Works Volume I
Studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Released	March 17, 1977
Recorded	1976
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	87:23
Label	Atlantic Records
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer chronology
Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends (1974)	Works Volume I (1977)	Works Volume II (1978)

Works Volume I is a 1977 album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It is a two-disc set divided into four major sections, one each highlighting each band member, and one for combined works. Image File history File links Front cover of ELPs album Works Volume I This image is the cover of an album or single. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... ELP Logo Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) was a British progressive rock group. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... For the unrelated Swedish music movement, see progg. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... ELP Logo Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) was a British progressive rock group. ... Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends. ... Works Volume II is an album released in 1978 by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... ELP Logo Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) was a British progressive rock group. ...

The album was highly anticipated, as it had been four years since the release of ELP's most successful album, Brain Salad Surgery. However, it was extremely different from the synthesizer-driven music that most fans had expected. Side 1 of the first disc was the Keith Emerson Side, and was a classical music piece on the piano. Side 2 was the Greg Lake side, and consisted of acoustic ballads, most of which were written by Lake & Peter Sinfield. The Carl Palmer Side on the second disc was considered at that time to be the best of the three "solo" sides, as it was the closest to prior ELP compositions. Palmer's side include a remake of "Tank" which was on ELP's first album. Another track on Palmer's side which was the rocker "L.A. Nights" featured Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh on lead and slide guitar and scat vocal. Side 2 on the second disc featured the entire band together, and consisted of two long-form songs: "Pirates" and an updated version of Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. Brain Salad Surgery is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in 1973 and the first under their Manticore Records imprint. ... Keith Noel Emerson (born 2 November 1944) is a British keyboard player and composer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Peter Sinfield (born on December 27, 1943 in London, England) is most famously known as the lyricist for early incarnations of King Crimson. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Eagles redirects here. ... Joe Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist and rock musician who has had both a solo career and membership of bands such as the James Gang and the Eagles. ... Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer of concert and film music. ... Fanfare for the Common Man is one of the most recognizable pieces of 20th Century American classical music. ...

Because the sound was so different from their past albums, reaction was mixed. Works Volume I attracted new fans to Emerson, Lake and Palmer, but turned off many others. ELP can also stand for Extra Long Play, a format for the VCR tape. ...

Track listing

Disc one

Keith Emerson

1. "Piano Concerto No. 1"
   1. First Movement: "Allegro Giojoso" – 9:21
   2. Second Movement: "Andante Molto Cantabile" – 2:09
   3. Third Movement: "Toccata Con Fuoco" – 6:48

Greg Lake

1. "Lend Your Love To Me Tonight" – 4:01
2. "C'est La Vie" – 4:16
3. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" – 4:35
4. "Nobody Loves You Like I Do" – 3:56
5. "Closer To Believing" – 5:33

Disc two

Carl Palmer

1. "The Enemy God Dances With The Black Spirits" – 3:20
2. "L.A. Nights" (features Joe Walsh on guitars and scat vocal) – 5:42
3. "New Orleans" – 2:45
4. "Two Part Invention In D Minor" – 1:54
5. "Food For Your Soul" – 3:57
6. "Tank" – 5:09

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1. "Fanfare for the Common Man" – 9:40
2. "Pirates" – 13:19

Fanfare for the Common Man is one of the most recognizable pieces of 20th Century American classical music. ...

Singles

• Fanfare For the Common Man / Brain Salad Surgery
• Cest La Vie / Hallowed Be Thy Name