All I Wanted (Kansas song)

"All I Wanted"
Single by Kansas
from the album Power
B-side"We're Not Alone Anymore"
ReleasedOctober 1986[1]
Recorded1986
Genre
Length3:20
LabelMCA
SongwritersSteve Walsh, Steve Morse
ProducerAndrew Powell
Kansas singles chronology
"Perfect Lover"
(1984)		 "All I Wanted"
(1986)		 "Power"
(1987)

"All I Wanted" is a single by the band Kansas. The song was released on the band's 1986 album Power and written by Steve Walsh and Steve Morse.

Background

It was their seventh and final Top 40 appearance, charting at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] The song takes a more pop approach than the band's previous songs.

Reception

Billboard said that it's "synth-based and relatively mellow."[3] Cash Box called it a "... blustery mainstream rock ballad. Well crafted melodies, flawless production and sterling musicianship are featured."[4]

Charts

Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]75
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6]10
US Billboard Hot 100[7]19
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8]14
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9]10

References

  1. ↑ "Kansas singles".
  2. ↑ Kansas Billboard chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Reviews". Billboard. November 1, 1986. p. 71. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  4. ↑ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. November 1, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 0766". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 8032". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Kansas Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kansas Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kansas Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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