Emerson, Lake & Powell (album)

Emerson, Lake & Powell
Studio album by Emerson, Lake & Powell
Released	2 June 1986[1]
Recorded	1985–1986
Studio	Maison Rouge, London Fleetwood Mobile, Sussex
Genre	Progressive rock hard rock new wave
Length	42:42
Label	Polydor
Producer	Tony Taverner Greg Lake
Singles from Emerson, Lake & Powell
"Touch and Go" Released: 9 June 1986[2] "Lay Down Your Guns" Released: 25 August 1986 (US)[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic	[4]

Emerson, Lake & Powell is the only studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Powell, released on 2 June 1986 by Polydor Records.

The album's debut single was "Touch and Go" which peaked at number 60 on the Billboard charts on 19 July 1986.^[5] Cash Box called it a "thunderous, large scale rock drama."^[6]

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).^[7]

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"		Traditional English folk song Lovely Joan collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams (adaptation: Emerson)	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:				42:42

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, production
• Cozy Powell – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

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

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8]	87
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9]	19
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	35
US Billboard 200[11]	23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12]	Gold	50,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 31.
2. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 6.
3. "FMQB" (PDF). p. 30.
4. Eder, Bruce. Emerson, Lake & Powell: Emerson, Lake & Powell > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
5. "Emerson, Lake & Powell Chart History". Billboard.
6. "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 14 June 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
7. Duxbury, Janell R (5 February 2001). Rockin' the Classics and Classicizin' the Rock: A Selectively Annotated Discography: Second Supplement. Xlibris. p. 86. ISBN 9781462807369.
8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
9. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
11. "Emerson Lake Palmer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
12. "Canadian album certifications – Emerson, Lake & Powell – Emerson, Lake & Powell". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2020.