The Best of Kansas

The compilation was rereleased in 1999 in a version supervised by the original band members.

"Perfect Lover" was dropped in favor of three additional tracks from the original lineup: "The Pinnacle" from Masque, "The Devil Game" from Song for America, and a live track deleted owing to space limitations from the CD version of Two for the Show called "Closet Chronicles," originally from Point of Know Return.

The album has sold over 4 million copies in the United States and was certified quadruple platinum in 2001.

The removal of "Perfect Lover" – previously available only on this album – made the track out of print in the United States.

The original track listing and mixes were restored for the 2014 180-gram vinyl release of the album by Friday Music.

The painting of Parson Weems.