From a Page
From a Page is a mini-album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 25 October 2019 by Yes Records. It contains four previously unreleased tracks originally recorded by the 2008–2011 line-up of the group and intended for release on an album, but ultimately weren't included on Fly from Here. During this time, the lineup included bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, singer Benoît David, and keyboardist Oliver Wakeman. Wakeman, who wrote most of the material on From a Page, was inspired to release it following Squire's death in 2015.
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| Released | 25 October 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Studio | Phoenix, Arizona Beverly Hills, California The Opus Suite, Devon | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 2:38:06 (CD) 30:05 (Vinyl) | |||
| Label | Yes 97 LLC | |||
| Producer | Oliver Wakeman | |||
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Overview
The release is based around four songs developed by the band in 2009/10, but not then used on 2011's Fly from Here. The line-up is bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, singer Benoît David and keyboardist Oliver Wakeman. Wakeman assembled the material following Squire's death.[1][2]
Release
From a Page was released exclusively through Burning Shed as a single (five-track) vinyl mini-LP (YES002LP) and as the (four-track) first disc of a 3-CD mini box set (YES002BX) along with a re-release of the band's 2011 double live album In the Present – Live from Lyon, recorded in 2009 by the same line-up that recorded From a Page.[3][4] A digital release came 16 April 2021. According to Wakeman, From a Page may be distributed to stores in other countries "at some point in the future".[5]
Cover art
The cover art was made by long-time Yes collaborator Roger Dean.
Songs
The vinyl and first CD contain 4 songs, 3 being previously unreleased studio songs that were worked on in the Fly from Here sessions in late 2010 and the fourth being a new recording of an unfinished song from the same period named "From the Turn of a Card". The song was developed at the same time as the other songs, but not completed. "From the Turn of a Card" was subsequently recorded and released in 2013 on the album Ravens & Lullabies by Gordon Giltrap and Oliver Wakeman, with Benoît David on lead vocals. The "From the Turn of a Card" version here is a piano/vocal duet taking David's vocal from that album and using a newly recorded piano accompaniment by Wakeman.[2]
Parts of "The Gift of Love" were based on a piece of music developed for a planned Chris Squire solo album in sessions with Gerard Johnson after he and Squire left The Syn.[6] More of that piece of music was adapted for use on "The Game", the second track on the band's 2014 album Heaven & Earth.
A lyric video for the single mix of "To the Moment" was released on YouTube.[7] The 4:22 single mix version of the track "To the Moment" was only available on the vinyl edition until the 2021 digital version was released.
Track listing
Vinyl edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To the Moment" | Oliver Wakeman | 6:09 |
| 2. | "Words on a Page" | Wakeman | 6:18 |
| 3. | "From the Turn of a Card" | Wakeman | 3:24 |
| 4. | "The Gift of Love" | Wakeman, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Benoît David, Alan White | 9:52 |
| 5. | "To the Moment" (Single Mix) | Wakeman | 4:22 |
CD edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To the Moment" | Wakeman | 6:09 |
| 2. | "Words on a Page" | Wakeman | 6:18 |
| 3. | "From the Turn of a Card" | Wakeman | 3:24 |
| 4. | "The Gift of Love" | Wakeman, Squire, Howe, David, White | 9:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Siberian Khatru" | Jon Anderson, Howe, Rick Wakeman | 10:39 |
| 2. | "I've Seen All Good People"
| Anderson, Squire | 7:17 |
| 3. | "Tempus Fugit" | Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Howe, Squire, White | 6:05 |
| 4. | "Onward" | Squire | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Astral Traveller" | Anderson | 8:49 |
| 6. | "Yours Is No Disgrace" | Anderson, Bill Bruford, Howe, Tony Kaye, Squire | 13:23 |
| 7. | "And You and I"
| Anderson; themes by Bruford, Howe, Squire | 11:27 |
| 8. | "Corkscrew" | Howe | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Second Initial" | Howe | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 1:09:27 (69:27) | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | Anderson, Horn, Trevor Rabin, Squire | 6:05 |
| 2. | "South Side of the Sky" | Anderson, Squire | 10:44 |
| 3. | "Machine Messiah" | Downes, Horn, Howe, Squire, White | 11:41 |
| 4. | "Heart of the Sunrise" | Anderson, Bruford, Squire | 11:43 |
| 5. | "Roundabout" | Anderson, Howe | 9:35 |
| 6. | "Starship Trooper"
| Anderson, Howe, Squire | 13:08 |
| Total length: | 1:02:56 (62:56) | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from the vinyl edition.[8]
Yes
- Benoît David – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Steve Howe – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
- Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals
- Oliver Wakeman – keyboards, vocals, production, design, layout
- Alan White – drums
Technical personnel
- Patrick MacDougall – engineer
- Tim Weidner – engineer
- Mike Pietrini – mastering
- Karl Groom – mixing
- Roger Dean – painting
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] | 23 |
References
- Prog, Scott Munro2019-10-25T14:29:24Z (25 October 2019). "Yes revisit 2010 recordings for new album From A Page". Prog Magazine.
- From a Page (Yes Records) liner notes
- "From A Page, Vinyl". burningshed.com.
- "From A Page, CD". burningshed.com.
- Wakeman, Oliver (2019). "Thanks to everyone for being positive about the new YES (official) From a Page CD release. It's been a lot of work but I am so pleased to see these tracks finally finished and released. I hope you like them..." Facebook. (Comments section). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
It will at some point in the future but only available via the Yes shop on Burning shed at the moment. Of the 4 tracks - is say all of them...
- Frazier, Preston (15 September 2020). "Yes, "The Game" from 'Heaven and Earth' (2014): YESterdays". Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- "YES - To The Moment (single mix) from the FROM A PAGE Box Set" – via www.youtube.com.
- From a Page [LP Edition] (Media notes). Yes. Yes Records. 2019. YES002LP – via Discogs.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
External links
- Official band website at YesWorld