Before Became After
# Before Became After

Before Became After is a reunion album from the original Kansas II lineup, under their new name of Proto-Kaw. The Special Edition contains three bonus tracks - one new original song, a live version of "Belexes", plus a “single” version of “Words of Honor”. It also includes an informative interview CD-ROM video about the group.

"Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David, Smith and Jones" is a cover of a song by The Cryan' Shames from their 1968 album Synthesis.

## Track listing

* "Alt. More Worlds than Known" – 7:28
* "Words of Honor" – 4:28
* "Leaven" – 8:26
* "Axolotl" – 6:04
* "Quantum Leapfrog" – 5:42
* "Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David, Smith and Jones" (Isaac Guillory, Jim Fairs) – 3:05
* "Gloriana" – 9:07
* "Occasion of Your Honest Dreaming" – 3:38
* "Heavenly Man" – 5:53
* "Theophany" – 11:43
* "Belexes" (live) – 8:08
* "It Moves You" – 4:26
* "Words of Honor" (single edit) – 3:18

## Personnel

### Proto-Kaw

* Lynn Meredith - vocals, narration
* John Bolton - saxophones, flute
* Kerry Livgren - guitars, piano, keyboards, engineer
* Dan Wright - organ, keyboards, percussion
* Craig Kew - bass, backing vocals
* Brad Schulz - drums

### Additional musicians

* Jake Livgren - backing vocals
* Rod Mikinski - bass on "Axolotl"
* Eva Peterson - backing vocals on "It Moves You"
* Ken Westphal - Design, Illustrations
* Thomas Ewerhard - Design
* Kerrick James - Original Photography
* Barak Hill - Web Design
