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In the City of Angels

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Released
  
May 17, 1988

In the City of Angels (1988)
  
Deseo (1994)

Release date
  
17 May 1988

Label
  
CBS Records International

Length
  
47:02

Artist
  
Jon Anderson

Producer
  
Stewart Levine

Genre
  
Pop rock

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Recorded
  
1988 at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California

Similar
  
Jon Anderson albums, Pop rock albums

In the City of Angels is the fifth solo album by Yes lead singer Jon Anderson, released in 1988.

Contents

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 work—in 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.

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)

    • Songs

    1Hold on to Love4:47
    2If It Wasn't for Love (Oneness Family)4:26
    3Sundancing (For the Hopi/Navajo Energy)3:18

    References

    In the City of Angels Wikipedia
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