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Jon Anderson: Animation

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Label: Polydor Records
Released: 1982.06.05
Time:
 57:29
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Jon Anderson, Neil Kernon, Tony Visconti
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.jonanderson.com
Appears with: Yes, Jon & Vangelis, Rick Wakeman
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Olympia (Jon Anderson) - 4:58
[2] Animation (Jon Anderson) - 9:07
[3] Surrender (Jon Anderson) - 3:53
[4] All in a Matter of Time (Jon Anderson) - 3:06
[5] Unlearning [The Dividing Line] (Jon Anderson) - 4:56
[6] Boundaries (Jon Anderson) - 3:20
[7] Pressure Point (Jon Anderson) - 3:20
[8] Much Better Reason (Jon Anderson) - 4:27
[9] All Gods Children (Jennifer Ellen Anderson / Jon Anderson) - 4:25
       Bonus tracks:
[10] The Spell [Previously unreleased] (Jon Anderson) - 11:40
[11] Spider [B-side of the Atlantic 7" single issue of Surrender] (Jon Anderson) - 2:51

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Jon Anderson - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Engineer, Mixing, Producer on [1-10]

Stefano Cerri - Electric Bass
Dave "Clem" Clempson - Guitar
Chris Rainbow - Vocals
Simon Phillips - Drums, Percussion
David Sancious - Keyboards

Deborah Anderson - Vocals, Photography
Jack Bruce - Bass
John Giblin - Bass
Billy Kristian - Bass
Dave Lawson - Vocals
Ronnie Leahy - Keyboards
Brett Morgan - Drums
Brother James - Conga, Percussion
Maurice Pert - Percussion, Drums
Morris Pert - Drums
Chris Pyne - Brass Arrangement, Trombone
Ian Wallace - Drums
Blue Weaver - Keyboards
Henry Lowther - Brass Arrangement, Horn
Dick Morrissey - Brass Arrangement, Saxophone
Tony Stanton - Brass, Brass Arrangement
Delme String Quartet - Strings
Eugene Sister Moule - Gospelettes Choir

Neil Kernon - Producer on [1-10], Engineer, Mixing
Tony Visconti - Producer on [11]
Robin Ayling - Executive Producer
Mark Wallace - Recording
Raphael Preston - Recording
Mike Petrini - Re-Mastering
Ed Prasek - Artwork, Design, Layout, Copy Editing
David Ogden - Arranger

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1982 LP Atlantic SD 19355 (US)
1982 LP Polydor POLD 5044 (UK)
2006 CD Opio Media OPIOVP01CD



Animation is the third solo album by Jon Anderson, and it shows both hearkenings to the other two and a new energy and direction. When he recorded the first album, Olias of Sunhillow, he was a member of Yes. That album has a strong progressive rock texture, being composed of longer pieces that all weave into one conceptual piece. It is also important to note that that release is a true "solo" work, Anderson performing virtually every sound on the record. By the time he released Song of Seven, both his professional status (he was no longer a member of Yes) and musical theory seemed to have changed. The album was for more pop-oriented, although a few points (the title track, most notably) still contained strong progressive rock tendencies. It also differed from its predecessor in that Anderson recruited fellow musicians to accompany him. All of this brings us through the evolution process responsible for Animation. At the time he did this album, he was still not a member of Yes. In fact, by this point in time, the group did not even exist. Animation continued in the poppier, shorter song format of Song of Seven. He again enlisted the aid of other musicians, most notably Simon Phillips, David Sancious, and Jack Bruce. One thing that sets this album apart from Song of Seven, though, is that while that album seemed to carry on the rather "organic" textures of Olias of Sunhillow, this release focuses on the electronic sound more heavily. Certainly it will not be mistaken as an album by Kraftwerk or the like, but it does have a more synthetic feel to it. Anderson even commented in interviews that he was trying to create a sound that embraced the new electronic age. All that said, this album is quite an intriguing one. Much of the material is quite catchy, while still retaining Anderson's cosmic ideals and some progressive rock leanings. In fact, in some ways, this one comes across a bit less pop-oriented than some of the material from the previous release. Like its predecessor, it contains one epic piece, the nine-plus minute title track. The album is a definite favorite among Anderson's fans, although it was critically not so universally accepted. In fact, so enamored are many of his fans with Animation that a group of them are in the midst of a campaign to get the record label to reissue it on CD.

Gary Hill - All Music



2006 reissue of the 1982 solo album from the Yes vocalist featuring two bonus tracks: 'The Spell' and 'Spider'. Animation was critically well received and it was released shortly before Jon rejoined Yes for the hugely successful 90125 album. The album was produced by legendary British producer Tony Visconti and it features performances from many fine musicians including Jack Bruce, Clem Clempson, Ian Wallace, Simon Phillips and David Sancious amongst others. 11 tracks. Opio Media.

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Animation is the third solo album by Yes founder-member and former lead singer Jon Anderson, released in 1982. Animation was recorded during a busy time for Anderson when he was collaborating with Vangelis and Mike Oldfield and exploring new age and electronic pop. As with the previous album Song of Seven, several well-known musicians were involved in Animation, including Simon Phillips, David Sancious and Jack Bruce. Animation was produced by producer Tony Visconti (who had worked with more mainstream British acts such as David Bowie and T. Rex) and was released on vinyl but no CD version was published until 2006, when a limited edition CD re-release of the album (with two bonus tracks) was issued by Opio Media. "Surrender" and "All in a Matter of Time" were released as singles. The album was promoted with a world tour where Anderson would perform songs from the album as well as several Yes classics, mostly in medley form. A follow-up album entitled Chagall was recorded but never released. One track on the album, "Boundaries", would later appear on other works by Anderson himself (entitled "O'er" on The Promise Ring) and Yes (entitled '"Somehow, Someday" on Open Your Eyes).

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