<P> Kansas released its fourth album , Leftoverture , in October 1976 , which produced a hit single , `` Carry On Wayward Son '' , in 1977 . The follow - up , Point of Know Return , recorded at Studio in the Country and Woodland Sound in Nashville and released in October 1977 , featured the title track and `` Dust in the Wind '' , both hit singles . Leftoverture was a breakthrough for the band , hitting No. 5 on Billboard 's pop album chart . Point of Know Return peaked even higher , at No. 4 . Leftoverture and Point each sold over four million copies in the U.S. Both `` Carry On Wayward Son '' and `` Dust in the Wind '' were certified gold singles , selling over one million units each . `` Dust in the Wind '' was certified gold as a digital download by the RIAA in 2005 , almost 30 years after selling one million copies as a single . Leftoverture was eventually certified five - times platinum by the RIAA in 2001 . </P>
<P> Kansas released its fourth album , Leftoverture , in October 1976 , which produced a hit single , `` Carry On Wayward Son '' , in 1977 . The follow - up , Point of Know Return , recorded at Studio in the Country and Woodland Sound in Nashville and released in October 1977 , featured the title track and `` Dust in the Wind '' , both hit singles . Leftoverture was a breakthrough for the band , hitting No. 5 on Billboard 's pop album chart . Point of Know Return peaked even higher , at No. 4 . Leftoverture and Point each sold over four million copies in the U.S. Both `` Carry On Wayward Son '' and `` Dust in the Wind '' were certified gold singles , selling over one million units each . `` Dust in the Wind '' was certified gold as a digital download by the RIAA in 2005 , almost 30 years after selling one million copies as a single . Leftoverture was eventually certified five - times platinum by the RIAA in 2001 . </P>
when did carry on wayward son come out
when did carry on wayward son come out
1977
1977