In the City of Angels
In the City of Angels is the fifth solo album by Yes lead singer Jon Anderson, released in 1988.
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| Released | May 17, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 47:02 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
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Unlike most of Anderson's previous solo works, this album contains many additional songwriters. Consequently, this is the most straight-ahead commercial pop album in his oeuvre, and sounds closer to a Toto album than his own earlier workâin fact, that band performs on several songs. Jon reciprocated the favor by performing on their album The Seventh One (recorded about the same time as In the City of Angels).
Two songs from the album ("Hold on to Love" and "In a Lifetime") were co-written by Lamont Dozier, of Motown records.
A music video for "Hold on to Love" aired on TV. In the video, the album is titled In The City of Lost Angels. Chris Squire has a cameo appearance in the video as acoustic bass player.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hold on to Love" | Jon Anderson, Lamont Dozier | 4:46 |
| 2. | "If It Wasn't for Love (Oneness Family)" | Anderson | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Sundancing (For the Hopi/Navajo Energy)" | Anderson | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Is It Me" | Anderson, Rhett Lawrence | 4:25 |
| 5. | "In a Lifetime" | Anderson, Dozier | 4:14 |
| 6. | "For You" | Anderson, David Paich | 2:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "New Civilization" | Anderson, Don Freeman, Gordon Peeke | 4:31 |
| 8. | "It's on Fire" | Anderson, Freeman | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Betcha" | Anderson, Lawrence | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Top of the World (The Glass Bead Game)" | Anderson, Paich | 5:25 |
| 11. | "Hurry Home (Song from The Pleiades)" | Anderson | 4:58 |
Personnel
- Jon Anderson - Vocals, Harp, Drums, Percussion
- Steve Lukather - Guitar (Track 10)
- Steve Porcaro - Keyboard programming (Track 10)
- Jeff Porcaro - Drums (Track 2, 4 & 10)
- Mike Porcaro - Bass (Tracks 2 & 4)
- David Paich - Keyboards, Orchestration (Tracks 2, 4, 6 & 10)
- Joseph Williams - Backing vocals (Track 10)
- Larry Williams - Keyboards, Programming (Tracks 1, 3, 5 & 9)
- John Robinson - Drums (Tracks 1, 3, 7-9)
- Paul Jackson Jr. - Guitar (Tracks 1 & 5)
- Jimmy Haslip - Bass (Track 1, 5, 7 & 8)
- Lenny Castro - Percussion (Tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
- Dann Huff - Guitar (Tracks 2, 4 & 8)
- Michael Landau - Guitar (Tracks 2, 4, 7-9 & 11)
- Marc Russo - Saxophone (Track 4)
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion (Tracks 4 & 8)
- Gordon Peeke - Drum programming (Track 7)
- Don Freeman - Keyboards (Tracks 7 & 8)
- Jerry Hey - Trumpet (Track 7)
- Gary Grant - Trumpet (Track 7)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. - Sax, Trombone (Tracks 7 & 9)
- Kim Hutchcroft - Sax (Track 7)
- Rhett Lawrence - Keyboards, Programming (Tracks 9 & 11)
- The Cathedral Choir - Backing vocals (Track 11)
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1988 | Dutch Albums Chart | 33 |
References
- Ruhlmann, William (2011). "In the City of Angels - Jon Anderson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 August 2011.