Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Works Volume 1 (1977) [Full Album]

Works Volume 1 is the fifth studio album by English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released as a double album on 25 March 1977 on Atlantic Records. Following their world tour supporting Brain Salad Surgery (1973), the group took an extended break before they reconvened in 1976 to record a new album. They were now tax exiles and recorded new material in London and overseas in Montreux, Switzerland and Paris, France. Works Volume 1 features a side dedicated for each member to write and arrange their own tracks, while the fourth side features songs performed collectively. Keith Emerson recorded his Piano Concerto No. 1, Greg Lake wrote several songs with lyricist Peter Sinfield, and Carl Palmer recorded tracks of varied musical styles.

The album peaked at No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 12 on the US Billboard 200 and went gold in both countries, the latter for 500,000 copies sold. The group track "Fanfare for the Common Man", Emerson's adaptation of the 1942 composition by Aaron Copland, was released as a single in May 1977. It went to No. 2 on the UK singles chart to become the band's highest-charting single in the UK. Additional material recorded in 1976, plus songs from previous studio sessions, were released as Works Volume 2. Both albums were supported with the 1977–1978 tour, which featured the band playing with an orchestra on stage for some early shows.

Tracklist:
00:00 - Piano Concerto No. 1
18:28 - Lend Your Love to Me Tonight
22:32 - C'est La Vie
26:50 - Hallowed Be Thy Name
31:28 - Nobody Loves You Like I Do
35:27 - Closer to Believing
41:04 - The Enemy God Dances With the Black Spirits
44:27 - L.A. Nights
50:11 - New Orleans
52:57 - Two Part Invention in D Minor
54:52 - Food for Your Soul
58:52 - Tank
1:04:00 - Fanfare for the Common Man
1:13:44 - Pirates

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Keith Emerson – Steinway grand piano on side 1, keyboards on "L. A. Nights" and side 4 (Yamaha GX-1 featured on "Fanfare for Common Man")
Greg Lake – vocals on side 2 and "Pirates", bass, acoustic and electric guitars
Carl Palmer – drums, xylophone, timpani

Additional personnel
London Philharmonic Orchestra on "Piano Concerto No. 1"
John Mayer – conductor on "Piano Concerto No. 1"
Joe Walsh – guitars and scat vocals on "L.A. Nights"
Peter Sinfield – lyrics on side 2 and "Pirates"
Godfrey Salmon – orchestra and choir conductor on side 2 and "Pirates"
Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris on "Pirates"

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