On September 20, 1999, “Eagle Records” label released “The Ladder”, the eighteenth Yes studio album. It was recorded February – May 1999, at “Armoury Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn (he died during the album’s mixing stage).
Personnel:
- Jon Anderson– lead vocals
- Steve Howe– lead and acoustic guitars, steel guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Billy Sherwood– guitars, backing vocals
- Chris Squire– bass guitars, backing vocals
- Alan White– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Igor Khoroshev– keyboards, backing vocals
- Randy Raine-Reusch– world instruments
- Rhys Fulber– dance loops
- The Marguerita Horns – horns
- Tom Keenlyside– piccolo, tenor saxophone
- Derry Burns – trumpet
- Rod Murray – trombone
- Tom Colclough– alto saxophone
- Neil Nicholson – tuba
- Mike Plotnikoff – engineer, mixing
- Paul Silveira – second engineer
- George Marino – mastering
- Steve Hennessy – guitars and keyboards technical support
- Chris Crippen – drums technical support
- Drew Arnott – keyboard technical support
- Chin Injeti – keyboard technical support
- Roger Dean– painting, logo and lettering
- Martyn Dean – design
Track listing:
All music by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire, Alan White and Igor Khoroshev. All lyrics by Jon Anderson.
- Homeworld (The Ladder)
- It Will Be a Good Day (The River)
- Lightning Strikes
- Can I?
- Face to Face
- If Only You Knew
- To Be Alive (Hep Yadda)
- Finally
- The Messenger
- New Language
- Nine Voices (Longwalker)
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