Emerson, Lake & Powell (album)

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

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

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]

The opening track, "The Score", is best known to have been used as the arena, intermission and TV theme song of New Japan Pro-Wrestling from the 1990s to the early 2010s.

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.