To the Power of Three

Occupation

• Keith Emerson - keyboards
• Robert Berry - vocals, guitar, bass
• Carl Palmer - drums, percussion
• Susie O'List - Vocals
• Lana Williams - background vocals
• Kim Liat Edwards - Background vocals

To the Power of Three is the first and only studio album by the progressive rock group Three, published in 1988.

Genesis

After the end of Emerson, Lake & Powell, Carl Palmer and Keith Emerson founded together with singer, bassist and guitarist Robert Berry, the band Three. With a demo the band manages with Geffen Records to be contracted. With talkin 'bout, Runaway and You Do or You Do not Berry wrote three of the eight songs. Talkin ' Bout was a remnant of Berry previous band GTR. Emerson operated On My Way Home at, which is dedicated to his deceased companions Tony Stratton - Smith. Jointly composed the musicians Lover to Lover and the multi-part Desde la Vida. Songwriter Sue Shifrin wrote the song Chains. In additon, The - Byrds - Eight Miles High Cover included on the album. The album was recorded within three months in the London Studios E -Zee Studios and Westside Studios, London.

Title list

Success

The album reached number # 97 in the U.S. Billboard 200 and the single Talkin ' Bout reached number # 9 in the U.S. mainstream rock track charts. Not only for commercial reasons became the album to flop. Artistically, the album was not particularly well received. Instead of demanding progressive rock, how it was used by Emerson and Lake to Three leaning more to the mainstream and adult oriented rock. Keith Emerson called the album years later, the " most commercial product in which [ he ] was ever involved ." The Music Express called the album in the emergence of a " prime example of when modern keyboard technology falling into the wrong hands. "