, Principal
Tuba Benjamin Thomson, Principal
Harp Lauren Woidela Mariela Flores, Principal
Keyboards Allegra Fisher, Principal Jordan Ward, Celesta
Timpani & percussion William Arasmith Matthew Bell Jason Degenhardt Brandon Graves David Liston Theodore Musick, Principal Lucas Whippo David Wingerson
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