Carry On Wayward Son
~ Recording by Kansas
Annotation
Recorded and mixed at Studio in the Country, Bogalusa, LA, 1976 from the album Leftoverture (34224)
Annotation last modified on 2009-10-31 22:19 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Date | Country | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1/10 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:24 | The Best of Kansas | Kansas | 1984 | US | CBS Records | ZK 39283 |
| 1/10 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:24 | The Best of Kansas | Kansas | 1984 | GB | Epic | EPC 461036 2 |
| 1/10 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:22 | The Best of Kansas | Kansas | 1984 | Epic | 40-26065 | |
| 9/10 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:23 | Hot 'N Heavy | Various Artists | 1990 | US | CBS Records | A21611 |
| 1/17 | Carry On Wayward Son | 5:23 | Dust in the Wind: The Best of Kansas | Kansas | 1991 | DE | Zounds | 27200309 B |
| 8/12 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:24 | Flashback! Rock Classics of the '70s | Various Artists | 1991 | US | ||
| 1/18 | Carry On Wayward Son | 5:24 | Sounds of the Seventies: AM Heavy Hits | Various Artists | 1994 | US | ||
| 1/16 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:23 | The Kansas Boxed Set | Kansas | 1994 | US | ||
| 8/18 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:24 | Guitar Rock: The Late '70s, Take Two | Various Artists | 1995 | US | Sony Music Special Products | A-26216 |
| 8/18 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:24 | Guitar Rock: The Late '70s, Take Two | Various Artists | 1995 | US | Time-Life Music | R968-17 |
| 2/18 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:20 | Definitive Collection | Kansas | 1997-04-11 | DE | ||
| 8/10 | Carry On Wayward Son | 5:23 | The Rock Album, Volume I | Various Artists | 1997 | US | K-Tel International | 3904-2 |
| 11/15 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:23 | Maximum Rock | Various Artists | 1998-08-11 | DE | Sony Music Media | SMM 491764 2 |
| 1/12 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:22 | The Best of Kansas | Kansas | 1999-02-23 | US | Legacy | ZK 65690 |
| 1/12 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:22 | The Best of Kansas | Kansas | 1999-02-23 | US | Sony Music Entertainment | 02-461036-11 |
| 1/12 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:21 | 1970's FM Hits | Various Artists | 1999 | US | Compass Productions | A 32473 |
| 1/10 | Carry On Wayward Son | 5:25 | Leftoverture | Kansas | 2001-05-22 | US | Kirshner | DIDP 104610 |
| 1/10 | Carry On Wayward Son | 5:25 | Leftoverture | Kansas | 2001 | XE | Epic | 502479 2 |
| 5/17 | Carry on My Wayward Son | 5:21 | 100% Rock, Volume 2 | Various Artists | 2002 | DE | ||
| 1/12 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:22 | The Ultimate Kansas | Kansas | 2002 | US | Sony Music Entertainment | E2K 86452 |
| 8/17 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:23 | Mullets Rock! | Various Artists | 2003-03-11 | US | Epic | 86826 |
| 3/13 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:24 | Rockin' 70s | Various Artists | 2004-01-27 | US | Sony Music Entertainment | A3K 71840 |
| 11/18 | Carry on My Wayward Son | 5:24 | Time-Life Legends Ultimate Rock Collection: Rock On | Various Artists | 2004 | US | ||
| 2/18 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:23 | Legends of Rock | Various Artists | 2005-02-08 | US | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | M19099 |
| 7/15 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:22 | 101 Power Ballads | Various Artists | 2008-11-10 | GB | Virgin TV | VTDCDX944 |
| 5/18 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:22 | Hard + Heavy | Various Artists | 2008 | US | Time-Life Music | |
| 1/10 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:23 | Carry On | Kansas | ||||
| 1/13 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:24 | Greatest Hits of the Seventies | Various Artists | ||||
| 12/15 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:22 | Hard 'n' Heavy (disc 2) | Various Artists | ||||
| 4/10 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:23 | Hot 'N Heavy | Various Artists | ||||
| 1/8 | Carry On Wayward Son | 5:24 | Leftoverture | Kansas | US | |||
| 8/20 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:21 | Now That's What I Call Classic Rock | Various Artists | ||||
| 8/11 | Carry on Wayward Son | 5:23 | Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection (disc 1) | Kansas |
Relationships
| engineer: |
Bill "Bleu" Evans (engineer)
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| producer: |
Jeff Glixman
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| remixer: |
Davy Moire
Kerry Livgren Richard Williams (Guitarist of Kansas) |
| performance of: |
Carry on Wayward Son
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Related works
Carry on Wayward Son
| composer: |
Kerry Livgren
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| cover performances: |
Carry on Wayward Son (guitar bridge edit version) by Kansas
Carry on Wayward Son by The Oak Ridge Boys Carry on Wayward Son by The Showdown Carry on Wayward Son by WaveGroup Sound Carry on Wayward Son by Richard "Groove" Holmes |
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| performances: |
Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
Carry on Wayward Son by Richard "Groove" Holmes |
| referred to in medleys: |
The Big Medley (live, 1995-01-31: Ronnie's Jazz Club, London, UK) by Dream Theater
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| later parody versions: |
Hurry Home Wayward Son
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