'' is the thirteenth studio
Album by
British Progressive Rock band
Yes , released in
1991 . It was intended as a union of Yes (
Jon Anderson ,
Chris Squire ,
Trevor Rabin ,
Alan White ,
Tony Kaye ) with
ABWH (also including
Jon Anderson , with
Bill Bruford ,
Rick Wakeman , and
Steve Howe ).
After ''
Big Generator '' in
1988 ,
Jon Anderson teamed up with ex-Yes men
Steve Howe ,
Rick Wakeman and
Bill Bruford . The result was ''
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe '', released in
1989 and supported by a successful tour. Because of the existence of Yes (which
Anderson was still technically a part of), this alternate incarnation were forced to use their surnames as the band's name (after
Chris Squire threatened legal action). Meanwhile, Yes began composing and recording material for their follow-up, while
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (known as ABWH) did the same.
Squire and Anderson came back on friendly terms in —Sherwood had been considered as a replacement for Anderson on lead vocals during the ABWH period. "Lift Me Up", "Saving My Heart" and "Miracle of Life" were demos: Rabin had been planning to record them properly and was taken by surprise that they were used as they were (with vocals from Anderson added). "Evensong" was a version of Bruford and Levin's duet from the ABWH tour.
Although the supporting tour was a success, the album was not as well-received by critics and fans, and as a result, ''Union'' became Yes' last studio album to have significant sales, though it didn't even match the popularity of
1987 's ''
Big Generator ''.
Wakeman, Bruford, and Howe would depart the sprawling line-up in
1992 , returning Yes to its
1983 -
1989 edition. It would be the final Yes album with
Bill Bruford , and would be the last album with
Steve Howe and
Rick Wakeman until their return in
1996 .
#"I Would Have Waited Forever" (
Jon Anderson /
Jonathan Elias /
Steve Howe ) - 6:32
#"Shock to the System" (Jon Anderson/
Jonathan Elias /Steve Howe) - 5:09
#"Masquerade" (Steve Howe) - 2:17
#"Lift Me Up" (
Trevor Rabin /
Chris Squire ) - 6:30
#"Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day" (Jon Anderson/Jonathan Elias) - 5:18
#"Saving My Heart" (Trevor Rabin) - 4:41
#"Miracle of Life" (
Mark Mancina /
Trevor Rabin ) - 7:30
#"Silent Talking" (Jon Anderson/
Bill Bruford /Jonathan Elias/Steve Howe/
Rick Wakeman ) - 4:00
#"The More We Live—Let Go" (
Billy Sherwood /Chris Squire) - 4:51
#"Angkor Wat" (Jon Anderson/Jonathan Elias/Rick Wakeman) - 5:23
#"Dangerous (Look In The Light Of What You're Searching For)" (Jon Anderson/Jonathan Elias) - 3:36
#"Holding On" (Jon Anderson/Jonathan Elias/Steve Howe) - 5:24
#"Evensong" (Bill Bruford/
Tony Levin ) - 0:52
#"Take the Water to the Mountain" (Jon Anderson) - 3:10
#"Give & Take"
edition (Jon Anderson/Steve Howe/Jonathan Elias)
''Union'' (Arista 261 558) reached in the UK. It also reached '''#15''' in the US during a chart stay of 19 weeks.
with
- Deborah Anderson - Vocals (Jon's daughter)
- Gary Barlough - Synthesizer
- Jerry Bennett - synthesizer, Percussion
- Jim Crichton - synthesizer, Keyboard
- Jonathan Elias - synthesizer, keyboard, vocals
- Gary Falcone - vocals
- Sherman Foote - synthesizer
- Brian Foraker - synthesizer
- Chris Fosdick - synthesizer
- Tommy Funderburk - vocals
- Jimmy Haun - Guitar
- Rory Kaplan - synthesizer
- Alex Lasarenko - synthesizer, keyboard
- Tony Levin - Bass
- Ian Lloyd - vocals
- Steve Porcaro - synthesizer
- Allan Schwartzberg - percussion
- Billy Sherwood - bass, guitars, keys
- Michael Sherwood - vocals (Billy's brother)
- Danny Vaughn
- AllMusicGuide.com
- "Top Pop Albums 1955-2001", Joel Whitburn, c. 2002
